Destination: Dream Forest – a dreamy sort of park (Seoul, South Korea)
The recently-opened Dream Forest has been on my list since it first opened, although it wasn’t until even more recently that the construction crews finished. Once the site of a theme park named ‘Dream Park’, 북서울꿈의숲 (buk-Seo-ul-ggum-ui-sup) has an...
Destination: Seoul Design Olympiad (2009) (South Korea)
After last year’s interesting exhibitions, the Seoul Design Olympiad is back for another year. Going through the 9th through the 29th of October, you’ll have plenty of time – and two more weekends – to check it out. Despite the brouhaha about...
Destination: Uam Historical Park – a great shrine to a scholar (Daejeon, South Korea)
Uam Historical Park (우암사적공원) celebrates the life and teachings of Uam Song Si-yeol (1607–1689). A Joseon Dynasty scholar in Taoism, he also served with the government with the Minister of General Management and later the Prime Minister. He’s credited with being one of...
