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AnAmericaninSeoul
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 Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:59 pm Post subject: Best place to travel to in Korea during week off |
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I am a first time poster in this forum, so please forgive me if this question has been asked more than a few times. I tried searching, but couldn't find anything relevant.
I have this week off and want to travel to a quieter/ more scenic area of the country on the coast. I started work in Seoul 2 weeks ago and am not acquainted with domestic travel destinations. Jeju and Busan are very popular but I was thinking more of a place on the east coast since it is only a few hours by bus and should be much less crowded.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a destination on the east coast? Right now, I'm looking up Sokcho and the surrounding area. It is near a national park and the DMZ, so I would have a few day trips.
Thank you!
cliffs: Need a place to travel to that is somewhat quiet, scenic and near a beach. Thinking northern east coast at the moment. |
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marsavalanche
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| Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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an american in seoul?
real original! |
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2i2dk1ny2i3
Joined: 26 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:08 pm Post subject: Re: Best place to travel to in Korea during week off |
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| AnAmericaninSeoul wrote: |
cliffs: Need a place to travel to that is somewhat quiet, scenic and near a beach. Thinking northern east coast at the moment. |
nice Cliffs notes 
yeah your name shouldn't be too hard to forget |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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If you're planning on going over a long weekend, assume a six hour plus ride to get to the east coast, and that's being very optimistic. In June I spent five hours getting from Anyang (just south of Seoul) to Wonju, 100 kilometers away, this on the highway, mind you. It took my girlfriend fifteen hours to get from Seoraksan to Seoul over one long weekend. Aside from the commute, pretty much everywhere will likely be crowded if it's a time that a lot of people have off.
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thrylos
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 12:20 am Post subject: Re: Best place to travel to in Korea during week off |
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| AnAmericaninSeoul wrote: |
I have this week off and want to travel to a quieter/ more scenic area of the country on the coast. I started work in Seoul 2 weeks ago and am not acquainted with domestic travel destinations. Jeju and Busan are very popular but I was thinking more of a place on the east coast since it is only a few hours by bus and should be much less crowded.
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Good luck with that--- While normally not too busy, the week you're talking about will be straightup craziness-- Why not try an island or two off of Incheon, on the West coast? Probably much less of a hassle and a helluva lot easier to get to from Seoul (though be prepared for bumper-to-bumper, nonetheless...) Good luck in not being stuck on your bus for too long.
| marsavalanche wrote: |
an american in seoul?
real original! " |
Are you such a rectal hole / "richard' head in real life, too?????????
Man, does Korea attract them...... |
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happiness
Joined: 04 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 2:13 am Post subject: |
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im not going ANYWHERE for my vacation. I hate having to fight regular traffic in the train stations and the buses im sure will double their time.
just go for the 3 day weekend in a week or so.
and for the record: any place scenic in Korea will NEVER be quiet. maybe during an ice storm. |
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AnAmericaninSeoul
Joined: 21 Apr 2011
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:24 am Post subject: |
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You all make really good points about it being really crowded everywhere. I suppose staying relatively local might be a good idea.
If I WERE to travel to the east coast, what would you recommend? 6 hours seems like a ton of time but I might just go for it since that kind of time would be a little much for a 3 day weekend.
| marsavalanche wrote: |
an american in seoul?
real original! |
Didn't really want to spend a ton of time thinking of a username. In case you don't get the reference... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_in_Paris_%28film%29 not the most funny thing but I thought it was alright.
Thank you to the others that aren't getting on my case. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:00 am Post subject: |
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| AnAmericaninSeoul wrote: |
You all make really good points about it being really crowded everywhere. I suppose staying relatively local might be a good idea.
