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How many of the 9 Korean provinces have you (not) visited?
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Which province will you likely NEVER visit (or will visit last)?
Jeju-do
25%
 25%  [ 2 ]
Gyeongsang nam-do
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Gyeongsang buk-do
12%
 12%  [ 1 ]
Jeolla nam-do
12%
 12%  [ 1 ]
Jeolla buk-do
25%
 25%  [ 2 ]
Gangwon-do
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Chungchong buk-do
12%
 12%  [ 1 ]
Chungchung nam-do
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Gyeonggi-do
12%
 12%  [ 1 ]
Total Votes : 8

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VanIslander



Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2004 7:45 pm    Post subject: How many of the 9 Korean provinces have you (not) visited? Reply with quote
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.
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peppermint



Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2004 7:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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.
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Zed



Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Shakedown Street
PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2004 7:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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?
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peppermint



Joined: 13 May 2003
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PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2004 7:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think the names are based on the locations of the capital cities. Cheong ju- chungcheong buk, is north of Daejeon- Chungcheongnam
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Zed



Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2004 8:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Isn't Daejon one of the independent cities?

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VanIslander



Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2004 8:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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.

Zed wrote:
What do you want to do in Incheon?

Fly.
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the_beaver



Joined: 15 Jan 2003
PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2004 8:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Edit the poll. I've been to all of them.
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J.B. Clamence



Joined: 15 Jan 2003
PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2004 8:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Zed wrote:
Isn't Daejon one of the independent cities?


No, it's in Chungnam. Chungnam National University is in Daejeon.
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VanIslander



Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2004 8:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Zed wrote:
Isn't Daejon one of the independent cities?

Yes, as stated in the link. Just as Busan and Ulsan are not technically part of Gyeongsangnam-do, despite what the Lonely Planet states. Makes for a great trivia question: What is the largest city of Gyeongsang nam-do? Busan? nrrr Ulsan? nrrr Changwon? ding-ding!