Follow Our Silk Road Part 1: Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
Words and photos by Áine Byrne and Fabio Tardim Whether you call it Central Asia, Tartary, Turkestan, or Transoxiana, the “Stans” are the lands that fill that gap between the … Read More
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DoIndie Korea and the New Speakeasy: Bringing Live Music Back into the Spotlight
Words by Anastasia Traynin Photos courtesy of Speakeasy With the start of spring this year, there are two important dates in the Gwangju live music scene. The first was the … Read More
Nam-Gwangju Night Market
Words by Ahn Hyerang, Jang Jaehee, Park Chulhan, and Yu Ri Photos by Lorryn Smit The Korean Ministry of Government Administration has been encouraging the development of traditional night markets … Read More
Insights of a Traveler: The First Trip
Photos by Lorryn Smit How can you describe a color to a blind man? There are no correct or incorrect answers. Some may associate the color with an emotion. Some … Read More
NAVRUZ: New Year of Uzbekistan
Ask any Uzbek person, whether old or young, about their dearest and most favorite holiday. As often as not, you will get the answer “Navruz.” What kind of holiday is … Read More
Reasons to Visit Central Asia: Follow Our Silk Road Journey
Would you like to travel to the heart of the Silk Road? Go off the beaten track and find some place that is new? How does visiting the Gates of … Read More
Pungam-dong
Having lived in Gwangju for over six years, I have been around the block… literally. I have lived in Nam-gu, Buk-gu, Gwangsan-gu, and now Seo-gu. And of all these places, … Read More