Destination: Gyeongbokgung (palace)
Note: This blog post has more pictures than the normal ‘Destination’ posts. I took almost 300 pictures at this one site alone, and cut quite a few good ones to keep this post to a manageable length. Fair warning to those on a dial-up or slow broadband...
8 things you need to know about South Korea
If you’re coming to Korea as a tourist, you’ll be able to use a lot of what you’ve read from the blog, and will definitely be relevant in your journey. I don’t usually write from the tourist perspective since I live here, but a future Seoul...
Destination: Paldal-mun / Hwaseong Fortress – an easy-to-reach UNESCO World Heritage (Suwon, South Korea)
I owe thanks to my friend Meghan for inviting me to Suwon! About an hour south of Seoul, Suwon is the eighth-largest city in South Korea with over a million people living in the city. Suwon was named by King Taejong in 1413, although the area has had several older...
