Guryeongpo is a small town on the east coast from which to change buses to get to the Homigot Sunrise Hand. If I wasnt going there I'd have no reason to visit Guryeongpo. However the town hides an interesting secret preserving a historical Japanese street, and shouldnt be overlooked as a tourist stopGuryeonpo can easily be reached from Pohang and bus 200 runs frequently for only 1500w ($1.25) from the bus terminal and much of downtown. It is a small fishing town ...

A famous Korean landmark widely photographed is the Homigot Sunrise hand on the eastern most tip of the mainland. Due to its positioning it is seen to be holding the sun as it rises in the early morning. Many people come to watch the morning sunrise and especially the first sunrise on New Years Day.Being such a popular national symbol this was also on my list of places to visit but was a bit awkward to get to. Although people refer to it as being in Pohang, its a...

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...