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 don’t know about you, but I’m pretty darn excited about spending winter in Korea. I’m still in America now, but will be back in Korea come January. Both January and February are going to be killer travel months by the looks of things. I hear it’s already snowing on Jeju. Winter events on my [...]
One of my favorite Korean dishes is called sundae bokkeum (순대볶음). I’ve only eaten it at one place, so I can’t speak about other places. However, this one place is awesome. Tucked away in an alley in downtown Daegu, the place doesn’t even have a name! To find it, you’ll need a landmark. So first [...]