Destination: Hyochang Park – a historic park with tombs (Seoul, South Korea)
Like quite a few places I’ve visited in Seoul, Hyochang Park is a great park with some dead bodies inside. The tombs inside the park hold patriots and martyrs, but no tombs need to be visited to have a good time. The park as a whole is worth an afternoon, and...
Destination: Seonjeongneung (a Joseon Dynasty royal tomb and park) (Seoul, South Korea)
Amidst the urban jungle of Gangnam-gu is a park posing as the Seonjeongneung Royal Tomb. Called Samneung Park (삼능공원) by some, Seonjeongneung is less majestic a setting than a shrine like Jongmyo – but the park area more than makes up for it. With two royal tombs...
Destination: Haeundae Sand Festival (Busan, South Korea)
As you might expect, a sand festival has a lot to see. Why a sand festival? Why not? It’s about that time of year where the weather gets warm, the beaches get nicer, and the swimsuits / suntan lotion get pulled out of the closet for their first use of the year....
