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Trip to Chollipo, Etc. (4 of 8) – Chollipo Botanical Gardens

Seongpo-Dong
July 5, 2013

This was our second visit to the Chollipo Botanical Gardens [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://www.chollipo.org/gnu/chollipo]. We visited in 2010 (Photo sets A and B), too. (Visit in Google Maps.)

Trip to Chollipo, Etc. (3 of 8) – At Mallipo Beach

Seongpo-Dong
July 4, 2013

I’ve been here before in 2010, 2011 and 2012, but it’s a nice spot to visit again, and we we’re now semi-regulars at the Pinocchio B&B[EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://www.pinocchiopension.com/].

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

Seongpo-Dong
July 3, 2013

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

Seongpo-Dong
July 2, 2013

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

Seongpo-Dong
July 2, 2013

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...

Along Sections 9-12 and More of the Chirisan Doollae-Gil from Deoksan to Hadong (June 15-17, 2013)

Seongpo-Dong
July 1, 2013

Section 9 – Heading Out from Deoksan Section 9 – Up and Over Jungtae Pass Section 9 – The Bamboo Forest Section 9 – To Euitae Village Section 10 – Jeongdoli Minbak Section 10 – Up and Over Jinae Pass Section 10 – Rent an Earthmover Section 10 – Up...

Along Section 12 of the Chirisan Doollae-Gil and Toward the Hadong Information Center (13 of 13) – Up and Over Beodi Pass Toward Hadong

Seongpo-Dong
June 30, 2013

The head office for the Chirisan Doollae-Gil is the Hadong Center in Hadong. It's also the only place to go to get stamps in the notebook for places I passed before but didn't get stamped. So, about 1/4 of the way through Section 12, I took a left turn for...

Along Section 11 of the Chirisan Doollae-Gil (12 of 13) – Up and Over Jonti Pass to Samhwashil Village

Seongpo-Dong
June 29, 2013

(Visit in Google Maps.) The scanned business card at the bottom is for a place to stay at Samhwashil Village. It was given to me by the proprietor of the Changdoli Minbak where I stayed the night before. He said this is the only place to stay at Samhwashil Village...