Category: Seongpo-Dong

I woke up too late to catch the morning bus into town but the one-hour walk to the bus stop in Hwagae was worth the effort. I'd have gladly walked further, especially with the Seomjin River at my side. (Visit in Google Maps.)

I loved this place. The hwangtobang (yellow earth room) was cozy and fire-heated; the owners friendly. And I was exhausted and got a fantastic sleep at night after dinner and a bottle of makgeolli. The website in the business card below is a bit hard to read. It's www.oldzip.com. (Visit...

This section was just exhausting, perhaps because, earlier in the day, I'd already crossed the ridge of hills in the background of the first photo below, but also because I didn't carry enough water. I was glad to get through. (Visit in Google Maps.)

This valley of Agyang-Myeon is a major setting of Toji, an epic series of 24 historical fiction novels about Korean modern history. Specifically, it's the location of Choichampandaek (최참판댁) which features in the story. I made it through about 50 pages of the first book in the series but, to...

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I'd already walked some of this back in June when I visited the Hadong Center to get my booklet stamped. This time I headed out the other direction from the Hadong bus station and covered the full trail back to Seodang Village and Section 12. (Visit in Google Maps.)

As seen in the Graduate School/Civil Engineering Building on the Seoul campus. Funny, I would have expected to find this one in the Theology Building, next to the Astrology and Wizardry departments.