Jeju Island
In January, we took a long weekend trip to Jeju Island. Jeju Island is a volcanic island that is part of South Korea, just off the southern coast. It is…
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Folk Village Revisited
In May of last year, Johnnie, his sister, and I spent a day at the Korean Folk Village. I blogged about it here and here. The Korean Folk Village is…
Changing of the Guards
At the entrance to Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, a Changing of the Guards ceremony takes place every hour on the hour from 10am to 3pm daily, except Tuesdays. It is…
Gyeongbokgung Palace
My mother, my aunt, and I traveled to Seoul for a day with grandiose plans of touring three palaces but only managed to see one. The palace we toured was Gyeongbokgung…
Insam Festival
After our tour of Wine Korea, we stopped at the Geumsan Insam Festival. Insam is the Korean word for ginseng. Ginseng is a popular herb available in many different forms…
The Wine Train
A few weekends ago, Johnnie, myself, and some friends went on the Korean Wine Train. We booked the tour trough the tourism office on our military base, but the Wine…
Chungju Lake
Our final activity on our day trip was a boat ride on Chungju Lake. Chungju Lake is a man made lake that was created by a dam completed in 1985.…
Kosu Cave
The second destination of our day trip was Kosu Cave. This cave is one of Korea’s most famous limestone caves, estimated to be around 200,000 years old. From the cave…
Dodamsambong
This past Sunday, a friend and I went on a tour offered by the travel service on our military base. The tour consisted of three stops: Dodamsambong, Kosu Cave, and…
Mallipo Beach
Last week we finally got a break from the rainy monsoon weather we’ve been having. A friend and I took advantage of the sunshine and blue skies and headed to…