Having been refreshed from my day about town, the Seoul Trail is firmly back on my mind. I settle in for some serious hiking this week. As in, up at 5am and out on the trail by 7am type hiking. In case you're wondering, Seoul at sunrise looks a little like this… I fully embraced …
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My final mountain steps – Gyeryongsan and Songnisan National Parks
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 …
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Mudeungsan National Park – yay! Gwangju – nay!
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, …
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One of ‘those’ days – Yeosu, Hyangiram Hermitage, and Suncheonman Bay Wetland Reserve
Right now, it seems that although I like to think I have turned into a person who just ‘goes with the flow’, I really can’t fully take off my planning hat no matter how hard I try, and to be honest I don’t really need or want to. If I had to name one skill …
National Parks – Gyeongju and Gayasan – relics and red leaves
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 …
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A Royal City – Gyeongju
When planning my trip to South Korea, I asked for suggestions of places not to miss from the only two Korean people I knew at the time, my Korean language tutor and the chap from my Kakao chat room. There was one place that both of them put forward as worth the visit, especially as …
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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Korea’s National Parks – Seoraksan, Odaesan and Chiaksan
It’s time to talk National Parks, folks. Therefore the next couple of blogs come with this warning – if you have no interest in hiking, seeing pictures of pretty mountain scenes, or reading my thoughts on Korean national parks; please feel free to skip the next few (dozen) entries. I already had a small taste …
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Kerry's Korean Quest 