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The Great Korean Road Trip – Day 23 – Suncheon Naganeupseong

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The Great Korean Road Trip – Day 23 – Suncheon Naganeupseong

Naganeupseong Walled Town in Suncheon

Naganeupseong is one of those places that I heard about here and there, but never got around to visiting. Every time I’ve been to Suncheon, I’ve never had a car so I was always just rushing to see the highlights. That usually meant revisiting the famed Suncheon Bay (which I did again and it was awesome again). This time, however, it was the walled town of Naganeupseong which was the highlight, but keep reading because there were a LOT of honorable mentions. Read more →

The Great Korean Road Trip – Day 3 – Oeam Folk Village

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The Great Korean Road Trip – Day 3 – Oeam Folk Village

Distance Traveled Today: 167km

Distance Traveled Total: 325km

My apologies. I got too caught up fan girling about the dolmens yesterday that I totally forgot about this very honorable mention! Just at the tip of the bridge between Ganghwa Island and Kyodong Island is this nice little Read more →

The Great Korean Road Trip – Day 2 – Ganghwa Dolmens

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The Great Korean Road Trip – Day 2 – Ganghwa Dolmens

Distance Traveled Today: 72km

Distance Traveled Total: 158km

When I was filling out my potential itinerary of things to do, I had “Ganghwa-do” as a single activity, expecting to be here no more than a few hours. However, a few recommendations later from a very helpful guy at the information booth and my itinerary filled up. I doubled back from Kyodong Island onto Ganghwa to check out the Read more →

Less Touristy Things to do OUTSIDE of Seoul

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Less Touristy Things to do OUTSIDE of Seoul

If you read the last post about Less Touristy Things to do in Seoul, you get the drill. I am not saying that these alternatives are BETTER than their more touristy cousins in Korea, but I can definitely assure you that you will be one of the few foreigners experiencing these places. The last post included places within Seoul or within a short day trip, so this one will exclusively be limited to places outside of Seoul.

Historical City -> Skip Gyeongju, go to Kongju and Buyeo

The first unification of Korea was arguably accomplished by Read more →