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.
In the coastal city of Busan, there is a rocky cliff area known as Taejongdae (태종대) which has appropriately been turned into a park. I made my way there near summer’s end for this report. Here’s what I found… Near the park’s entrance are a few Korean food restaurants, convenience stores, and carnival-style game huts. [...]
If you have lived in Korea for even a small amount of time, you will have heard about Haeundae Beach (해운대해수욕장) in Busan, indisputably Korea’s top tourist beach. You will also have heard about Gwangalli Beach (광안리해수욕장) which offers visitors a lovely view of Gwangan Bridge, just 15 minutes closer to the city center from [...]
Haeundae Beach in Busan is by far Korea’s most popular beach for a number of reasons, so thousands of people visit it every day during the summer months. And because Haeundae Beach is so popular, it makes NOT going there when it’s time for a trip to the beach a difficult task. I’m one of [...]