Yay, I have a guest post about Seoul over on Ever the Nomad! Go check it out!
Ever the Nomad is a travel blog run by Anja Mutic, a traveler and talented writer who freelances for Lonely Planet, Rough Guides, Time Out and Travel + Leisure... What a job!
These days, Gavin and I have been taking a lot of walks. Gavin's usually in charge of navigation. I am in charge of the camera. The recent passing of a friend was making me look all the more carefully at my surroundings, thinking philosophically about impermanence. I dedicated my guest post to "disappearing" Seoul -- the neighborhoods and character-laden streets that are being bulldozed throughout the city in the name of modernization. Time marches on and cities must change -- that's inevitable and necessary -- but I wish that the Seoul and Korean governments' insatiable hunger for bigger and shinier things could somehow accommodate some element of the past, a bit of local color, some stories to grow on...
Below, some photos of alleyways in Korea...
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Guest Post @ Everthenomad
