Driving from Tongyeong to Geoje The drive from Tongyeong to Geoje is about 30 minutes. However, the journey from Yi Sun-sin Park (earlier post), in Tongyeong, to Windy Hill, in Geoje, took over an hour. Both scenic points are located at the southernmost tip of each island city. We would spend the night in Geoje.…
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We started watching Korean serials, dramas, and mainstream movies to get a better understanding of the language and cultural nuances. In the popular Korean series: Stranger, also featured in the list of ‘Best International Shows of 2017’ by the New York Times, (spoiler alert) the protagonist is transferred to Namhae for exposing corruption in the…
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We spent most of last year travelling around South Korea. Every opportunity or holiday was converted to a weekend getaway from Seoul. Our trips were spontaneous and planned on the spot. We wanted to explore paths that were off the popular tourist radar and closer to nature. Last April (2019), we explored the city of…
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In & Around Sereoksan National Park Getting there Seoraksan National Park is located in Gangwon Province and the easiest way to access the park is from Sokcho City. We took an intercity bus from Dong Seoul Bus Terminal (in Seoul) to Sokcho. Under ideal conditions, the journey should take around 2 and half hours, however,…
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Sunrise at Manseong-ri Coast It was the sixth day of our summer trip around the southern coast of Korea. We woke up early and were lucky to watch sunrise from the bedroom of our pension house. It was the perfect way to kickstart our road trip. We were staying next to the coast of Manseong-ri…
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