Life in Korea
Road Trip! (Day Six ~ Gwangju)
I’ve been keen to visit Gwangju since I came to Korea. It’s Korea’s sixth largest city. It’s hard to believe when you look around, but Gwangju is actually over 2000 years old! Recently the city is most famous for its student uprisings. Although Gwangju is most famous for the 1980 uprising ...
Road Trip! (Day Five ~ Naejangsan)
I woke up around 5:30 in the morning just after the sunrise. I put my stuff inside the tent and zipped up the rain cover. I’m staying at the ‘Gain Campground which is in the southern part of the park. However I’m interested in hiking in the north-eastern region.No one else is up yet so ...
Road Trip! (Day Four ~ Gomso and Gochang)
I woke up early and got my camera battery and cell phone charged. I asked the lady what time checkout was and she told me at noon. So I took advantage of this time to sort out my backpack. Although my guidebook had survived the rain on day one, my phrasebook had not. Once again ...
Road Trip! (Day Three ~ Byeongsanbando National Park)
Sure enough, my keys were in the sand on the beach right in the spot where I took a seat to watch the sunset. Armed with my keys I went off for my first hike to a hermitage called Wolmyeongam. This site was destroyed during the Japanese occupation because resistance activities took place here. ...
Road Trip! (Day Two ~ Taean to Byeongsanbando)
The next day I took my bike into a shop at Taean and did some exploring while I was waiting for the shop owner to fix my speedometer. I visited an ancient site called the Ggujinamugol, the ancient ‘Taean Rock-carved Buddha Triad’. These buddhas are arranged in a different manner from the typical ...
Road Trip! (Day One ~ Daejeon to Taean)
I’ll be posting regularly in the coming week about my trip and experiences on the road… Here’s the first! Day One I left a little later than I had expected Sunday morning because I had a few loose ends to tie up. Namely syncing my ipod with some audiobooks to listen to at night when camping. But ...