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.
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 [...]
While on my hike on Gyeongju’s historic Namsan Mountain, some Korean hikers recommended Baraebong (바래봉/1,165m) in Jeollabuk-do to me by for its colony of Royal Azaleas in spring. So as part of this spring’s “chase the azaleas” theme I have going, I took a trip there on May 15. I made my way to Namwon [...]
Among the mountains known as the Yeongnam Alps, the one with the highest peak is Gajisan (가지산/1,241m). It became a provincial park in 1979 and is listed as the 29th most popular mountain in Korea by the definitive Korean mountain hiking website www.koreasanha.net. The mountain’s attractions include golden reed grass and colorful leaves during the [...]