Korea Connection

02/01/2014

Have any favorite Korean websites? We've got a few ... well, 43 to be exact!

02/01/2014

Happy New Year, Korea Connection friends! We hope your 2014 is off to an AWESOME start. Check it out: we've totally updated the site ... just for you! Please check it out and let us know what you think.

Unique pizza toppings. Korea has more than its fair share. Some will make you hungry. Others? Well, you won't believe some of the things they put on pizza out here!

15/12/2013

Borges the Red-Nosed Reindeer is ready to spread some holiday cheer! Can you believe it's almost 2014?! Korea Connection has some B-I-G changes in store for January 2014. Keep an eye out -- you won't want to miss this!

01/12/2013

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12/03/2013

Abalone porridge. Mmmmm, good!

11/03/2013

Animated sausages using song and dance to extol the wonders of a healthy bowel movement. Saturday morning cartoons, Korean style!

This has probably made the rounds already,but..oh well..just in case,here it is,the korean p**p song.

09/03/2013

New photos of Jeju Island. Dig it!

Seongsan Ilchulbong -- also known as "Sunries Peak" -- is a nearly 200 meter tall volcanic cone located on Jeju Island. It's an UNESCO World Heritage site and makes for an absolultey stunning hike.

07/03/2013

Hey! I'd like to take Korea Connection to the next level by making it the best possible resource for YOU on all sorts of Korea related topics. But I need your help! What topics would you like us to write about? Travel? K-Pop? Food? Let me know. Your help is REALLY appreciated. Thanks! :)

04/03/2013

In August of last year, the missus and I visited Jeju-do. I'm just now getting around to writing about the adventure. Dig this article to learn more about one of Korea's premier hiking destinations and why I have (at least for now) chosen the life of a nomad.

Hallasan on Jeju-do is Korea's tallest mountain. It's also one of the best hiking adventures you can have here or anywhere else in the world.

03/03/2013

Back in January 2013, Korea Connection had a chance to film with the very cool Arirang TV series "Semipermanent". It was pretty groovy. Dig the full episode below.

Some things in Seoul leave foreigners scratching their heads. Erik and Tiffany take on two cultural differences, "cuteness" and "p**p". They meet Cherrish, a Filipina…

26/02/2013

There's a lot more to Korean music than "Gangnam Style" and Big Bang! Dig this gorgeous piece of traditional Korean music called "Spring Snow".

This video contains all five movements in Hwang Byungki's "Spring Snow": 1) "Spring Snow: Calm Morning" 2) "Spring Snow: Peacefully" 3) "Spring Snow: Mysteri...

26/02/2013

Great photo essay by the fine folks over at Busan Haps. Check out Korea circa the turn of the 20th century!

Korean women playing a board game and enjoying a smoke. 1900, photographer unknown. A well-to-do Korean family. 1900, photographer unknown. A rustic road in Seoul. 1904, photographer unknown.