Monthly Archive: July 2013

Trip to Chollipo, Etc. (6 of 8) – Taean White Lilly Festival

They said that the cool spring delayed the blooming of many flowers, so we were a bit early for the best views at the Taean White Lilly Festival [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://www.ffestival.co.kr/web/index.php?r=home&c=info/summer], but it was pretty nice nevertheless. And visiting on a Monday kept the crowds away. (Visit in Google...

Trip to Chollipo, Etc. (2 of 8) – Osan Five-Day Market

Myunghee was sure she'd heard of an international market in Osan where we could enjoy a unique shopping and eating experience in Korea. However, all we could find was the Osan Five-Day Market, which meets on dates ending in 3 and 8. Fortunately, we showed up on the 23rd. It...

Walking the Chirisan Doollae-Gil – General Information

When to Go Spring and fall are the best times to walk the trail, but everything’s open in the summer, too. Going in the winter is problemmatic because the trail is officially “closed” from late November until early February. This doesn’t mean you can’t walk it during the winter; it’s...

Trip to Chollipo, Etc. (1 of 8) – Korean War Memorial to the Battle of Osan

I visited this place back in 2010 by myself; this time I brought the family. (Visit in Google Maps.) The banner below by the Korean Agent Organge Veteran’s Association [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED:  https://www.kaova.or.kr/] has quite a provocative message in today’s political climate: “The North Korea-loving lefties must be eradicated before...