So you’ve made the arrangements, you’ve got yourself pumped up to travel abroad, and you’ve got your tickets. You’re coming to visit (or live) in South Korea. But what can you come to expect while in South Korea? Well here is a list of 27 things you must know about South Korea. 1. You Should …
Few travelers get the opportunity to spend as much time as we did in Seoul – 3 months. Most will only be visiting for a few days or maybe a couple of weeks. With that in mind, these are our itineraries for the time-strapped traveler. Considering the city is huge, there’s no way you’ll get …
There were two large displays of Christmas lights north of Seoul that I/we were pretty interested in seeing: the lights in Santa Claus Village (though really all over) Pocheon Herb Island and the Garden of Morning Calm Lighting Festival. We decided we would do one of them and while I originally wanted to do Morning …
We recently got done spending 3 months in Songtan, South Korea (October 2015- January 2016). We are a little behind on posts, though (we have made it to Malaysia, and now Vietnam since then), so we will probably continue posting things from Korea over the next month or so, interspersed with more current posts. Here are …
In (Seoul) Korea, there are five grand palaces: Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Deoksugung, Changgyeonggung, and Gyeonghuigung (yes, quite a mouthful). Because they are not far from one another, I had originally planned for us to do Gyeongbokgung (the main palace) and Changdeokgung in the same day but then changed my mind and decided we would do them …
We were excited to hike Ansan Trail. Having recovered from our monstrous hike up Dongongsan, we were ready to tackle another summit – but this time smaller. Mount Ansan sits unassumingly near Seoul and is home to Bongwon-sa Temple, near Seodaemun Prison, and offers a great view of N Seoul Tower. From there we planned …