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.
I’ve always thought that Korea is a colorful country. This is truer in the spring when the entire country is covered by one kind of flower or another. Since cherry blossoms are among the first flowers to appear, it makes their appearance a fitting excuse to have a festival.
In springtime in Korea, cherry blossom trees bloom everywhere. Many places celebrate this event with a festival, but even without a festival, places with cherry blossoms attract thousands of people. Ask a Korean where the best places to see cherry blossoms in the spring and you will probably hear them say Gyeongju, or Jinhae. This [...]