Hi guys, once again, an apology for the sparseness of updates in recent weeks. A number of things – preparations for the English book, vacations, computer problems – have contributed to that, but we’ll be back to regular updates soon, I promise. In the meantime, here are a couple of Seoul Sub→urban-related things that have come…
Dear readers, apologies for the glacial pace of new posts recently. I’m currently working on edits and re-writes for the English version of our book, which we hope to have released in the fall, and until that’s wrapped up the blog will be in something of a state of suspended animation. We appreciate your understanding. More…
A little something to act as a stopgap as we get our next post ready. Last week was a ‘Seoul Week’ of sorts at Guardian Cities, and we put together a small slideshow of 25 different places in town, some that have been on the blog already and some that haven’t. You can view it…
As I’ve mentioned before, I have a particular affinity for the northwest side of town, where things always feel a bit more relaxed, the air smells fresher, and the mountains, so near, seem to be more a part of the neighborhoods’ fabric than elsewhere, interweaving themselves with the manmade structures erected in the spaces between…
If you’ve eaten in a restaurant today, odds are some of your meal came from Garak Market (가락시장). This is where many of Seoul’s restaurateurs come to restock their kitchens. Cheaper and fresher and bigger than just about anywhere else in the city, it’s the mother of all markets. Let’s start with the numbers. Korea’s…
Seoul Sub→urban 