All things korea

Alright, gather 'round, intrepid adventurers and those of you who just accidentally clicked this link while trying to find a recipe for kimchi jigae. We need to talk about Korea. Specifically, the Korea that exists beyond the neon glow of Seoul's Gangnam, the historical grandeur of Gyeongbokgung, or even the bustling beaches of Busan. I'm talking about the Korea that makes your GPS throw up its digital hands in despair, the one where the only traffic jam involves a very determined cow, and where the most intense K-drama is trying to explain to a kindly grandmother that, no, you don't actually want *more* rice. For too long, I, like many, was a creature of comfort. Give me a subway line, a decent coffee shop, and a Wi-Fi signal strong enough to stream my favorite mukbang, and I was happy. But then, a whisper began to echo in the cavernous, slightly echoey chamber that is my travel-addicted brain: "What else is out there?" This whisper soon grew into a full-blow...