Jeonju is becoming a rather popular place to visit in Korea for the hanok village. Thankfully there’s a special shuttle bus every Friday, Saturday and Sunday for foreigners to Jeonju. In autumn, they have a special program that takes you to Naejangsan, the number one place in Korea to see the foliage and this was… Read More Day Trips from Seoul: Jeonju (& Naejangsan)
Over my birthday weekend, I had a chance to visit Pocheon with my WOW Korea Supporter buddies. Pocheon is a small town 2-3 hours north of Seoul, near the demilitarized borders between South and North Korea. How to get to Pocheon From Dong Seoul Bus Terminal (Near to Gangbyeon Station in Seoul, not the one… Read More Going to Pocheon in Gyeonggi-do
Over the weekend, I went with the Explore Rural Korea Shuttle Bus on 3 different day trips from Seoul. I’ll be sharing how you can use the shuttle bus to the various places and will be reviewing the first destination in this post.
I had a chance to act like a Korean princess, wearing a hanbok, in Gyeongbok Palace recently. This was something I was dreaming to do and I finally did it~ Where to Rent a Hanbok There are many Hanbok rental stores near Gyeongbokgung with similar pricings. The hanbok I wore was from Hanbokplus (한복더하기). To get… Read More Wearing a Hanbok in Gyeongbokgung
Petite France & the Garden of Morning Calm are both located in the Gapyeong area and can be visited on the same day as Nami Island. The easiest way to get to both places is to take the Gapyeong Shuttle Bus. It costs 5000 KRW for the whole day so it’s quite worth it. Read… Read More Day Trips from Seoul: Petite France & Garden of Morning Calm
Nami Island (남이섬) is definitely one of the most common day trips to make when you are in Seoul. The island got popular because of Winter Sonata, a Korean drama, that used the island as the drama set. Nami island is actually a separate republic from South Korea. They declared their independence in 2006 but don’t… Read More Day Trips from Seoul: Nami Island
After going to Gwangju and Boseong, on the last day of our trip, we explored Yeosu and Suncheon at the very Southern part of Korea. We woke up to a beautiful bright weather in Yeosu and headed out at 9AM. Here’s where we what we did that day.
After going around Gwangju on our first day, our group was sent to take the Boseong City Tour bus from Gwangju U-Square Bus Terminal. I think it’s really cool that there are such services taking visitors around other nearby smaller cities from a major city like Gwangju in a convenient and easy way. Boseong isn’t the… Read More Visiting Jeolla Province: Boseong
Our third WOW Korea trip this time was to Jeolla Province on the South-West region of South Korea. Our first destination was Gwangju City, around 3-4 hours away by bus from Seoul. Here’s the list of places that we went to in our day there:
This is the third and last hostel review I will be writing for my last trip to Japan. My other two reviews were for Tokyo and Osaka hostels, feel free to read them if you are planning to go there. I spent 4 nights in Kyoto after my 2 nights in Osaka and I stayed… Read More Hostels in Japan: Kaede Guesthouse Review
