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 my quest to hike in every national park, provincial park, and county park in Korea, I made my way to Jeollanam-do to check out Jogyesan Provincial Park (조계산 도립공원/884m). This park is famous for being the home of two important Buddhist temples: Seonamsa (선암사), and Songgwangsa (송광사). A couple of trails lead from one [...]
Last year I climbed Illimsan in the middle of May to find some of the most beautiful scenery I’ve yet to see in Korea. Illimsan was covered in Royal Azaleas and the weather was just perfect. This year’s spring came with big hopes of finding similar Royal Azalea colonies on other mountains with trips to [...]