Our First Family Day on the Han River: Kayaking Into the Sunset

카약 앞부분에서 본 일몰 풍경. 빨간 카약과 금빛 패들 너머로 주황빛 노을이 물든 강 수면이 펼쳐지고, 왼쪽에는 고층 아파트 단지, 멀리 가운데에는 다리, 오른쪽에는 송전탑과 건물들의 실루엣이 보인다.

My wife, my daughter, and I spent a day on the Han River, watching the sunset from a kayak and ending the night at Mangwon Market. I wanted to keep this place to myself for a while, but good things are better shared, so I’m writing it down. For readers outside Korea, the Han River … Read more

Nodeul Island, Twice in One Day / Quiet Mornings, Glowing Nights

서울 한강에서 열린 빛축제 행사의 메인 표지판과 분홍색 캐릭터 조형물들이 함께 설치되어 있는 야외 행사장 전경.

Yeouido to Nodeul Island is only 6 kilometers — an easy ride on a bike, or even a quick run. And yet, in all my time living nearby, I had never once gone there on purpose. I only ever crossed over it, driving along Hangang Bridge without stopping. Then I heard that Nodeul Island had … Read more