How To Get Out And Explore Rural Korea

For the majority of people visiting or traveling through South Korea, Seoul (or maybe Busan) is the extent of their experience. These ultra-modern cities offer a great deal to a person wanting to experience today’s Korea, but offers very little if you are wanting to experience something more authentic. Don’t get me wrong, Seoul and Busan are fantastic cities. They provide endless entertainment and a wide variety of cultural elements all rolled into one. Cultures cross pollinate and blend in major cities and this happens in Korea in a really interesting way. For this reason we recommend exiting these major cities

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Roadtrippin’ South Korea

Yesterday we started the new year at school. We had a long and much appreciated winter break, but now it is back to business. We’ve been doing our best to keep up with posting about our long vacation in Thailand and Cambodia, but since then we have taken another trip, this time around Korea.

Seoul Weekend Getaways

Last year while living in Seoul, we were constantly searching for things to do just to get out of town. Seoul has a lot to offer, but it is still good to leave the big city every once in a while and explore the rest of the country. Though we are no longer living in Seoul, we thought we’d share some ideas for weekend getaways for people feeling the need to escape the city.

Weekly Photo Challenge – Treasure

This week’s photo challenge by the Daily Post is “Treasure.” We were excited for this challenge as it is a chance to show off some of Korea’s own treasures. Korea has over 300 National Treasures and UNESCO has also designated many of Korea’s Treasures as World Heritage Sites. We have had the opportunity to visit a few of them and can see why they are so special.

2013: A Wonderful Year in Review!

As we say farewell to another year, it seems an opportune time to reflect upon 2013 and share some of our most memorable stories and pictures. This year has been a terrific adventure that has set high expectations for the year to come.

Let’s go to… Andong – part 1!

As I am sure you all have noticed, we have been featuring the wonderful town of Andong on the blog recently. We have already shared some of our pictures and stories with you, however we also put together some video so you, too, can feel like you boarded that 7:20 a.m. express bus with us into this quaint and beautiful village.

Andong Weekend Trip {Day 2}

After a great experience staying at a traditional homestay, our hostess called a taxi for us and we said our goodbyes. The countryside was heavily laden with fog, so our ride to the Hahoe Village was quite dramatic. With limited visibility, the mystique of what was beyond our range of perception created a real anticipation for what was to come.

Traditional Homestay

Last weekend we went to Andong (which you may have already known from our previous post about it here). Andong is well known for it’s culture and tradition. It is widely regarded to be the most “Korean” place in Korea. Since we were staying overnight, we decided, what better way to truly experience such a historic place, than to do a traditional homestay!

Andong Weekend Trip {Day 1}

These past few months have been really busy for us at our jobs. I wish we had more time to make posts and I am sorry that we haven’t been writing as much as usual. We have been working a lot and we finally decided to take a weekend trip out of the vast city of Seoul and head towards the Korean countryside for some much needed R&R.