korea travel4 [October 2026 Culture Notes] From Brushstroke to Page, from Page to the Word [October 2026 Culture Notes] From Brushstroke to Page, from Page to the WordOctober is here. The sky lifts, the afternoons shorten, and the hand turning the page slows down almost without noticing. On the church calendar, October is also the month we remember the Reformation. After a monk's theses went up on a church door on October 31, 1517, the Word traveled across Europe on the back of movabl.. 2026. 9. 30. step.log | A Stone Chapel in the Mountains of Korea: Where Nature and Prayer Meet A Stone Chapel in the Mountains of Korea: Where Nature and Prayer MeetWhen people think of an escape into nature, mountain country tends to come to mind first. In South Korea, the province of Gangwon holds that place in the popular imagination: a stretch of land where mountains meet the sea and travelers can encounter nature in something close to its untouched form. This writer, who prefers trav.. 2026. 9. 15. spot.log | A Day Walking Through Gunsan's Memory A Day Walking Through Gunsan's MemoryMost travel is an act of seeking the present — its beauty, its novelty, its photogenic surfaces. But Gunsan, a port city on Korea's western coast, rewards a different kind of visitor: one willing to walk not just through space, but through time. The itinerary I'm describing here asks you to follow the city's memory — to look at what these places once were, wh.. 2026. 4. 30. spot.log | Jeju Has Bookshops | Three Independent Bookstores Worth the Journey When people think of the most exotic travel destinations within Korea, Jeju Island is always near the top of the list. The island's natural landscape is striking enough on its own — volcanic rock formations, sweeping coastlines, and a topography unlike anywhere else on the peninsula — but what truly sets Jeju apart is its inaccessibility. You cannot simply drive there. You must fly or take a fer.. 2026. 3. 30. 이전 1 다음
