I now run private walking tours in Seoul under the name 이공삼, pronounced i-gong-sam, or 2-0-3. This refers to the one unique characteristic I brought to Korea: My height, I stand at just over two meters. Koreans have a tradition of using numbers for important references, especially significant historical dates, and hence picking the one number that sets me apart from most Koreans, seemed appropriate. It also loosely addresses the innumerable amount of things in Seoul I still haven't found. I am not done walking yet. And would love for you to be part of that, and join me on one of the walks.

My tours are walking conversations. I don't orate on street corners. We walk, we talk, we leave with a plan but remain flexible to deviate from the plan if needed. The core ambition is simple: to bring people away from the fixed tourist routes, into the city as it actually is. Alleyways over main roads, hole-in-the-wall restaurants, conversations with the people at the corner store. At your pace and with the possibility to take a left, where others go right — and always with the intention to find you the story of Seoul today.

Before all of this, I spent fifteen years in human resources at companies including LG Electronics and adidas. Somewhere in between: a winter above the Arctic Circle caring for husky dogs, and a season guiding hikers through the Indian Himalayas. I have always found my way to places where life happens and the stories are good. Book reading, movie watching, slow travel and photography. Just a few of my interests.