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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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 Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:01 pm Post subject: Where you should go in Korea before you leave.... |
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Gyeongju - Get your history in one small city.
DMZ - Enjoy the only quiet place in south korea.
Gyeongbbuk palace. If you seen this palace, then you've seen most of the palaces in the country.
Insadong and that neat little cafe at the anguk station with the birds and stuff/ |
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Ekuboko
Joined: 22 Dec 2004
Location: ex-Gyeonggi
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| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:36 pm Post subject: Re: Where you should go in Korea before you leave.... |
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| crazylemongirl wrote: |
| Gyeongbbuk palace. If you seen this palace, then you've seen most of the palaces in the country. |
Wandering around the outside of that place was enough for me. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, but... where should YOU go in Korea before you leave. I thought this was gonna be a wish list instead of recommendations.
| crazylemongirl wrote: |
| DMZ - Enjoy the only quiet place in south korea |
 That's so far from the truth it isn't funny. It must only seem like that for a Seoulite.
You should take a couple of days to travel to....
Take trips to the Southeast (Busan doesn't count):
- Geoje
- the islands of Tongyeong
- the trails of Jiri
Trips to the East
- the river rafting of Gangwondo
- the caves of Donghae
- the cliffs of Ulleungdo
I should go before I leave to...
- Hyopjae on Jeju in the summer
- Andong mask dance festival
- Seorak at the changing of the leaves
- the science park in Daejeon |
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travel zen
Joined: 22 Feb 2005
Location: Good old Toronto, Canada
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:38 am Post subject: |
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Oeido Park in the South Sea. Very beautiful, with a ferry ride.
Cycle along the Han River. I did that on my last day and it was one of the most memorable times I had I Korea! Just gorgeous. Bring your camera along if it is a good summer day.
Hang out in Itaewan. I met many cool people (foreigners) there. Slept at their places, drank beer with and I still keep in contact with many. Africans, Russians, Canadians, Philippinos, the world 
Small town Korea. Do you want to be the only foreigner in sight? Visit a small city.
Eat local food - o to an authentic Korean restaurant (or a few) to experience the taste of the country. |
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numazawa
Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Location: The Concrete Barnyard
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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| 화장실. |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
That's so far from the truth it isn't funny. It must only seem like that for a Seoulite. |
I don't live in Seoul. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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| crazylemongirl wrote: |
| VanIslander wrote: |
That's so far from the truth it isn't funny. It must only seem like that for a Seoulite. |
I don't live in Seoul. |
Gyeonggido, satellite communities of the extended pocket suburbs... same thing |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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| one of the few times I agree wth VI. |
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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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| travel zen wrote: |
Oeido Park in the South Sea. Very beautiful, with a ferry ride.
Cycle along the Han River. I did that on my last day and it was one of the most memorable times I had I Korea! Just gorgeous. Bring your camera along if it is a good summer day.
Hang out in Itaewan. I met many cool people (foreigners) there. Slept at their places, drank beer with and I still keep in contact with many. Africans, Russians, Canadians, Philippinos, the world
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Sorry, I had to laugh, TZ! The first thing you wanna do is to avoid these cliches of modern Korea.
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You should take a couple of days to travel to....
Take trips to the Southeast (Busan doesn't count):
- Geoje
- the islands of Tongyeong
- the trails of Jiri
Trips to the East
- the river rafting of Gangwondo
- the caves of Donghae
- the cliffs of Ulleungdo
I should go before I leave to...
- Hyopjae on Jeju in the summer
- Andong mask dance festival
- Seorak at the changing of the leaves
- the science park in Daejeon |
Don't forget those tea plantations in the southwest in the spring.
The bolded responses are exactly what I have left to do.
Also what is the small village known for movie making in the southwest? |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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Nice list.
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| Geoje |
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| the trails of Jiri |
camping in the summer, or fall time at Jiri...
or winter at Jiri
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| the caves of Donghae |
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| the cliffs of Ulleungdo |
| matthews_world wrote: |
| Hyopjae on Jeju in the summer |
| matthews_world wrote: |
| Andong mask dance festival |
| matthews_world wrote: |
| Don't forget those tea plantations in the southwest in the spring. |
Boseong. I might go again, on my way thereabouts.
dang, sometimes i wish i had a scanner and knew how to upload pictures of my own |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
That's so far from the truth it isn't funny. It must only seem like that for a Seoulite. |
I don't live in Seoul. |
Gyeonggido, satellite communities of the extended pocket suburbs... same thing |
If I was living in bucheon/incheon/ilsan I might agree. But where I live is definetly smaller town korea both in terms of population and outlook. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 1:53 am Post subject: |
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| crazylemongirl wrote: |
| If I was living in bucheon/incheon/ilsan I might agree. But where I live is definetly smaller town korea both in terms of population and outlook. |
So you DO live in Gyeonggido! or don't you?
You live in a small town, eh? 10,000 people? 50,000 people? Those are the sizes I've lived in, and "noisy" is not a word I'd use to describe them most times.
Or do you live in one of those apartment high rises, or somewhere near them? Let's put it this way: if those things are in your small town, then my point stands.
And if it's a small town not in Gyonggido then there is plenty of quietness surrounding the town!! I still don't get where you are coming from with your initial statement. It's so counter to both the places I've lived and those I've visited and been through. |
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travel zen
Joined: 22 Feb 2005
Location: Good old Toronto, Canada
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:33 am Post subject: |
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| Sorry, I had to laugh, TZ! The first thing you wanna do is to avoid these cliches of modern Korea. |
Maybe they are cliches, but they were fantastic, and only in Korea.  |
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