Category: Travel journals

Journey into the Depths of the Korean Whale’s Soul

SPECIAL (Reading time: 5 minutes) During my college years, I absolutely adored (read: “hated”) endless analyses of the deeper meaning behind all kinds of literary works—usually ones that seemed more

4th place goes to Mokpo

DAY 11 (Reading time: 6 minutes) I’m fascinated by the beautiful hilly landscape of Korea. A hill here… a hill there… hills everywhere. …perfect for morning workouts, dog walking, running

HMS Queen Jenuvia

DAY 10 (Reading time: 7 minutes) Do you know what we liked most about Jeju? Leaving it. 😀 On a huge ship, in perfect weather, with views of Hallasan and

K-SNOOPY

DAY 9 (Reading time: 5 minutes) Even though the previous day I was on the brink of death from some mysterious food poisoning, I woke up today feeling as fresh

An unseen temple

DAY 8 (Reading time: 5 minutes) Are you familiar with Murphy? That guy who actually runs our lives, no matter how much we want to believe we’re the masters of

Seongsan Ilchulbong

DAY 7 (Reading time: 4 minutes) Today, we had reserved a hike to Hallasan, the highest mountain in South Korea. That’s right – reserved. After all, they can’t just let

Heading for ponies!

DAY 6 (Reading time: 5 minutes) In South Korea, we often run into the “selection” problem when it comes to breakfast. A typical Westerner might have sweet or savory pastries,

Stone, there, stone…

DAY 5 (Reading time: 7 minutes) Never trust the weather on Jeju! The island is influenced by climatic conditions of mainland Korea, Japan, and China (if you’ve read The Three-Body

The bus on Jeju is a lie

DAY 4 (Reading time: 5 minutes) Jeju is known by Koreans as the “Hawaii of South Korea.” This volcanic island, the largest in South Korea, is dotted with volcanic craters

Donkey´s special SPECIAL

(Reading time: 5 minutes) Who are we looking for? Those interested in expanding their knowledge about traveling in South Korea, specifically in the DMZ, and those eager to learn about