Seoraksan is my favorite national park in South Korea and the perfect day trip to this nature sanctuary definitely includes a cable car to the top of Gwongguemseong Fortress. The cable car…
In Korea May 15th is national Teacher’s Day. Typically students bring in gifts for all their teachers and write notes. We were originally supposed to have an assembly recognizing all of us…
After a wonderful morning on Namsan mountain we picked up our bikes and rode around the historic South Korean capitol, Gyeongju. I decided to follow Warren’s group rather than explore on my…
This Sunday’s episode of Game of Thrones on HBO featured this amazing quote. Although I’ve read A Song of Fire and Ice I can’t be sure if the quote is directly from…
Beef sushi tonight wasn’t quite like my first experience with “Korean Beef sushi“. Susan, Brian and I stopped in what we thought would be a small mom & pop Korean restaurant in Hyewha. Upon…
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Jirisan: the ascent – Seoul Hiking Group
Getting on a bus at 10:30pm to wake up at 3:00am for a hike might not be most people’s idea of a great weekend but with Jirisan on the mind it sounded…
Amazing view at 1915m
A few weekends ago I took my second trip with Seoul Hiking Group to Gyeongju. Our first night we stayed in a Yangdong, a lovely hanok village before moving on to the…
Inwangsan, the destination for Seoul Hiking Group’s latest night hike, boasts one of the best views in all of Seoul! From the top you can see Gyeongbukgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace and the…
“What happened to the Sewol ferry in Korea?” I’ve been asked this question by many American friends and I’m sure they’re not the only ones wondering. We’ve all seen the devastating loss of…
