Friday the 27th, sometime between 7 and 8 p.m., Arirang radio will be broadcasting an interview Charlie recently did with host Adrien Lee for his show Catch the Wave. They’ll talk about life in Korea, the origins of the blog, and some favorite stops — perfect material to get you amped up for an epic…
For as many times as I’ve been to Sinchon Station – I live practically right down the street – I’d never actually been in the part of the neighborhood south of Sinchon-ro (신촌로), so it was there that I decided to start things. Plus, it was the early afternoon, and things north of the station…
The prevailing ethos of Yeouido is that size matters. There may not be a single one-story building on the entire island, and crossing some of the intersections have to qualify you for some sort of mileage rewards, but nowhere is this lopsided sense of scale more pronounced than on the island’s northwest tip, which is…
As those of you who regularly follow the blog have no doubt noticed, we’ve been pretty lax about posting recently. Sorry about that, but we have a pretty good reason. In what’s probably the most exciting development of this project to date, the two of us have signed a deal with Seoul Selection to produce…
For several kilometers on the south side of the river, Line 2 jumps aboveground and traces the district borders between Yeongdeungpo-, Guro-, Dongjak-, and Gwanak-gus, before burrowing back down and continuing to the tonier eastern districts. While it’s in view, the line runs through Sindaebang Station, perched on its platform above the Dorim Stream (도림천). …
Seoul Sub→urban 