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.
Among the many things that tourists can do in Gyeongju is to visit the Gyeongju National Museum. Aside from being a quality museum, it is conveniently located nearby other major tourist attractions such as Anapji Pond, and Cheomseongdae Observatory. Being that Gyeongju was the capital city during the nearly 1000 year reign of the Silla [...]
Just a short cab ride away from downtown Jeju City is the Jeju National Museum, and knowing that (1) Jeju was a separate country from the mainland called Tamnaguk (탐라국) until 1404, and (2) that the Jeju dialect is quite different from the mainland’s, and (3) that Jeju’s culture was in part shaped by the [...]
I recently wrote about a trip to Buyeo, Baekje Kingdom’s 3rd Capital. While on that trip, I learned a great deal about the Baekje Kingdom. Part of what I learned was that the 2nd capital of the Baekje Kingdom was located about 30 km north of Buyeo in modern day Gongju (공주) from AD 475 [...]