I have to break Jangji up into two not-quite-symmetrical parts, as the east and west sides of the station bear almost no relation to each other. East There isn’t a whole lot of interest around here, most of the area around Exits 1 and 2 being taken up by a forest of apartment towers called…
I sat down for an interview with Matt Kelley on KBS World’s ‘Seoul Report’ radio program the other day to talk about the project. They also recorded the interview for video and you can watch it here by clicking on the little orange TV icon at the link. One small correction: Matt refers to me…
Just outside Exits 3 and 4 at Gangbyeon Station there are signs of people on the move. A row of a half-dozen food stalls lines the sidewalk, pouring steam into the winter air, and in front of them smokers work their way through cigarettes, shoulders hunched against the cold, free hands gripping suitcase handles. After…
There’s a write-up by Hamish Boland-Rudder on us in the Life & Style section of today’s Korea Herald. It’s a nice piece, and you can check it out here. Also, be sure to pick up a copy of the April issue of SEOUL magazine where, tucked in amongst the rag’s other goodness, we cover Hapjeong…
This was a stop about which I was finding it difficult to say much, especially in light of the fact that I visited it immediately after Saejeol, and the neighborhoods around both are, for all intents and purposes, virtually identical. The Bulgwang Stream (불광천), Exit 1 or 2, flows alongside the main street here as…
Seoul Sub→urban 