Along Sections 14-15 of the Chirisan Doollae-Gil from Weonbuchun Village to Gichon Village (December 14-16, 2013)
Up and Out from Buchun-Ri I'm Staying Here Next Time Fields of Green Tea Around Hwagae-Myeon In the Hills Along the Seomjin River
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Up and Out from Buchun-Ri I'm Staying Here Next Time Fields of Green Tea Around Hwagae-Myeon In the Hills Along the Seomjin River
Scenery just doesn't get much more beautiful than the views of the Seomjin river from these hills. (Visit in Google Maps.)
This spot is famous for independence movement events that took place in 1919 against the nasty Japanese colonizers. (Visit in Google Maps.)
This is green tea country. It's also just down the road from Ssanggye Temple, where Cauvery and I spent a couple days back in 2011. (Visit in Google Maps.)
The photos don't do justice to the view. I would love to live in a place like this someday. (Visit in Google Maps.)
I had hoped to stay at the same place I slept at after finishing the Section 13 here back in November but apparently the owners shut down for the winter and went to live somewhere else. Unable to find anywhere to sleep, I hitched a ride back to Hwagae to...
While Myunghee was in the US last month, I did some organizing. This is what the place looked like when I was done.
Christmas is a national holiday in Korea and the many Korean Christians do celebrate the day. In addition, the holiday season comes to stores across the nation, just as in the West, though shopping for gifts surely does not reach the frenzied level you'll find in places like the US....
Last year, I sent my collection of Korean holiday greetings to KBC members and my wider email list and that mailing generated a higher response than anything I’d ever sent before (or since!). Now that we’re officially into the holiday season, I figure now is as good a time as...