Haenyeo: Women of the Sea – A review
Exhibition: Haenyeo: Women of the Sea, at the National Maritime Museum 5th March – 1st April 2017 Guest post by Kaushal Mitra “Haenyeo” The female divers in the Korean province of Jeju, as portrayed through life size photos taken by … Continue reading Haenyeo: Women of the Sea – A review
Craving Mandu [Cartoon]
Do you know what the time difference is between the UK and Korea? It is about 8-9 hours. This will vary due to british standard time, also known as daylight savings time. So when it is 2:00am in the UK, … Continue reading Craving Mandu [Cartoon]
Reflections on a week long trip to Korea
We put our luggage into the lower compartment hold and wearily climbed into the coach one by one. Whether it was the sharp cold air of Seoul that greeted us or the tearful heartfelt farewells to our Korea.net colleagues, the … Continue reading Reflections on a week long trip to Korea
Admiral Yi Sun Shin Park: Tongyeong
Early on in my discovery of Korea, its culture and history, I became enamoured with Admiral Yi Sun Shin. He was to be my second favourite character or hero if you like in Korean history. The first of course being … Continue reading Admiral Yi Sun Shin Park: Tongyeong
Reporters Visit Busan APEC Nurimaru House [Cartoon]
I was honored to be invited to Korea by Korea.Net very recently and had a great week travelling around Seoul, Busan and Tongyeong. It was our second day in my favourite city – Busan, yet our fourth on the tour … Continue reading Reporters Visit Busan APEC Nurimaru House [Cartoon]
Diya on Korea 