Category Archives: South Korea

Masks, monks and mayhem in Hahoe Village, South Korea

This isn’t what I expected from a UNESCO World Heritage-listed folk performance. On stage, a butcher brandishes a pair of testicles, freshly cut from a slaughtered bull, and tries to sell them to the men in the audience as a virility aid. “You old gentlemen with your young wives,” he says. “You can’t do withoutContinue reading “Masks, monks and mayhem in Hahoe Village, South Korea”

The best travel guide for Korea? K-dramas

You’ve no doubt heard of “set-jetting”, the practice of visiting a destination because it featured in a TV show or movie. Well, I’d like to propose a new trend: “re-stream”, where you research a destination using shows and movies on a streaming service. Admittedly, I may need to work on the name. Gone are theContinue reading “The best travel guide for Korea? K-dramas”