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    Suwon: The Comfort of a Timeless Cityscape

    BySeoul Goodman

    A few days ago, I visited Suwon for the first time. And I was genuinely surprised. Of course, Suwon wasn’t an unfamiliar name. I knew about Suwon galbi, the old campus of Seoul National University’s College of Agriculture, and the Suwon Paik clan. I had also heard of Hwaseong Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage site,…

  • Gangneung: The City of Pines and Blue Tiles

    BySeoul Goodman

    Where literature isn’t just remembered. It’s folded into daily life. Located on Korea’s eastern shore, Gangneung is a midsize coastal city in Gangwon Province, home to just over 200,000 residents. Nestled between the Taebaek Mountains and the East Sea, the city feels suspended between ridgelines and waves. As a sub-host city of the 2018 PyeongChang…