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.
If you read this blog regularly, it’s no secret that I’m into bird-watching. I now instinctively pay close attention to trees so that I can identify birds when I hear them or catch a glimpse of them. After moving from Daegu to Seoul in January, I began an online search for bird-watching spots in Seoul [...]
Sometimes referred to in Korean hiking circles as seolguk (설국) “snow country” in the winter, Deogyusan National Park (1614m) is a well-known destination for winter sightseeing. The mountain is located in Jeollabuk-do where moist atmospheric air from the West Sea passes over and easily turns into snow. During or right after a heavy snow storm, [...]
My first Jeongwol Daeboreum experience was with the Cheongdo Jeongwol Daeboreum Festival in 2010. Unfortunately in 2011, for fear of spreading the livestock killing foot-and-mouth disease, these festivals were canceled and people were discouraged from unnecessary travel. Now, after 5 years of living in Korea, I was finally able to visit Jeju Island during the [...]