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VanIslander

Summer is coming and it's almost time to get out of the seven independent metropolitan areas of Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Incheon, Gwangju, Daejeon, and Ulsan.

How many of the nine provinces have you visited? (rather than just drove through)

Here's a map:

http://www.land.go.kr/english/map/map_01.jsp

I've visited only three provinces if we don't include rapid transportation between metropolises.

I have three more on my to-do list for this year: Gangwon-do for the Korean Thanksgiving holiday of Chusok because I want to travel up the scenic East coast in the fall when the leaves begin to change colour; Jeju-do for my summer holiday because I want to swim,snorkle and maybe scuba the waters;and Gyeongsang buk-do for some long weekend (unspecified) because of the ruins and hiking around Gyeongju.

For me I think the last province I'll ever visit, if ever, will be Gyeonggi-do because Seoul and Incheon are the only destinations on my travel list from that region of the country, and neither city is actually part of the province.

peppermint · Posted: Sat May 01, 2004 7:50 pm Post subject:

I haven't really done much in the Jeolla area, Gyeongsangnamdo and I havent' been to Jeju yet. Gangwondo is wonderful, lived and travelled a bit in the Chungcheong area, and recently moved to Gyonggi-do..

Van Islander- you might wanna consider the Yellow Sea islands off the coast of Incheon, though they might be somewhat similar to Geoje.

Zed · Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Shakedown Street

What do you want to do in Incheon?

Aren't the terms Chungchongnam and Chungchongbuk a little misleading? Shouldn't they be Chungchongseo and Chungchongdong?

peppermint · Posted: Sat May 01, 2004 7:55 pm Post subject:

I think the names are based on the locations of the capital cities. Cheong ju- chungcheong buk, is north of Daejeon- Chungcheongnam

Zed · Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Shakedown Street

Isn't Daejon one of the independent cities?

VanIslander · Posted: Sat May 01, 2004 8:09 pm Post subject:

I've heard about the Yellow islands and may check them out some day. How's the air quality? When is it best to go?

And there's so many islands on my islands list, including Bogildo near Wando in Jeolla nam-do and Ulleungdo in Gangwon-do.

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

Edit the poll. I've been to all of them.

J.B. Clamence · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

VanIslander · Posted: Sat May 01, 2004 8:19 pm Post subject:

J.B. Clamence · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

Oops, my mistake.

matthews_world · Joined: 15 Feb 2003

I've been down the west side of Korea all the way via Daejon to Mokpo, Gwangju, and back up hitting Daechon beach. Nice drive.

Been over to Ichon and that area. The Han River is nice over that way.

Took a trip over to Saraksan and Seokcho my first spring in Korea.

I'd like to see the east coast and southeast part - Daegu and Busan.

Doubt I'll ever get to Jeju.

Anything up north worth seeing? Uijeonbu, TDC, etc. I still need to take that DMZ tour.

Very Happy

VanIslander · Posted: Sat May 01, 2004 11:23 pm Post subject:

matthew's world, there's more to the southeast than just Daegu and Busan. In fact, this thread is so clearly about places other than the metropolis areas people frequent.

Toby · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Location: Wedded Bliss

Been to them all.

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

Been to all (rather extensively) except Jeju. Hoping to get there someday, but everything I hear of the place makes it sound busy and overpriced.