South Korea
I lived in South Korea for 2 years teaching English. It's a country that's much more than meets the eye, and it is so much more than just Seoul. The country is geographically small with most of the population living in high rises that fill city skylines, 25 million in Seoul metro alone. The rural areas are less populated, mountainous, and filled on the weekends with people fleeing the city. It's easy to travel around in the cities and in between. If you don't speak Korean, no problem!
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The Dragon Temple: Exploring Daewonsa Temple
Daewonsa Dragon Temple is one of the most unique and aesthetically fascinating temple I’ve seen in Korea (second to Tapsa Temple). The grounds are separated into two levels, the lower hall at the…
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24 Hours in Pohang: What to See
When I told some folks I was going to Pohang on my Korean road trip, they asked me why. Why would I go to Pohang, it’s just an industrial city, nothing special about…
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Ultimate Korea Road Trip: Get Out of Seoul
I had a few days off thanks to Buddha's birthday and decided to wander outside of Seoul on an epic Korea Road Trip, making my way far south, a little east, then west,…
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Tapsa Temple and the Stone Pagodas
Tapsa Temple is nestled in the mountains surrounded by stone pagodas that were built by a Buddhist hermit over the course of 30 years. In 1885, Yi Gap Yong, a 25-year-old Buddhist hermit,…
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24 Hours in Gyeongju: A Museum Without Walls
For almost 1,000 years (57 BC to 935 AD) it was the capital of Silla, an ancient kingdom that ruled most of Korean Peninsula. During the height of the Silla kingdom, Gyeongju was…
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All The Cheese! Imsil Cheese Theme Park in Korea
On a road trip through Korea, I was driving from the Bamboo forest to Tapsa Temple, jamming to some tunes, when I saw a huge, yellow cheese-wheel shaped building in the middle of…
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Hiking (Down) Daedunsan Mountain, South Korea
Not a huge mountain compared to others in the world, but it isn’t an easy hike. Daedunsan Mountain, standing at 878 meters (2,880 feet), is known in Korea for the suspension bridge that…
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Land of Bamboo Giants: Korea’s Bamboo Forest
In the small town of Damyang, you can stroll walkways through 25 acres of bamboo skyscrapers. The Damyang Bamboo Forest is a popular tourist attraction for families and locals alike. If you go…
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Exploring the Boseong Green Tea Fields
I had heard about the Boseong Green Tea fields before I even moved to Korea. I love tea, and I was enamored by the photos I saw of the rolling green hills full…
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Driving in Korea: What You Need to Know
As a pedestrian walking around Seoul or a passenger in the back of a taxi, driving in Korea seems like a chaotic mess. Honking horns, ambiguous lane lines, intersections without any stop signs,…
