The next leg of our weekend trip took us to Suncheon. We had wanted to goto Namhae Island but there are no direct buses from Boseong. Also we felt because of the long weekend it might be hard to find a place. Suncheon did however turn out to be full of surprises with a lively nightlife we hadnt expected to see for such an off the map location. Instead of heading to Namhae Island from the Boseong Tea Fields we had stopped halfway at Suncheon from where there are d...

Continuing with our journey to the Boseong Green Tea fields we bought our tickets from Gwangju to Boseong which cost 7,800w each ($6.50). I thought that seemed a bit high and the journey was just over an hour. As my first time in Jeolla province in the southwest its much more fertile with denser greenery than we have in Gyeongsang province in the southeast. At Boseong we had to change again to get a local bus to the tea fields. Fortunately they had english signs ...

The highlight of our weekend trip was the visit to the Boseong Green Tea Plantations. This is quite a stretch getting to as its the southwestern corner of the country. However, the long commute was well worth it as we had ideal weather to enjoy the beautiful green layers of plantations. We also discovered and a spectacular landscape view of the ocean from the top of the mountain. Walking over to the green tea plantation you first go thru a long path thru tall pin...

This weekend was the buddha birthday holiday weekend so we decided to goto the Boseong Green Tea Fields in Jeolla province which is on the southwest. I've never been to Jeolla since arriving in Korea as its awkward to get to from Gyeongsang province where I am in the southeast, with no direct trains and long bus journey times. To get to Boseong first we were going to take a 4 hour bus across to Gwangju friday nite and rest for the night. Then saturday morning con...

How embarrasing... The Canadian Embassy found and commented on my blog I'd only just been mouthing off about them the day before about how difficult the process is to renew your passport overseas compared to in Canada... good job they didnt read that!!!! --------------------------------------- ----------------- Hi there, I work at the Canadian Embassy in Seoul and we will be in Daegu next week for some outreach with the Ambassador. I was wondering if we could cha...