Tigers & Magpies travel editor, Eddie Provencher, is an American citizen who first came to the Korean peninsula in September 2006 to teach English, learn Korean, and to have a cultural experience. Since coming to Korea Eddie has grown to love teaching English, has passed the Test of Proficiency In Korean (TOPIK) Level 4, and has had many deep cultural experiences.
In the spring of 2009 Eddie took a 3 month break from teaching English to travel in Korea. Through this experience, Eddie developed a sincere appreciation for the natural beauty of the landscape, for the culinary tastes of the nation, and for the warmth and kindness of the Korean people.
Here on Tigers & Magpies you will find Korean travel reports and photos so that you can learn a little bit more about the Korean peninsula, and so that you too can travel and have a travel experience worth remembering and cherishing.
If I were to create a top 10 list of activities to do in Korea, I’d probably include a day trip to the Andong Hahoe Maeul, a small village made up of historic Korean homes located in the countryside of Gyeongsangbuk-do. More than a few things come to mind when thinking about Andong. There is [...]
On the edges of Jirisan National Park located in Gyeongsangnam-do province are two Buddhist temples. On the north side is Silsangsa and on the south side is Ssanggyesa. I visited Ssanggyesa one morning on an early fall day. I also hiked from Ssanggyesa to Buril Falls only a couple kilometers away. As you enter any [...]