spend Chuseok in Seorak mountain Gangwon Province
So yesterday I wrote about getting ready for Chuseok. By 9:30am on Chuseok morning we had prepared all the ceremonial
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TRAVEL
places to visit in Korea outside Seoul
Mungyeong Tea Cup Festival and Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park
Mungyeong is about 3 hours from Seoul in Gyeongsang Province and the Mungyeong Chasabal Tea cup Festival celebrates pottery making and
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Look at Cherry Blossom around Jeongdok Library and Bukchon
Cherry blossom season only really lasts about a week, so I popped over to catch the cherry blossom at Jeongdok
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See the Autumn leaves in Nami Island, location of Winter Sonata
If you are a fan of the romantic Korean drama Winter Sonata (it was the first Korean drama I watched) then you’ll
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see Autumn Gingko Trees in Seoul
The streets of Yeouido in Seoul are lined with gingko trees and cherry trees. So in spring there’s
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12 Places I visited in 2013
From the Korean Grand Prix to a K-Pop concert we did manage to get out and about this year. So
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Boseong Green Tea Festival
The Boseong Green Tea Festival is held once a year in May after the first new tea leaves have just
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Is this the cutest fast food shop? Eat a hotdog and make a wish!
Here’s a fast food place with a difference: You can eat your hotdog and make a wish! The walls are covered
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Trip to Gunsan part 2
Here are some bits and pieces I found interesting on our walk around Gunsan on a very windy Saturday in
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Trip to Gunsan part 1
Last weekend we decided it was time to get out of Seoul and go on an overnight trip. But we
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Joseon tombs in Gangnam, Seoul
The modern buildings in Gangnam encroach on the Royal Tombs of the Joseon world. But for me, the juxtaposition of old and
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Silleuksa Temple in Yeoju
Usually we have to hike up a mountain if we want to have a look around a temple in Korea.
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Tomb of King Sejong the Great in Yeoju
updated Aug 2018 The tomb of King Sejong the Great (Yoengneung) is in Yeoju, about an hour away from Seoul
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A Banquet in Jeonju
We had another of our eating extravaganzas in Jeonju last weekend. Jeonju is one of my favourite places to visit
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Jeonju – Home of King Taejo. The first King of Joseon’s Portrait Shrine
updated Aug 2018 Jeonju 전주 is the home of King Taejo, the first king of Joseon. Jeonju has lots of history
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Trip to Namhansansong 남한산성
One of the things I like about living in Seoul is that we are so close to the mountains. The
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