Today is the day. It is the day for trees, plants, and nature. It is the day for sand and sea. It is the day I can finally say that I have set foot in, walked, and hiked in all of the 22 national parks of Korea. Today, my hiking passport challenge is complete. I …
Continue reading Tree of Love, Chollipo Arboretum, and my last stamp – Taeanhaean National Park
This weekend marks the last of my mountain hiking in Korea. I have to admit, this fact didn’t really impress itself upon me while I was doing the actual hiking and climbing, but sitting here now I can look back and realise that this is in fact the case. After completing my two challenges in …
Continue reading My final mountain steps – Gyeryongsan and Songnisan National Parks
Today my head almost exploded from excitement. No lie. The cause of my excitement? If you recognise these pictures, not only are you obviously a superior person already because you are a kdrama watcher, but you also have excellent taste in your kdrama choices. For the uninitiated, these are iconic shots from Mr Sunshine, an …
I am having a new living experience right now. For the first time in my travels, I am staying in an apartment block! Yes, I am in an actual apartment. As I’ve seen in so many dramas. And now I really feel like I am ‘living’ in Korea. It’s somehow ridiculously exciting to me. And …
Continue reading Sights around Buan – Celadon Museum, Cine Park, and Byeonsanbando National Park
This is how I feel about my life right now… All kinds of special and happy, right? I am back into full on hiking mode, though whether it is the most sensible of things to do we are yet to discover, for I am also in full pain mode right now with both my knees …
Continue reading A bridge in the clouds, a bamboo forest, and a bloomin’ steep hike
And just like that, I am entering into the final phase of my Korean road trip. I have exactly 19 days until my trusty Honda and I must part, and still a whole half of the country to explore – let’s get to it! While part of me is a little bereft leaving Namhae behind, …
Continue reading Mudeungsan National Park – yay! Gwangju – nay!
Today I was happy. From start to finish. I think there are limited days where we get to make a statement like that, but for me, today was one of them. And honestly, there wasn’t anything extravagant that happened. It was just one of those days when everything I wanted to happen, happened. Where everything …
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 …
Continue reading National Parks – Deogyusan and Jirisan – ponds and peaks
It’s almost time to leave Gyeongju to begin a more southern trek towards the most exciting part of my road trip, and if I’m honest, pretty much the whole reason for the road trip in the first place, but first we have time to squeeze in another four hikes – yes, that’s four more national …
Continue reading National Parks – Gyeongju and Gayasan – relics and red leaves
Today, this happened… You might notice something a bit special about this photo. That’s right, I’m not alone in it. This is the only hiking summit photo that I have taken in the whole of Korea that has another person in it. And I just know this will become one of my favourite photos of …
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