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 more interesting things I discovered about South Korea after coming here was the fact that there are thousands of small islands scattered off the coast. My first experience with visiting one of these little islands was when I went to Somaemuldo Island (소매물도) from Tongyeong (통영) in Gyeongsangnam-do (경상남도). It was such [...]
On my quest to locate and visit old Korean fortresses, I discovered the very interesting fact that several Japanese made fortresses still exist on the Korean peninsula. Wikimapia says there are at least 30 such fortresses built on the southern shores of the peninsula and says that the best preserved is located in Ulsan. It’s [...]