Mokpo, Korea Rep. Travel Blogs

Sitting on a Red Rock
Sep 29, 2004 (7 photos)

It's off-season on Hongdo, the Western-most populated island in South Korea. Some 1100 kilometres beyond the Yellow Sea lies mainland China, but here one might as well be on the far side of the moon, if it weren't for tourists strolling the beach while ...

Still Climbing Toward?
Oct 3, 2005 (20 photos)

 

Haenam
Oct 19, 2007

Haenam

Teaching Children English
Jun 18, 2009

    Today we spent the day teaching Middle School kids about how life is like in America and how to enunciate English words correctly even thought it doesn't look the way it sounds which made us realize English is really messed up.

Excursion in between camps
Oct 4, 2008 (39 photos)

excursion in between

Mokpo
Jul 15, 2008 (1 photos)

... tomorrow. I also gave me a chance to write this diary, talk to my girlfriend en do some other necessities.   South Korea has been a great country so far, with its own peculiarities. A strange phenomenon here in South Korea is that there are almost ...

Tree Planting, Traditional Dinners, Discos N BLAR!
Mar 22, 2000

... As the afternoon was soon snookered and potted, we shook hands and said a happy good bye and I began my night's adventure in Mokpo city.    I do believe I had been walking for no more than then minutes when a guy in a sea-man's uniform stopped ...

Kimchee N Rice Wine Will Eat You From The Inside
Mar 21, 2000

... beautiful port city of Mokpo.  While nearing the end of my journey a Korean business man (it seems all men in South Korea will introduce themselves as business men) came to sit with me and we chatted about all things 'life in general'.    ...

Day 4- Visiting My Mother's Hometown
Aug 27, 2009 (5 photos)

... was. I was proud to be the son of Gok-Coon. Soon after we arrived we went and visited my grandfathers’ grave. In Korea there are typical graves with a head stone but you will also come across a lot of small mounds that are covered with grass. These ...

Happy Birthday Buddha!
May 24, 2007 (43 photos)

... first stop on time. We visited the Suncheon Folk Village of Naganeupseong. I believe it's the oldest standing walled village in Korea. Or something along those lines. We walked around, had lunch, and saw part of a big, multiple-party traditional wedding. ...

Aug 24, 2003
Aug 24, 2003 (4 photos)

A different kind of touring
Jul 9, 2009 (4 photos)

As I was trudging along sleepily, I realized how Korean tours are different. Even the first day, we were constantly walking up and down mountains. First we went to Mt. Fortress Wall (Bu Soo Sansung), then Seo Heae Bridge, then Mt. Yu-Dal. Even the elderly ...

honeymoon island!
Oct 6, 2005 (14 photos)

Trip to the honeymoon island!!

Bukmireugammaaeyeoraejwasang
Nov 14, 2009 (21 photos)

Although winter had hit Korea with temperatures of around 0 degrees, my first full pay check coupled with Ania's and my desire to get out of the city meant it was time for our first weekend trip.  Earlier in the week I read an article in Korea's ...

Aug 13, 2004
Aug 13, 2004 (5 photos)

Day 3- Traveling to My Mom's Hometown
Aug 26, 2009 (3 photos)

... I was extremely tired from the jet lag and traveling so much. My mom’s cousins are sea salt farmers that lived outside of Mokpo. When I arrived I wanted to take a shower before I went to bed and what an experience that was. Once again it was just a ...

Day tour around Honeymoon island
Oct 6, 2005 (48 photos)

Dad woke me early for a "refreshing" morning walk. However, I had slept with my head wet and I awoke with this thumping headache:P

Aug 24, 2003
Aug 24, 2003 (9 photos)

Aug 26, 2003
Aug 26, 2003 (1 photos)

Daejon industrial trip sponsored by KOSEF
Oct 27, 2004 (3 photos)

I joined the industrial trip from 27-29 October 2004. We had the great opportunity to visit the leading companies here in Seoul including LG, Samsung and POSCO all located in southern part of seoul in Daejon (the science city). Aside from that we visited ...

Yongpyeong ski resort
Dec 20, 2004 (1 photos)

... . It was fun as well because I enjoyed sliding on the ice. Yongpyeong is one among the best ski resort here in South Korea. Thank God that in all of my trips, always it is sponsored. Once again the research center shouldered all our expenses. Blessings!