Cheongtaesan, Hoengseong October 24, 2020
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by mhwilliams17
3y ago
Hoengseong is a small town in Gangwon Province. It is famous for Hanwoo Beef. However it isn’t really known for many other places which is unfortunate. Hoengseong should be on every nature lovers tourist map. This was our second time to Hoengseong this year. The second time was to visit Cheongtaesan Natural Recreation Forest. Baengunsan in Wonju, was good but wasn’t amazing, so Cheongtaesan didn’t have high expectations. However that soon changed. I attempted to make a better travel VLOG. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yboeeg-jqEE If you are able to please watch it and comment on it. Cheongt ..read more
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Baekunsan Recreational Forest, Wonju October 2, 2020
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by mhwilliams17
3y ago
1080p I’ve lived in Wonju for about 11 years and I haven’t really explored the Baekunsan area, and I wish I did earlier. Wonju is probably most famous for Chiak Mountain National Park (Chiaksan), but Baekunsan is also a National Recreational area which I can highly recommend after my visit, especially if you like hiking. It is definitely easiest to reach here by car, as I didn’t see any buses or taxis going here. Wonju residents can enter free, and other people have to pay 1,000 won, which is reasonable. We parked at the bottom of the mountain and opted to walk up the road to the entrance of ..read more
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Jirisan, Nogodan Section October 9, 2019
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by mhwilliams17
3y ago
After Suncheon I went to Jirisan the final national park on my list of national parks to visit in Korea. The talNlest peak is located in Jirisan, but I was unable to visit because I didn’t have enough time. First I went to Suncheon bus terminal to go to Gurye bus terminal. At the bus terminal I would have to take another bus to Nogodan. The bus ticket is more expensive than a regular city bus, but the ticket price to the Jirisan is included in the price. Gurye bus terminal. The hike from Nogodan is pretty easy and if you are fit, it’ll take about 1 hour to the top. More than halfway there ..read more
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Jebudo June 24-25, 2019
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by mhwilliams17
3y ago
Korea has some islands where it is possible to walk to or even drive without a bridge or tunnel. It depends on the tides. Probably the most famous is Jindo which is in the south and difficult to reach. A closer but smaller island is called Jebudo. Jebudo made the top 100 places of Korea in 2019-2020. I definitely agree it has a spot as long as it doesn’t become to touristy. There is a paved road that goes from mainland Korea to Jebu island. Jebudo is located in the West Sea off of Gyeonggi province. It is possible to take public transportation, but if you have your own transportation, I would ..read more
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Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park
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by mhwilliams17
3y ago
Mungyeong is located in Gyeongseongbuk Province. It is convenient to get there because there are many highways that pass through Mungyeong. I have been there twice. Once in March 2019 and the second time July 2020. Both times were incredible, but I would like to go again. Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park was in the top 100 places in 2015. It is not in the top 100, but I think it should be. It is easy to access, it is a great place for solo travel as well as group travel, and it is free to enter. There is a type of road train which I would recommend to travel through the park. It cost 1,000won ..read more
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Suncheon Bay and National Garden October 9, 2019
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by mhwilliams17
4y ago
October 9 in Korea is a holiday. The holiday is Hangul Day which is the Korean writing alphabet. That year October 9 was a Wednesday, so I made the choice to go to Suncheon by train after my classes finished on October 8. I first went from to Nonsan by bus. Then I walked to the train station and boarded a train to Suncheon. The train was delayed because of strikes that were happening throughout the week. While on the train, I booked a room in a hostel called Suncheon Station Hostel. I did not take any photos, but the interior was new and clean. There is breakfast that you can prepare for yours ..read more
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Ulleungdo Island August 12-13, 2019
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by mhwilliams17
4y ago
Ulleungdo besides Dokdo is the most eastern island of Korea. It is bigger and is inhabited than Dokdo. Dokdo on the other hand only has a military police presence. Ulleungdo was on my Korea Bucket List for years and this was the first island that I visited in Korea and even by ferry! I could have drove to the port, but since I was travelling by myself I opted for public transportation, which meant by train. The only way to get to Ulleungdo is by ferry. Gangneung has a port, Pohang has a port, and Donghae has a port which is called Mukho. There is one more port, but I forgot what it is. I went ..read more
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Danyang, Guinsa, and Cafe Sann 2018, 2019, 2020
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by mhwilliams17
4y ago
This series will be a trilogy rolled into one. Danyang is part of Chungcheong North Province. Chungju, Jecheon, and Danyang are the northern parts of this lovely province. All three of these cities are near Wonju. Chungju and Jecheon border Wonju. In Korea each town and city tries to designate the top 8 must visit places to visit for tourists. Danyang is no different. I recommended one of my close Canadian friends who was visiting that we visit Danyang on a day trip. We would visit most of the sites, but not all. The top eight places in Danyang are most natural instead of man-made. The first t ..read more
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Hongdo/Mokpo August 28-29, 2019
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by mhwilliams17
4y ago
Earlier this year of 2020 I visited the most western island in Korea. Last year I visited one of the western most islands in the southern part of South Korea. The island name is Hongdo. Hongdo is in Dadohaehaesang National Park. This is one of the marine national parks. Hongdo is about 2 1/2 hours to 3 hours away from Mokpo. It is about 80,000 won round trip to go to Hongdo, but with the 바다로티켓 it is much cheaper. Instead of spending 80,000 won, I spent 40,000won. Hongdo was in the top 100 places in Korea from 2017-2018, but it is not included in the list which is a shame. I could easily put it ..read more
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Seonyudo July 26, 2018
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by mhwilliams17
4y ago
Seonyudo is an island located off of Gunsan in Jeolla Northern Province of Korea. For this trip, I took public transportation which was a combination of bus and train. I enjoy traveling by trains, because I am able to stand up and stretch my legs and walk around. Also trains go through scenic ways. There is a train station in Gongju, but it isn’t near the city center and it is only for KTX, so actually the easiest train station to go to is in Nonsan. Nonsan has all trains and I prefer the slow trains so I an enjoy the views. Jeollabukdo and Jeollanamdo both have some of the most beautiful plac ..read more
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