Thank you for visiting the TourCast Network.

This site facilitates three main groups.

• Tourism classes that want to publish information about local tourism locations.
• Individuals who want to promote a local place, attraction, or event of interest to potential tourists.
• People who are planning a vacation, and want to find interesting places to visit when they arrive at their destination.

It's well known that the best local food is not necessarily at the multi-franchised American chain in Bangkok, The best nightlife can't always be found in a Korean tour guidebook, and the best places to visit cannot always be found in the local chamber of commerce. The people who contribute to this site are everyday community members who have pride in something different. 

At the moment, the podcasts on this site were written and recorded by Keimyung University (Daegu) students in Robert Hart's Advanced English Conversation for Tourism class, Winter semester, 2007. Students were asked to choose topics related to Daegu or Korea in general, and were encouraged to choose things which foreign visitors might not otherwise be introduced to, like sun-ji-guk and jjim-jil-bangs. Visitors to Korea and Daegu are encouraged to download and listen to these and learn about some of the favorite spots for locals to visit.

ESL students can also listen to the podcasts while reading the accomanying scripts to help with English comprehension, referring to the printed text for each podcast if there is something they don't understand.

It is also a way for those who work in tourism to find ways to explain local culture to English-speaking visitors.