korean culture

One Stop Before Busan: The Gimhae Hangeul Museum and Everything Around It

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Special exhibition room at the Gimhae Hangeul Museum showing Korean language education through the decades

Most travelers who land at Gimhae Airport make a beeline for Busan. I almost did the same thing — until a quick search turned up a place I hadn’t seen mentioned in a single English-language travel guide: the Gimhae Hangeul Museum, Korea’s first public museum dedicated entirely to the Korean alphabet. Gimhae is a small … Read more

Jeju Traditional Liquor Experience at Jeju-Hanjan Dongmun Market

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Jeju traditional liquor collection from 20 local breweries at Jeju-Hanjan

I don’t drink much, but when it comes to good liquor, I’ll make an exception — especially if there’s a story behind it. Korean traditional liquor had been on my radar for a while, so when I spotted a Jeju traditional liquor experience near Dongmun Market, I signed up without hesitation. What I found wasn’t … Read more