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.
There is a temple in Busan located right on the coastline. It’s called Yonggungsa (용궁사) and it is the third and final temple in Busan I’d like to introduce to you in this short series of things to do in Busan. According to internet sources, Yonggungsa was built in 1376, burned down by Japanese forces [...]
According to Wikipedia, Beomeosa Temple (범어사) in Busan was constructed on Geumjeong Mountain in the year 678. Like many things during the Japanese invasions in 1592, the temple was burned to the ground. Fortunately for Buddhist practitioners and travelers like me, the temple was rebuilt after the invasions and once more after an accidental fire [...]