Korea Rep. Travel Blogs

Korean War Memorial
Aug 18, 2005 (10 photos)

I forgot to tell about our final camp class performance...the pictures didn't turn out, but apparently it was pretty good as we did the Creation Fashion Show! Our class did the story of creation with a twist, as a fashion show, so for two weeks we ...

Don't Count Your Luck
Aug 4, 2006 (1 photos)

... couriered my passport to the travel agent within an hour. There are times when I truly appreciate being in a country like Korea, where crimes like theft are relatively rare. In another country this story might not have had such a happy conclusion. I ...

Handong Global University
Jul 22, 2005 (8 photos)

... with him...mostly to the delight of Scott himself, but also a few others!! ;) Afterwards, Scott, Barry, and I hit a sauna, which are supposed to be "can't-miss" in Korea, but I had been to many like it in Japan. It was nice but nothing sensational.

Last Days of Camp
Aug 12, 2005 (8 photos)

Camp wound down and it was an interesting experience being that I had heard such terrible things about Korea and its people...but I didn't really experience too much of what I had heard and think I will come back and teach at a uni here sometime next year. ...

Bulguksa Temple
Aug 14, 2005 (8 photos)

... out and we had some nice, but small, grilled pork and then headed off for Bulguksa Temple, the largest and greatest Silla temple in Korea. It was a long but nice bus ride out there and the place ended up being so large that we just decided to spend the ...

Seoul Food
Mar 25, 2005

Not much to tell about the layover accept we had the soup again. We are going to have to plan a trip to Korea soon. The airport is just not enough!!!!

Chilpo Beach
Aug 8, 2005 (9 photos)

Still sick, but, again, just having to get out of the school, I go for a hike with Scott, my camp roommate from Florida, and Allen. From the school, there's a trail through the rice fields around the mountain, so obviously we decide to go OVER the ...

Silla Nation
Aug 4, 2005 (10 photos)

... him, and I head out for Gyeong-Ju, which is the ancient capital of the Silla, which is the oldest ruling civilization in Korea. Whew - long sentence! Anyway, we arrive in the mid-afternoon and notice that there are many parks and that all the parks have ...

Take a slow boat to China
Aug 5, 2006 (9 photos)

After staying in Seoul for a while, this is a tiny harbor city. However, we have the best meal here.

This soup has Seoul
Mar 11, 2005

We are sitting in the Seoul airport. We went to our favorite restaurant here in the airport. It took us a while to find it. We had only been to it once when we were here during a layover to China. Of course we had the soup. It still gave us that feeling ...

Dazzling city
Aug 4, 2006 (14 photos)

host Amy

seoul
Nov 29, 2007 (2 photos)

The Korean people had obviously read my discouraging comments about China and to ensure a positive review100,000 of them lined the streets in red shirts to celebrate our arrival. If that left us slightly bemused, we spent 25minutes trying to find the ...

The chicken and the folk village
Aug 2, 2006 (38 photos)

Quiet small , host robert with lovely airconditioned room

Old Palaces, Grand Markets, and Seoul Nightlife
Aug 23, 2005 (10 photos)

... , like Sean from Ireland and Senna from Holland and out DVD room outing, but actually I'm both tired of writing about South Korea and anticipating traveling to Europe too much to continue to blather on about killing time in Seoul! So I got my Russian visa ...

Seoulful Goodbyes
Mar 8, 2007

final goodbyes

Look! A dog on the ground!
Mar 28, 2006 (23 photos)

You know you've been in Korea too long when the call "Look! A dog on the ground!" actually makes you turn and look. It would seem the Paris Hilton phenomenon has leeched into the country's consciousness like poison into the village well. All the young ...

The Big Wet
Jun 15, 2006 (23 photos)

... through water a couple of feet deep to get from point A to point B is not the most appealing of prospects considering Korea never really got around to building a sealed sewerage system, and the fact that the filth one usually tries to avoid stepping in on ...

McDonald Flavoured Underpants
Feb 15, 2006

... big bottle guy and I'll post it on here as soon as I get a copy. With promises to all get together in Itaewon - Korea's entertainment hub - on Friday night, we all started making our way home. I actually managed to find my way from Downtown Seoul back to ...

Happy Birthday Buddah
Apr 30, 2006 (20 photos)

... this country and forcing kids to stop speaking their own language, especially when they misinterpret the rule and run around saying "No Korea!" It's a little cringe-worthy, but it's a rule their parents want enforced. Whatever. They are soaking it up like ...

Seoul - Day 137-139
Jul 9, 2008 (44 photos)

... the walk around the complex. I've visited many traditional Japanese buildings when I was there in 2005 and the architecture in Korea is very similar to the untrained eye. The Korean's would probably disagree. After leaving the palace I headed to the N' ...

Seoul & DMZ (North Korea Border) - Day 140
Jul 12, 2008 (15 photos)

... tunnel was hand dug through the gratnite bed rock 75 metres underground by the North Koreans. The tunnel penetrated into South Korea by many hundreds of metres before being discovered. It's said that 10000-15000 troops could pass through the tunnel per ...

tiny shopping historic town
Jul 31, 2006 (67 photos)

The historic site is small but the town is lovely.

Seoul searching
Jul 17, 2006 (55 photos)

South Korea funtimes

Jeju Island (Seongsan-Ilchulbong) - Day 142
Jul 14, 2008 (44 photos)

The buses on Jejo are cheap, efficient and frequent and the routes go to all the major tourist sites on the island. So I caught the bus again today to a town called Seongsan Ilchulbong, where a 182 metre high extinct volcanic crater sits on the east ...

The 20 night wait, Part I
Dec 11, 2007

... beginning to feel a lot like Christmas · Korean Bathhouse I went to the bathhouse today, my first time on this visit to Korea. It's always an enjoyable experience (assuming you can get over the nudity aspect of the visit) and lying sweating in one of ...

A strange Christmas
Dec 25, 2007 (4 photos)

... and at this stage we're dreaming of a white New Year. Hey Canada, any chance you can send over some snow? Jochiwon, Korea. Thanks. · Sweet Timing is indeed everything. Yesterday, 4pm Christmas Eve, Meg took delivery of a parcel from Canada, a parcel we ...

Jeju Island (Hallasan & Jeju-Si) - Day 143
Jul 15, 2008 (10 photos)

Caught another bus to Hallasan national park today. Mount Hallasan is 1950 metres above sea level and is the largest mountain in South Korea, it sits bang in the middle of Jejo island and is now extinct, I hope! The plan was to head to the ...

Korea's cullinary weapons of mass destruction
Feb 21, 2009

... , and will keep for many weeks in the fridge, slowly growing tangier. kimchi There are many types of kimchi eaten in Korea. Baechu kimchi, the most common variety, is made with Chinese cabbage. To make a batch of baechu kimchi: 1. 5 heads of ...

Checking in
Nov 5, 2007 (19 photos)

... We are of the impression that sticking to a schedule is somewhat of a challenge for the company the students work for (Korea Express, a Korean logistics company... kind of ironic really). We were aware of a few camp schedule changes prior to getting to ...

The Deed Is Done
Dec 29, 2007 (1 photos)

... , shaving there. Do you think you'd ever see that level of trust in Ireland or Canada? No, didn't think so. · Only in Korea, part 2 Koreans get their hair cut and then they have it washed. Isn't it supposed to be the other way around, assuming there ...