Welcome to winter! Last week saw the first snowfall here in Korea for this season *cue EXO*, and it was apparently the heaviest snowfall for this time in 117 years. Well, I just made it through the hottest summer ever, so roll on the coldest winter, I guess! Wow. December. 292 days here in Korea …
Tag: autumn
I can die happy now.
Hey, look at that. I’m basically right on time for another monthly update! Not that that’s how I’ve planned things, it just seems to be turning out that way, but hey, it works. First and foremost, I have to tell you all this…. Autumn has officially arrived!!!! And in true Korean weather style, as I …
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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