Saturday morning I had to be at the ferry terminal at 7am for my 8am ferry. I'm surprised I've never done this before as its so close and easy to goto Japan and one of the reasons I came to Korea. At the ferry terminal you have to exchange your booking confirmation for your actual tickets. I was also surprised there was an additional tax to be paid of 25,200w ($22.50) and a further one of 2000 Yen ($25) on return. These could just as easily be included in the tic...

My ferry to Japan was 8am Saturday morning which needed me to be at the ferry terminal 7am one hour earlier. I was figuring out somewhere close and cheap to stay on my arrival. I asked around and people didnt really have any clear suggestions other than going further from Busan Station which is a bit of a 'red light district' after hours. I decided to try looking up jimjilbangs (sleeping halls) on korean websites as usually they dont show up in english searches. ...

Late entry but the Ministry of Culture and Tourism just released their video they made of the Korea Bloggers weekend trip to Jeonju and Seonyudo Island.I am seen in Part II as I had to join late on Friday nite.Part I - http://youtu.be/zadho-rkx20Part II - http://youtu.be/AyFqU4bKiVgAbout 2.30 in Part II you will briefly see me. I gave more interviews but they did not include themYou can scroll thru the previous few entries at the bottom to read about the WKB Trip...

Here are some group pics from the Worldwide Korea Bloggers trip to Jeonju, Seoyudo Island, and Gunsan. I joined a day late so am not in all the pics.Also here are some of their blog entries from the various experiences on the three day eventDorothea (Germany)http://novemberbeetle.tumblr.com/post/3 2190559314/seonyudo-koreas-island-for-n ature-lovers-buzz-koreahttp://novemberbeetle.tumblr.com/post/3 3075517907/2012-wkb-tour-jeonju-highlig htshttp://novemberbeetle....

Our last stop on the tour was to a restored Japanese Colonial Era restored home. I was excited about that but unfortunately we went to the wrong place on the map. Instead we ended up at a newly constructed Japanese style villa complex. It still hadnt opened and was undergoing final stages of construction. The landscaping had not been filled in yet and the buildings were mostly empty. However it will be a charming place to visit once completed. The houses are of t...