The Bamboo Cathedral
Aesthetically pleasing churches are among the rarest structures to find abandoned.
Tag: travel
The Great Leap Backward: A Look Inside the Old Gwangju Prison
“What they were also surprisingly keen on was decorating, as many rooms had unique wallpaper not seen in other cells.”
The Mungyeong-saejae Open Set: Feel the Sensation of Historical Korean Dramas
The Mungyeong-saejae Open Set is part of Mungyeong-saejae Provincial Park in North Gyeongsang.
Anticommunism and Counterespionage in the Middle of Nowhere
“My aim here is neither to extol nor vilify the Saemaul Movement, but rather to highlight its continued impact on the Korea we see today.”
The “Magical” Castles of Romania
Romanian castles preserve between their walls medieval stories about voivodes (governors) and kings, hide legends and bloody battles, or bathe in jewelry and treasures – castles that seem to rise from a rock and that give even more charm to a country that has so much to offer.
Destination: Jangheung, June 19−20, 2021
“As if to prove that my days as an American-Korean traveler are not over, I went to Seoul’s express bus terminal on Saturday morning, bellied up to the counter, bought a ticket to Jangheung, and hit the road.”
Suamgol Village: The Warmth of Cheongju
Suamgol (수암골) Village, an old settlement in Cheongju City, has been revived as a community of culture and art.
The Region’s Ripped Backsides
In a departure from the usual Lost in Gwangju column, this month we’ll go beyond the city limits and share the best of the region’s ripped backsides, along with a few tangents about why we sink so much time into finding them.