Templestay at Ssanggyesa (4 of 7) – Rocks Along the Stream by the Temple
Ssanggye Temple is named for two streams that flow by on either side of the temple. This is one of them.
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Templestay at Ssanggyesa (3 of 7) – Learning about the Four Bowls Method of Eating
We happened to show up at Ssangye Temple on an evening that a group of 25 Americans were passing through for the night. They weren't really there for the temple; their tour had them visiting the sites where various Korean dramas were filmed, but I guess the organizers thought 15...
Weekend Trip to Gangweon Province (4 of 6) – Korea DMZ Peace-Life Valley
One of the nice things about driving around the Korean countryside at random without a fixed itinerary is unexpectedly coming across gems along the way. The Korea DMZ Peace-Life Valley [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://dmzecopeace.com/eng/] right up near the DMZ focuses on educating visitors about the unspoilt nature within the DMZ,...
Weekend Trip to Gangweon Province (3 of 6) – Where We Stayed
A highlight of each trip out of town is picking our place to stay for the night. There are many private inns (called "pensions" or "minbaks") in the best locations and we did already on our trip to Gangweon Province last week. (Click here to visit in Google Maps.)
Templestay at Ssanggyesa (1 of 7) – Spots Around the Temple
We travelled down to the foothills around Chiri mountain on Saturday for a two-night templestay at Ssanggyesa Temple [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://www.ssanggyesa.net/]. (Click here to visit in Google Maps.)
Weekend Trip to Gangweon Province (2 of 6) – Serendipitous Radishes
Driving through the Gangweon countryside last weekend, we came across a field that had been freshly harvested of radishes. Those that weren't marketable got left, and some of them ended up in the trunk of our car and turned into 깍두기 when we got home!
Weekend Trip to Geoje Island (14 of 14) – Birthplace and Place of Death of Former Korean President Rho Moo-Hyeon
Last stop on our trip down to Geoje Island last month was the birthplace of former Korean President Roh Moo-Hyeon. After his retirement from the presidency, he returned to this place to live. But in June 2009, he killed himself by leaping from a hill behind his house (the one...
Weekend Trip to Geoje Island (12 of 14) – Birthplace of Kim Yeong-Sam
This is where long-time political opposition figure and former Korean President Kim Young-Sam was born. They've since built a museum next to his childhood home. One of the highlights of his career was when he was kicked out of the National Assembly in 1979 by the Park Chung-Hee regime; I just...
