Ok folks, its official, after three years I've decided to non renew my contract and leave Korea at the end of August. The primary reason is I've travelled everywhere in East Asia and there's nowhere major left to explore. Any trips outside are going to cost too much in airfare so its more economical to relocate or have a geographic reset to a closer hub.Since 2008 and by this August I will have travelled toChina 3xJapan 3xHong Kong 2xMalaysia 2xSingapore 2xIndone...

Namhae Island on the southern tip of Korea is somewhere I've been having problems trying to get to for the last two years. Last year during the Buddha's Birthday holiday weekend I had arranged with friends to go. However overnight at Suncheon I developed intense pains so had to take a bus back to Daegu while my friends went alone.This year returning from Songgwangsa Temple I made it to Suncheon at 12.45 expecting to catch a bus to Tongyeong. The next bus to to To...

Songgwangsa is said to be the second most photographed temple in Korea after Haeinsa. It is unique in that it is surrounded by a moat.Having slept at the bus terminal sauna Friday night I had an early start on Saturday as I was up from 7am. Unfortunately the first bus to Songgwangsa was at 8.50. I tried to work out if it would be quicker to goto Suncheon and work my way back but it might actually take longer.Songgwangsa can be reached from either Gwangju or Sunch...

Returning back from Unjusa Temple I made it back to Gwangju about 6pm which meant I'd probably have to spend the night there. I've only briefly been in Gwangju once before by the bus terminal and returning again on my second trip it seemed very modern.Driving thru town and back on the bus to Unjusa Temple I got to see more of the city. It is a more modern and planned city than Daegu and seems to be newly constructed in the last decade or so.I didnt see any old ne...

Looking for places to explore over the holiday weekend I decided to head over to Gwangju as I've hardly spent any time in Jeolla province on the west side. I discovered a unique temple named Unjusa which isnt too well known but has massive stone pagodas and stone sculptures.Friday morning I took the bus over to Gwangju from SeoDaegu terminal. SeoDaegu is closer to my home, only 15 mins by bus, but it fills up first at DongDaegu terminal. I had ordered the corner ...