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Sokcho et Seoraksan National Park
... paysage du haut de cette montagne est vraiment à couper le souffle! Ou bien c'est peut-être les rafales de vent qui font peur à Gab qui lui coupe le souffle!
Après être descendus, nous sommes allés prendre l'autobus, où nous avons rencontré deux filles de notre auberge jeunesse. Après avoir été écrasés dans l'autobus de retour débordant de randonneurs puants, nous avons passé la soirée avec ces deux filles.
À suivre!
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What to do in Sokcho During a Typhoon (Korea)
... few dollars extra we ended up with a bus that had business class style seats, foot rests and little tables. Great mistake! We also appreciated the random act of kindness from the man who went out of his way to help us.
Sokcho is situated on the seaside and isn't far from the North Korean border and is a lovely little place. I really enjoyed our stay here. There is a lot of seafood on hand and I think there is a little market on the seaside that the ...
Peacefulness in the mountians
... travel day. Sokcho is a 'small' fishing town on the far northern east coast, it still is large enought to have a city centre, bus system and plenty of taxis, it is used mostly as a mountain/sea getaway for couples from Seoul and hikers heading to the UNESCO world heritage listed 'biosphere' that is seoraksan national park. Touted as the prettiest park in Korea tourists both domestic and international flock here, luckily I was able to avoid the weekend rush. When ...
Sokcho Sojourn
... trail to the Ulsanbawi peak which is only 3.8 kms one way and makes a good half day hike.
The initial section of the trail is relatively flat and easy, mostly wooded and passes alongside a rushing stream. The trail then turns into long series of steps, some natural and other man-made wooden sections that are very well maintained and lined with non-slip material making it safe even when wet.
Around the half-way point you ...
Rockin' Seoraksan!
... was just another rice paddy in someone's front yard.
Finally, as thoughts started to turn to catching a cab to go back to the hostel (and wondering if we could find a cab that would come out this far), we found the outdoor hot spring. For real this time! No rice paddies. No bullfrogs. No flutes. No nudity. A genuine hot spring to soak your feet! As luck would have it, one of the three Korean men who were there happened to be from Dongtan and was overjoyed to ...