If I WERE to travel to the east coast, what would you recommend? 6 hours seems like a ton of time but I might just go for it since that kind of time would be a little much for a 3 day weekend. |
Again, six hours is very, very optimistic. If you leave at six in the morning, maybe you get there in six hours. Again: it took me four hours to get 100 kilometers (60 miles) on the highway earlier this summer. It could take you as long as ten or twelve hours to get from Seoul to the east coast, and fifteen hours is by no means unheard of. You might see most of your weekend swallowed up by travel at ten miles an hour. |
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marsavalanche
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:19 pm Post subject: Re: Best place to travel to in Korea during week off |
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[quote="thrylos"]
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| marsavalanche wrote: |
an american in seoul?
real original! " |
Are you such a rectal hole / "richard' head in real life, too?????????
Man, does Korea attract them...... |
do u get mad this easily irl brah? |
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AnAmericaninSeoul
Joined: 21 Apr 2011
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| Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:15 am Post subject: |
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Ok, without heeding any of the advice I just received, I am going to Danyang on the first bus in the morning. I couldn't just sit around and watch my vacation slip away.
We will see how this goes... Wish me luck. |
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AnAmericaninSeoul
Joined: 21 Apr 2011
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| Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:17 am Post subject: |
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Just got back and had a great time! I guess that this isn't a huge tourist area, even with the beautiful landscape. One thing I didn't realize is how far apart things were on the tourist map. No scale maps are crap.
Thank you all for the advice. I probably wouldn't have had such a good experience in a coastal town. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:29 am Post subject: |
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| AnAmericaninSeoul wrote: |
Just got back and had a great time! I guess that this isn't a huge tourist area, even with the beautiful landscape. One thing I didn't realize is how far apart things were on the tourist map. No scale maps are crap.
Thank you all for the advice. I probably wouldn't have had such a good experience in a coastal town. |
Yeah, I haven't tried this theory out too aggressively, but I feel like the mountains are the better Korean destination in the summer (when everyone goes to the beach), while the coast is better in the fall (when everyone goes leaf peeping) and spring (when everyone goes to look at cherry blossoms). |
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rchristo10
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| Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Try Samcheok. It's near Cholla-do. They have some kind of *beep* village that worships the tool (seriously). It sounds funny, but they do have a lot of picture opportunities and the village people are rather nice. I went to do field research with an Anthro. prof there and had a ball. The statues (penises) have funny faces. Some of the natives hate the idea of taking their true fertility beliefs and making them out to be comic attractions for foreigners, but some see it as the only means of maintaining the village's dwindling economy. It was interesting to find that there were only 2 high school students in the local school and 5 teachers, among the other many surprises. You can also enjoy their home-made raspberry wine. Too much will give your eyes the itch, but it's an interesting experience all the same. |
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AnAmericaninSeoul
Joined: 21 Apr 2011
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| Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 1:54 am Post subject: |
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| Try Samcheok. It's near Cholla-do. They have some kind of *beep* village that worships the tool (seriously). It sounds funny, but they do have a lot of picture opportunities and the village people are rather nice. I went to do field research with an Anthro. prof there and had a ball. The statues (penises) have funny faces. Some of the natives hate the idea of taking their true fertility beliefs and making them out to be comic attractions for foreigners, but some see it as the only means of maintaining the village's dwindling economy. It was interesting to find that there were only 2 high school students in the local school and 5 teachers, among the other many surprises. You can also enjoy their home-made raspberry wine. Too much will give your eyes the itch, but it's an interesting experience all the same. |
It's funny that you mention that town. It was one of my top choices for the short trip I just took. That is the place with the cruise ship on the cliff too, yes? I'll probably check it out when I get a 3 day weekend in the fall (not exactly sure what my work schedule is yet).
That's some good advice to go to the beach in the fall when everyone else is watching the trees change color inland. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 4:26 am Post subject: |
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| AnAmericaninSeoul wrote: |
| That's some good advice to go to the beach in the fall when everyone else is watching the trees change color inland. |
Koreans are big into the herd mentality when it comes to travel. In the fall you go to Seoraksan, in the spring you go to Jinhae, in the summer you go to Haeundae. |
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