People are not joking when they tell you that South Koreans love festivals. Every season boasts an array of celebrations taking place all over the country. Omija, medicinal herbs, body painting, makjeoli, azaelas…the list goes on. I will start by stating that not every festival is created equal, Continue reading
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Mt Palgong: Hiking into History
Going off an address that we had gleaned from the simultaneously vague and informative Palgong Provincial Park website, we set off in what we hoped was the general direction of some good hiking. The back roads from Waegwan wound themselves through villages with crooked brick bus stops and past fields of Continue reading