Mokpo 목포 is a small port city tucked in the southwestern side of Jeollanam-do, South Korea. Many would consider Mokpo sleepy and small, but it has yet to bore me after 5 months living here (by here, I mean 30 min north, but I will save the story of my ruralish town for later). EveryContinue reading “A Screenshot of Mokpo”
Category Archives: Jeollanam-do
Gwangju: A Flame of Democracy
Gwangju 광주시 took me by surprise. I’m not quite sure what I was expecting from the sixth-largest city in Korea. Maybe I expected it to be overcrowded, dirty, and to have more of a New York or LA vibe. I certainly didn’t expect to see the natural beauty of Mudansan National Park juxtaposed against livelyContinue reading “Gwangju: A Flame of Democracy”
Yeosu ArtLand: I Traveled Here So You Don’t Have To
When I read about Yeosu ArtLand in South Korea, it sounded like a fun, quirky art park with many interactive sculptures and activities. It sounded like a place where I didn’t have to be an adult and could have dumb fun. Although I prefer traveling off the beaten path most of the time, I haveContinue reading “Yeosu ArtLand: I Traveled Here So You Don’t Have To”
A Day In Yeosu
Yeosu 여수시 lays on the Southern coast of South Korea in the province of Jeollanam-do. Known for its raw marinated soy rock crabs 게장, and for the battle of Hasan Island in which Admiral Yi Sunsi led Korea to victory against Japan in 1592. Yeosu also held the World Expo in 2012. The World ExpoContinue reading “A Day In Yeosu”
Beosong Green Tea Fields
Tucked away along the sothern coast of Jeollanam-do is Beosong 보성 the home to green tea which has ben deamed pure enough for an astronots diet by the Russians. Green tea has been grown in this area for thousands of years and is quite the sight to behold. The largest farm in the region, DeahanContinue reading “Beosong Green Tea Fields”
Mokpo: Yudalsan
I am wandering. How long has it been since I was able to get lost and wander streets, enjoying a journey with a vague idea of a destination? Too long. So long I now consider getting lost a luxury. A luxury on my schools founding day I was able to indulge in for the firstContinue reading “Mokpo: Yudalsan”
Naganeupseong
The Traditional folk village Naganeupseong 낙안읍성 located in Jeollanam-do thirty minutes by taxi or an hour and a half by a rural bus that only has one running on the line outside of Suncheon 순천. This village has the feel of a renaissance festival that meets the Henry Ford Village in Detroit but Naganeupseong isContinue reading “Naganeupseong”
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