Travel experiences across the world
Today was not a particularly productive day! I had to make the trip to Busan, and I already saw everything there is to see in Gyeongju and then some, so my initial plan was to make the trip early. I was about to text my Airbnb host to ask if maybe I could check in… Continue reading Bus to Busan
Today’s morning plan was another out-of-town excursion: this one to Yangdong Folk Village, a Joseon-era village north of Gyeongju that is famous for its preserved thatched-roof houses. There are a bunch of buses that connect the Gyeongju bus terminal with Yangdong, but I discovered in shock that their frequency is… once every three hours! I… Continue reading Yangdong Folk Village, Cheomseongdae Observatory, Woljeonggyo Bridge
I took things slow this morning! Partly because there are fewer things to see and do in Gyeongju than in Seoul (I realize that’s true of most places!) so I feel less pressure to get stuff done, but also partly because a damned mosquito kept waking me up all through the night and I wasn’t… Continue reading Bulguksa, National Museum of Gyeongju
I’ve been so lucky with the weather so far, if you don’t count the unseasonably cold temperatures: it’s been sunny every day, until this morning, when it was rainy in Seoul just as I was getting ready to leave. There are a number of ways to cross South Korea, including various regional trains and buses;… Continue reading KTX to Gyeongju, Daereungwon Tombs
This Is A Lake 