Destination: Gwangyang Ornamental Knife Museum (Gwangyang, Jeollanam-do, South Korea)
It’s happened to every traveler — a place starts off sounding intriguing, but upon arriving seems more ‘meh’ then ‘hey, cool!’. The Gwangyang Ornamental Knife Museum (광양장도박물관) was one of those places for me — an interesting facet of Korean history, dulled...
Destination: Wonjong Jangneung – a less-traveled Joseon Dynasty tomb (Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do)
LIKE the other Joseon Dynasty tombs in and around Seoul, Wonjong Jangneung (김포 장릉) honors the royalty in a way that UNESCO considers a World Heritage Site. As usual, there’s more court intrigue and drama than the signs on site indicate — the man who we call King...
Destination: Yecheon Space Center — bounce on the moon and try the gyroscopic device (Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea)
In many ways, the Yecheon Space Center (예천천문우주과학공원) is a microcosm of many other Korean tourist destinations. They sound fancy, and it’s clear there was plenty of money available to make the thing come into existence. Arriving, however, becomes more than half of the...
Destination: Songgwangsa (Suncheon, Jeollanam-do, South Korea)
The monks were everywhere. One was beating his wooden moktok, another was laboriously carrying a load of plants, and a third was walking through the courtyard. A number were meditating behind one of the hall’s closed doors, while even more were seen walking in a...
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