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Travel Blogs from Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea Rep.
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The chicken and the folk village
This is a top pick! Quiet small , host robert with lovely airconditioned ...
Riding Along the Coast
Riding on the back of someone else's bike quickly gets uncomfortable. I've often complained that a man's body isn't meant to stretch that way for that long... this is reason enough that I need to get my own bike - and soon! Still it's always nice to ...
Bike trip down the coast
... how lucky he was to get to Korea when it had finally turned green. I am so thankful for the spring time, as it hit Korea hard with a riot of green. The browny, everygreen hills are now mighty mountain in ever shade of green you can think of. Korea is ...
Summertime Blues
... to experience it. I am getting really excited for the New Years festivities as there are a lot of these performances throughout Korea. Which are much larger! Eric and I also went down to Icheon to visit a good friend and colleague, Mike Latchford. Mike ...
Happy Chusok (Thanksgiving)
... . Most of the photos for this entry are pictures from the village. I was told by Jiyun that Andong is the oldest village in Korea. I have heard different from other Koreans and I was unable to find a valid source on the Internet! Lets go with: IT'S OLD! ...
Back in the homeland
... taught me about Korean culture, but also many other lessons about life. I will remember them and miss them always. Korea is also really beautiful and perhaps one of the most beautiful countries I've visited on this trip. Both Seoul and ...
Andong & Danyang (Korea Tour Day 3)
... inhabitants have preserved their architecture and village structure for centuries. A couple years ago, Queen Elizabeth came to visit Korea and her trip happened to fall on her birthday. So Koreans chose Andong for the place of her birthday ...
Andong
The bus to Andong headed out of the city into beautiful countryside, with green and gold fields and endless rows of low tree-covered mountains receding into the distance. In most of the towns that we passed -- amid the mix of traditional and ...
Apple Pie......
... pie with her. THIS HAUNTS ME.....I did not make the time for her and now I crave apple pie. When I come home from Korea, my Dad makes apple pie but it just does not taste right. And that is no offense to my Dad, he is a wonderful ...
Andong Folk Villages, Dam, Wooden Bridge
... 600 year old folk village still maintained by members of the original family. It has even been visited by Queen Elizabeth during a 1999 trip to Korea. This time there were six of us for the trip. We met at dongdaegu and took the bus to andong. From what I ...
Sightseeing in Yeongju
... on a daytrip. After a while Daniel and I were standing and walking in between these children who were all shouting at us "Hello!, Korea! Welcome! How are you?" And as we answered they just laughted and ran away. We ate a traditional lunch in a very cosy ...
Andong Mask Dance Festival
so i have my first birthday in korea and the teachers decide to give me a 'surprise'. at lunch i was told by one of the teachers there was going to be a 'presentation' for my bday in the english room at 1.20. good job he told me as i was going to do some ...
Fun Day
... for one of my classes. After the child from hell, Sam, would not set down in his seat I was at a loss on what do to. Suddenly Junny burst through the door like a Korean angel and suggested that all the beginners should go to Bong-bong (a moon bounce ...
For those of you who are wondering....
... any better than this! http://www.enbuenosaires.com/alquiler/av-caseros-san-telmo-41027.html You can click this link and view the pictures of the apartment. After living in a one room apartment in Korea, this is going to be a dream! Moving day is June 4th! ...
Masks and more masks
... . We also found a bread shop for coffee and buns etc - one thing 'love motels' (or virtually any mid range hotel in Korea) does not do is breakfast. We had pre-booked a relatively expensive hotel because it was the festival & at first they claimed no ...
leaving home
Today I embarked on my crazy summer adventure which involves a week of research, a week of tourism and a week with my son Chris. My good friend Shanti insisted on driving me to Andong to catch the direct bus to the airport at Incheon which leaves ...
The Andong Mask Festival
... got to the truck though, we found out they were out of beer but were playing a song I wasn’t expecting to hear in Korea. The truck was blasting out "Centerfold," by the J. Geils Band. Eventually, the group went to get their faces painted ...
Traditional Culture in Andong
... . We then took a bus back to town and headed over to the Moonlight Bridge, which is the longest footbridge in South Korea. When we walked across the bridge, we headed to a couple movie sets where they filmed the Korean historical drama, "Taejo ...
Samchoek
... , didn't want me to be alone so I entertained three Korean men who spoke barely any English. I drank some beer with them and finally went to bed. It had been a long day. Tomorrow we move to Taebaek - the highest city in South ...
Change is good...right?
... is like southeast Asia meets nuclear bomb and we are all at a sweat festival. I'll just double up on the deodorant I suppose. I do want to hug my dad. He gives the best hugs and back scratches in the world. I feel bad because I ...
Thanksgiving......Korean style
First of all, I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! I had not intended to do anything for Thanksgiving, but the morning of Jesse suggested we invite Zack and Julia (neighbors) over for dinner. I had a box of Stovetop Stuffing, so why not? ...
There's nowt so queer as folk!
... to even more national and provincial parks. Being the mountainous country that it is, it not only holds some of Korea’s oldest treasures, but holds a riot of autumnal trees that showcases the countryside beautifully. Andong is well known for ...
VISA Stress
Yesterday I submitted all the necessary paperwork for my Chinese VISA. The travel agent assured me that their special relationship with the Chinese consulate should get me past the legal barriers as I am actually supposed to be applying for my VISA ...
Hahoe Mask Village
... a favorite local restaurant. For lunch we were treated to some of the dishes famous to this area of Korea. Among a variety of many traditional Korean dishes were a delightful chicken noodle and vegetable dish that had deliciously ...
Exploring Historic Kyeongju
After a bus tour of Pusan, the group goes to Kyeongju and checks in to the hotel. On Sunday, the group will visit Ulsan, a major industrial city, and then return to the Kyeongju hotel. Monday, July 11: After exploring historic Kyeongju for a full ...
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