Sokcho, Korea Rep. Travel Blogs

Sokcho, August 19-22, 2006
Aug 19, 2006 (5 photos)

We were off to the coast of South Korea to explore the area of Sokco, in the middle of the tail end of a tropical storm, of course! We saw some great views, danceing, food, explored the DMZ on our own, and took a cable car up Mt. Seorak.

Seorak-san National Park & Waterpia
Aug 31, 2009 (5 photos)

... didn't have too much trouble. The first day we drove about 3 hours east (and a little bit north) to the coastal city of Sokcho.  (Korea is so small, you can drive from one coast to the other in less than 3 hours.)  Near Sokcho is Seorak-san, a ...

Seoraksan National Park
Jun 9, 2006 (12 photos)

... several days roaming around Seoraksan National Park enjoying the mountains, rivers, waterfalls and temples. There is a saying in South Korea that the length of the skirt and the economy are inextricably linked: when the economy is soaring the skirts in ...

Relaxing at the coast...
Jun 28, 2009 (8 photos)

... the children to start revising, I was eager to book a couple of days holiday to create a long weekend. I wanted to go to Sokcho as Julianna had always raved about it, and I decided to invite Lee, despite only knowing her a matter of weeks. Thankfully she ...

Korea-Russia ferry
Mar 3, 2006 (5 photos)

... , 2 Russians and an Aussie on the back seat - oh and the 5 goldfish which were lovingly transported in a plastic bag from Korea" So a 30 hour transit of 2 buses and an overnight ferry later it's "Velcum too Rassiah" ...to be continued in next entry ...

Korean Weekend Trips
Oct 29, 2007 (4 photos)

... , I decided that was no fun and went on another vacation. This time to the east coast of Korea, a fun little town called Sokcho.  I went with my girlfriend Helen, who at the time was my Korean tutor (she is no longer, for various ...

Spectacular Autumn colours...
Oct 19, 2009 (34 photos)

... to beans on toast, i.e. a complete understatement! This last point was proved beyond doubt when I took the 30 minute bus from Sokcho to the National Park entrance - it was akin to seeing Oasis at Knebworth! I couldn't blame the people though, as I caught ...

National Park
Nov 23, 2008

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Seoraksan with my parents
Jun 8, 2008 (34 photos)

... a rescue HELICOPTER, not Harry Potter, in the sky that we knew what the man was trying to tell us.  I feel permanently confused in Korea... I have been in a constant state of "what in the heck is going on?" for 9 months.  I am sure this will not ...

Knickers for sale
Dec 14, 2007

Caught the bus from Seoul to Sokcho, a nice little town near the Seoraksan National Park. Found a cheap room next to the bus station with 2 Korean adult channels on the tv and a vending machine in the corner of the room that sold beer and used ladies ...

Week 6 blog entry, sight-seeing, 3 nights
Nov 15, 2007 (14 photos)

... , max). The setting is great though, I`ve gotta admit. So, after one-and-a-half days it was time to move on, north to Sokcho and Seorak-san. Again travelling by bus, it was raining hard all day and after our evening walk we were quite soaked. We had two ...

04 - Seoraksan National Park
Dec 24, 2007 (18 photos)

We headed for Sokcho on the north-east coast (next to the East Sea, a.k.a. Sea of Japan) for some exploring and planned to slowly meander down the coast towards Busan (to deliver a friend's gifts to family). The bus ride was pleasant and I was surprised at ...

Happy Pepero Day!
Nov 11, 2009 (1 photos)

... who dreamed this one up since it doesn't seem like much of a celebration - but there you have it... the basic guide to dates of love in Korea. (actually there's a lot more special days for couples, but these seem to be some of the most widely celebrated)

Last spot seen in South Korea is...
Jun 6, 2008

Just putting this on the map so no one thought I tried to make my way through North Korea....

Cultural quirks and Mary's mishaps (part 1 of - )
Aug 27, 2009

... the rest of the massage very enjoyable. I walked out of there with greasy bangs (despite the headband I think all 75 face products ended up in my hair), but feeling like a new person. Come to Korea and I'll take you to get a "face massage" for yourself.

Trip to the East Cost
Sep 23, 2006

... guys, niels german, and sandrine&marie, french) we decided to go hiking in Mont Seoraksan on the East cost of Korea. We first took a bus to Sokcho, checked in a korean room (no bed, only thin matelasses on the ground) and had a walk along the beach. Then ...

tin tin and the pain of seoraksan
Jun 11, 2008 (5 photos)

i climbed a mountain.  a proper mountain with "mount" in it's name.  Mount Seorak to be precise or Seoraksan in korean.  it was a bitch, lemme tell you.  it was high, steep, and treacherous.  ok, maybe not the latter, but freakin' ...

Flurry of starting a new life
Aug 26, 2009

... liking Mary thing." I hope.) I teach at Yangyang girls' High School (about a 30 minute bus commute from my apartment in Sokcho) and my first two days of teaching were pretty simple.  The girls were just so excited to meet someone new and different ...

Sokcho, South Korea
Nov 15, 2007 (11 photos)

... kaks laguunia niinkun paikalliset asian esittaa. Ne on kaupungin molemmissa paissa. Eilen suunnattiin rannalle kylmasta saasta huolimatta, Sokcho-beach oli hieno ja on varmaan aika taynna kesalla. Syotiin meian aamupala siella vahan alle tunnin kavelyn ...

Chuseok at Seorak-san
Sep 13, 2008 (79 photos)

... rose into the sky illuminating the mountains and casting a gorgeous light over everything. That night we decided to go into Sokcho for some sashimi. We wandered along the harbour looking at all the sashimi restaurants. Sashimi (raw fish) is expensive ...

The Seoroksan NP
Oct 2, 2007 (5 photos)

Hiking Seoraksan
Sep 18, 2009

Beauty! Will add more later.

The infamous "half-day"
Oct 1, 2009

On Monday, all the students at my school had a half day because of a big standardized test they have to take. Surprisingly, all the teachers got to have a half day as well! I was stoked! Going home at noon! Then I found out that at noon all the teachers ...

A fishing town
Oct 19, 2007 (15 photos)

中文測試

The bus admirer part 2
Sep 18, 2009

After a few days' break from my bus boyfriend, this morning, halfway through my commute, who should I see but, MINION, this time without the crutch but still lurching like he needed one. ( I don't know if he has some kind of advanced arthritis - he's only ...

Umm... thanks?
Sep 30, 2009

... big American T-Rex stomping around this place of petite Asians. "Your face - white" Again, this is a really good thing in Korea. All girls are consistantly trying to make their faces whiter, even using some kinds of "bleaching" face creams and face wash ( ...

Castles, Cliffs and Dakgalbi
Apr 5, 2006 (6 photos)

... like an innocent bystander. You can only imagine how hard it is for me to not do the talking! A lesson in self control. Sokcho is a lovely town spread out around a lake (which means you always have to walk the long way around) and is surrounded by ...

seorak mountain
Feb 18, 2007 (9 photos)

the most beautiful mountain in south korea

For my mom . . .the photo tour of the apartment
Sep 16, 2009 (7 photos)

My mom's been asking me for pictures of my apartment since I got here! Here at long last is the tour of my place.

Seoraksan
Aug 4, 2008 (15 photos)

The Busan crew rented a couple of cars and made our way to a beach near Sokcho to camp, hike, swim, and party the long weekend away.  It was apparently the busiest weekend of the year there, but in town we didn't feel like there was a lot to ...