Gyeongju 2019: Crossing the River
In towns like Jeonju I had seen stone pathways that can be utilized to get across rivers but all the ones I had seen so…
In towns like Jeonju I had seen stone pathways that can be utilized to get across rivers but all the ones I had seen so…
While walking around Gyeongju you’ll no doubt notice that there are a lot of small hills throughout the town. These are actually burial mounds from…
Not far from Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond is the former site of a castle and palace that is slowly being excavated. The palace was…
Continue reading → Gyeongju 2019: Wolseong Palace Site (경주 월성)
When I had finished my visit to Bulguksa Temple I caught a bus back to the central part of Gyeongju where I’d be spending the…
Continue reading → Gyeongju 2019: Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond (경주 동궁과 월지)
The next stage of my journey across Japan and Korea brought me to Busan and while I was there I did a day trip up…
It was probably a really cliche and touristy thing to do, but I got some green tea ice cream before leaving the green tea plantation…
During the time that I was staying in Suncheon I took a day trip out of the city to visit the town of Boseong. I…
Continue reading → Boseong 2019: Daehan Dawon Green Tea Plantation (대한다원)
Having crossed the mudflats of the Suncheon Bay Wetlands Reserve, I started hiking up a trail that would lead to an observation point overlooking Suncheon…
Continue reading → Suncheon 2019: Suncheon Bay Wetlands Reserve, (순천만습지) part 2
By the time I had arrived in Suncheon and settled down in my apartment it was getting late in the day, so I wouldn’t be…
For most of my 2019 trip across Japan and Korea I stayed in budget accommodations but on several occasions I spent a little more money…