October 2008 | Discovering Korea

Fall Color at Bukhansan National Park

View of fall colors from under a temple overhang in Bukhansan National Park. To the right of the frame, green, gold, and reddish-brown foliage, to the left, a multicolored wooden overhang.

Bukhansan National Park is one of the best places to see fall color and it’s an easy trip from Seoul.

Seoul Bukchon Hanok Village

A narrow street in Bukchon Hanok Village with wooden buildings on either side, decorated with red and white tile work. Blue sky and clouds in the background.

Seoul Bukchon Hanok Village is a special historical neighborhood, but sadly the city’s last with a high concentration of traditional Korean homes.

Seoul Design Olympiad 2008

A view into a large expansive room with columns brightly lit in pink light.

Seoul Design Olympiad 2008 (SDO) is an international design festival held by Seoul City aimed at showing the important role design plays in improving the quality of people’s lives.

Heyri Artists Village in Paju Korea

Just six km. from the DMZ and inter-Korean border, Heyri Artists Village is a beautiful place where 500 writers and artists live and work together. Read more now!

Geumsansa Gold Mountain Temple

Gold statues of Buddhist monks praying, at Geumsansa temple, with green, purple, red and gold paint effects on the walls and the ceiling.

The Geumsansa Gold Mountain Temple is among Korea’s finest Buddhist temples. It is best known for the magnificent three-story Maitreya Hall.

4 Best Mountains For Autumn Color in Korea

Looking down over rolling hills, covered in forests with fall colors in Korea.

In order to see Korea’s spectacular fall foliage for yourself, here’s my shortlist of the 4 best mountains for autumn color in Korea.

Outer Seoraksan Mountain and Gangwon Province

On the left of the frame is the top of a cable car on Seoraksan in Korea. Looking into the distance are rocky crags and mountains with a blue sky and wispy clouds.

Today, we indulge in a summer ritual: the road trip, by starting a three-part exploration of Gangwon Province on Korea’s eastern shore. If I sound a little bit tired today, it’s because I just got back from a three-day, 800-kilometer road trip in Korea’s Gangwon Province. Gangwon-do is a big, beautiful place, so there was a …

The House of Sharing in Korea

Two photos in collage that shows a former Korean "comfort woman" on the left and on the right four "comfort women" when they were younger posing with a Japanese soldier pre WWII.

South of Seoul stands a house. The residence is home to seven elderly Korean women in their 70s and 80s. During World War II, they were forced by the Japanese military to become “comfort women,” or sex slaves. Read more now.