Visiting the Pyeongchang Trout Festival
Home of the 2018 Winter Olympics, Pyeongchang in Gangwon province is the coldest and snowiest area of South Korea – thanks to its elevation of 700 meters above sea level. And, it is also home…
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Korean Folk Village in Yongin
Let’s add this to the list of “things I showed up to expecting one thing, and finding that it was something else entirely.” And that isn’t a bad thing in this case. Korean Folk Village…
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Hyeonchungsa Shrine in Asan
Everybody raves about the Gingko Tree road in Asan during the fall. And they are beautiful and totally worth a visit. But just down the street from those golden trees sits a monument to Korea’s…
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Plants on the peninsula: walking Asan’s …
It’s another edition of “plants on the peninsula” and this one might be my favorite. As winter approaches WAY too fast here on the peninsula, I figure it is high time that I share one…
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Myeongbeop Temple in Sosabeol
The smallest and most obscure Buddhist temple we have visited thus far, Myeongbeopsa is a hidden gem in the middle of a bustling city and is situated right next to Deokdongsan Neighborhood Park. Myeongbeopsa is…
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