
Korea Journal
Stories behind the objects.
Markets, neighborhoods, homes and small routines from Korea.


Culture
Why every Korean home has ondol
The floor is the radiator. Once you understand that, a lot of the rest of the house makes sense.

Neighbourhood
A morning at Hwagok Market
Ten minutes from Landol Stay there is a market that has not changed much in thirty years.

Bathroom
What actually sits on a Korean bathroom shelf
Not the ten-step routine you have read about. Four or five things, used every day, most of them cheap.