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bakagai4649 · Joined: 23 Mar 2008 Location: Dongducheon

It's my first time posting on this site and I'm moving to Dongducheon Korea for My new job and I'm just trying to find out about the town and what to do.
Oh ya I move at the end of april.

Samantha · Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Location: Jinan-dong Hwaseong

I don't know too much about Tongducheon/Dongducheon except that there's a US Army camp there and if I remember right it looks out to N. Korea

bakagai4649 · Joined: 23 Mar 2008 Location: Dongducheon

That's about as much as I could find out and the army base is Camp Casey

bakagai4649 · Joined: 23 Mar 2008 Location: Dongducheon

Also I was wondering if there was any rockclimbing in or around there I found a site for a climbing gym but I have no idea where it is
http://www.sportsclimbing.net/ I can't find a online map that will give directions and/or distance

poet13 · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:22 pm Post subject:

TDC....Army town. Agriculture, manufacturing, juicy girls. All in all a dirty little hole.

bakagai4649 · Joined: 23 Mar 2008 Location: Dongducheon

That's disappointing I was hopping there would be more than than

poet13 · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:21 pm Post subject:

A short train ride to the south is Seoul. Plenty of play places there and if it's not too late, you can train back to TDC. It does NOT overlook north Korea. Lots of geography in between TDC and the DMZ.

bakagai4649 · Joined: 23 Mar 2008 Location: Dongducheon

but is it more then the dirty juicy bar hole that I've hear so much about?

poet13 · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:32 pm Post subject:

Not much more than that from what I remember.

cwaddell · Joined: 23 Jan 2006

I'm assuming it's a horrible place, as the Korean handbook I used during my first year had many negative things to say about it. This book is comprehensive and has been 100% accurate when I've used it, and it basically describes Dongducheon as a scuzzy hive of booze and prostitution. Sorry! Or, maybe....congratulations. I don't know you after all Smile

bakagai4649 · Joined: 23 Mar 2008 Location: Dongducheon

sineface · Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Location: C'est magnifique

I 100% agree that around Casey is hellish. I'd avoid it if I were you, unless you get overcome by a crazy hankering for a subway sandwich or badly burned movies.

Aside from that, no, the entirety of Donducheon is not that bad. There are mountains (although from what I can tell you're not likely to get it to yourself very often). There's Sanjeong (sp?) lake which makes for an alright day out. The smaller towns further down from Bosan (the Casey stop on the subway), Jihaeng, Deokjeong, Uijeongbu are far enough away to avoid most of the prozzies but close enough to find something to do.

Also yes, Seoul is only about an hour and half away. About 2 hours for south of the river. The last train back is about 10.30 (11?) though, which is pretty early to end your night out. In that case, staying in Seoul for a night is pretty cheap.

I don't live in Donducheon, so I can't be that much help. But two years in Yang Ju so far, and I've managed to entertain myself. Good luck with your job.

Samantha · Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Location: Jinan-dong Hwaseong

steroidmaximus · Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Location: GangWon-Do

Everything everybody else has said so far is true: it is a pit. Also, it has some of the highest yellow dust readings in the country, and is also on the watch list for malaria and has a lot of mosquitos.

Enjoy your stay.

Fishead soup · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Location: Korea