Last month, we visited South Korea. I was on a blogger familiarisation trip to Jeollabuk-do 全羅北道, a province in the southwestern part of South Korea. This trip is in line with ‘2010 – 2012 Visit Korea Year‘ and ‘2012 Visit Jeollabuk-do Year‘ campaign to welcome more overseas tourists to the country. Jeollabuk-do is a scenic…
Korean Hanbok
Kimchi Hour
Do you know? South Koreans often say “Kimchi” when taking photos, just like we say “cheese” to get this face -> 🙂 The most popular type of kimchi is the chinese cabbage type, fermented with seasonings. The taste is spicy and sour. Many non-Koreans (like me!) like kimchi, but some just don’t like it. In…
Meet Dae Jang Geum (대장금 | 大長今) in Jeju Folk Village
Situated in JeJu island in South Korea, this is an exhibition style village that displayed the living environment of Korean folks in the past. The Korea drama “ Da Chang Jin” (Dae Jang Geum / 大長今) had featured JeJu island as one of its famous filming sites. What happened? What happened?!! The Pungmul (or Nongak)…