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.
This is the third report in a series of three covering the following tomb complexes located in the city of Gyeongju, the ancient capital of the Silla Kingdom. The reports are divided as follows: #1 & #2 Noseo-ri Tombs & Nodong-ri Tombs #3 Daereungwon Royal Tombs #4 Five Tomb Complex I visited all four of [...]
This is the second part of a three part series of posts covering four tomb complexes in the city of Gyeongju that I walked to in a single day. The four complexes are: #1 & #2 Noseo-ri Tombs & Nodong-ri Tombs #3 Daereungwon Royal Tombs #4 Five Tomb Complex In the first post I talked [...]
In late September 2011, I took a day trip from Daegu to Gyeongju to check out some of the ancient tombs which the area is well-known for. Fortunately for me the weather was absolutely gorgeous and I came away with a fun experience and some nice photos to go with it. Three of the tomb [...]