Seoul Village

As usual in Seoul, real estate and urbanism are never far from the headlines, but let's skip topical stuff and limit to mere footnotes r...

Seoul is infinitely more walkable and pedestrian friendly than a few decades ago, but during the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urban...

Seoul and Korea provide more and more tourist friendly services, and if I never used their bus programs, I'm quite impressed by their dy...

From April on, all hypermarkets and big stores in Korea will be forced to close every second and fourth Sunday of the month. The measure aim...

Shall I start with the so-so good news or the not so good news (the good news being that there's no really bad news out there)? The so-s...

Say you're at Hoehyeon Station and you want to enjoy a quick, power lunch in an animated place, but you don't have time to go throug...

Sunday afternoon. In this dark alley of Gwangjang Market, all shops are closed except Monyeo Gimbap. Surprise: hundreds of people are queuei...

I often talk about Seoul's traditional markets as key cultural assets : the souls of Seoul villages, but tormented souls, often on the v...

Nice surprise this morning in the Korea JoongAng Daily : an article* about Seoul's cutest barbershop, Sungwoo Iyongwon. I can't help...

Dear fellow French citizens / French food lovers, Just like last year , the 2010 edition of le Marche de Noel du Seorae Village (Xmas Market...

When I first came to Korea 20 years ago, Department Stores were becoming the main distribution channel for many consumer goods, taking over ...

Woke up at five this morning. To the familiar sound of the surf. Water almost reached the top of the concrete pier, at the feet of the woode...

Back to Seosan Dongbu Market. After the seafood restaurant* and the visit to the fish market, I'm longing for a variety of tastes. As we...

Ideally located at the center of the almost peninsula of Northwestern Chungcheongnam-do, Seosan hosts a fairly large and very lively market ...

Next month, Seoul will decide among the two finalists (NamSeoul Light Rail Ltd and Yeouido Sillim Light Rail Co., Ltd.) the winning consorti...

Dear fellow French citizens, You love foie gras, wine, and cheese ? Rejoice ! The 2009 edition of le Marche de Noel du Seorae Village (Xmas ...

Yeongcheon Market (영천시장) is a classic alley roof Seoul market starting on Euijuro, halfway between Seodaemun Station and Dongnimmun, and lea...

Gyeongsangnam-do, Namhae-gun, Namhae-eup, ROK (NAMHAE, ROK) Obok Shikdang / 오복식당 (restaurant) Tel : +82.55.864.7265 (?) Actually, I'm n...

Shindang-dong - Jung-gu Photo : " Dog Day Afternoon " (200406 Stephane MOT) People selling dog meat don't like to be taken pic...