Destination: Danyang – a step back to nature and tradition (Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea)
The first thing to know about Danyang is that it thrives on the river. At almost time of the day people are fishing in it, crossing it, or running their businesses that exist on the road that parallels it. The second thing to know about Danyang is to not confuse it...
Five hours on a Mugunghwa – and four dirty secrets to train traveling in South Korea
This is what I get for not planning ahead. Buddha’s Birthday is one of the few three-day weekends Korea gets to celebrate, and it seems everyone wants to celebrate it by traveling out of town. I can’t blame them – certainly I wasn’t the first...
Destination: Seooreung – a Joseon Dynasty grave of royalty (Goyang, South Korea))
Just across the Seoul border rest some once-royal dead people. UNESCO certified as being significant to world culture, these western (서, or seo) five (오, or o) tombs (릉, reung or neung) are the original remains of Joseon-dynasty royalty. At over 1,600,000 square...
