National Parks – Deogyusan and Jirisan – ponds and peaks

Contrast. That is the theme of today’s hiking blog (don’t worry, after today we take a break from walking for a little bit), and features probably one of the easiest and one of the hardest hikes of my trip. Our first journey takes us to Deogyusan National Park, located in the centre of the southern …

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A tale of two hikes – Taebaksan and Juwangsan

This is the story of two very different hikes. They take place just one day apart and in two separate national parks. However, like a broken record I will repeat myself once again, they were both 100% worth the time, effort and energy to hike and each brought to me unique experiences and feelings that …

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