Oh my god! We’re big brothers! Seoul Sub→urban is happy to announce that we now have a sister blog in Hong Kong. Started by Jung Im and Lee Mordell, Hong Kong Sub→urban is now doing the same thing we’ve been doing here: using the Hong Kong MTR to explore one of the world’s most fascinating cities.…
What do people do in Euljiro-3-ga? They put on suits and ties and go to work at the gleaming new glass and steel office towers that crowd around the intersection of Eulji-ro (을지로) and Samil-daero (삼일대로). Or they put on white hard hats and reflective vests and go to work building two more such towers. …
Hi guys, just a couple quick announcements to make. First of all, we’re sad to say that our column in SEOUL magazine has come to an end. The mag recently underwent one of its periodic redesigns and content shakeups, and the editorial staff decided that, after close to five years, it was time to bring the Seoul Sub→urban…
For the longest time I was under the impression that there was an actual resort at Ttukseom Resort Station, a victim, it turns out, of a rather loose-fitting translation. A more direct rendering of 유원지 (yuwonji) would be something like ‘pleasure grounds,’ though that of course doesn’t strike the ear as quite right either. An…
When one considers the geography of Seoul, it’s her mountains that seem to define her: the noble peaks of Bukhan serving as a backdrop to the city’s seats of power – Gyeongbokgung and the Blue House; sacred Inwang watching over the old city’s spirit from the west; Namsan, which once marked the city’s southern limits…
