I have a confession. One of the most fun activities I have done in Korea was partake in the Ice Fishing in Hwacheon. I have gone to Hwacheon twice, once with an official tour which provided a ton of benefits, and then with an unofficial tour that took us to a few other sites including the Hwacheon Dam. Hwacheon is known to be...
Jeollanam-do has some great sights - particularly forests. In March, just as the weather was getting better, we had another weekend trip further south, where we visited Jangheung and Yeonggam. Jangheung is a small county in Jeollanam-do that is located near the sea of Boseongman Bay, and by the big lake created by Jangheung Dam and Tamjingang River. It's also the same place...
The past weekend, we were invited to take part in a tour to the towns of Jangheung, Gangjin, Muan and Gwangju on the West Coast. It's somewhere down south in Korea, in the same level as Busan but on the other side of the edge of the peninsula. After several hours of travel and a few pit stops for a wee-wee break and...
In an earlier post, I mentioned about the capital of the Baekje empire, Buyeo, in Chungjeongnam-do. Well, I wanted to highlight a particular aspect of Buyeo, and that is the Sabi Heritage Festival. Sabi is another name for current day Buyeo, and this festival marks the place's history. The festival includes a parade in the main city area, followed by a concert at...
I was lucky enough to attend a Korean wedding within a week of my visit to Seoul and discovered it was a traditional one. That is a rare thing as most people choose to have a western style wedding. The ceremony itself takes about a half an hour, but there are celebratory performances before the event and dining after the ceremony. Our ceremony...
