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.
One of the best day-long excursions I’ve done in Korea was to a very small island called Somaemuldo (소매물도) in the Hallyeo Haesang National Park. It takes just over an hour to get there by boat from Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do, and is worth every bit of the 20,000 Won or so that it costs to get [...]
One slightly odd sounding tradition found in Korea is eating small pancakes with azaleas on them. As a way to celebrate spring, Koreans harvest the bright purple flowers and eat them. I learned about this tradition from a student of mine, and when I heard about the Moaksan Hwajeon Festival, I decided I had to [...]