Tagged: Around Korea

With all the abandoned schools in the Korean countryside, it’s about time they starting doing more with the buildings. Photos #3 below shows a good effort with the Dhamul Lifestime Training Institute [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://www.dhamul.co.kr/educ/] on the site of what used to be a local school in Woonri. (Visit...

This was the site of an important temple during the Shilla era, around 1,500 years ago. Today, just a few stone ruins remain. (Visit in Google Maps.)

Nothing special… But for W20,000, it's was good value or money, especially since all I wanted to do when I arrived was clean up, drink a couple bottles of soju with dinner and then go to sleep… Here's the phone number, in case you want to check for a room:...

(Visit in Google Maps.)

I was not expecting to see snow (or a herd of goats, for that matter) when I headed out to Chirisan on Saturday… Not much of a view from the top of Woongseok Peak either… But it didn't matter. I'll get better scenery another day; the fog was its own...

In case you need directions or a phone number… (Visit in Google Maps.)

I think I’ve found my heaven on earth… It’s along the Chirisan Doollae-Gil, which runs over 24 sections and some 200km through the foothills surrounding Chiri Mountain. The only effect the cold and rain had on the walk yesterday was to make the views more beautiful… Section 6 ends at...

Sancheong is quite a picturesque place; much better than Hamyang just down the road! (Visit in Google Maps.)