The base of Mount Apsen is home to several recreational facilities. I was interested in finding the horseriding school and finding out how much prices are for a lesson. Its a bit of a hilly climb walking in this neighbourhood but we eventually found the Daeduk Horseriding Club. There are large sand fields outside the club and we didnt see any activities going on so we thought the place was closed. We then noticed the stables and asked if we could go inside. They ...

The Wolgok History Museum is located in the south of the city by the foot of Mount Apsen and full of surprises. A former family home and a monument to a military commander, the museum is set in a small city park that incorporates several traditional buildings along with the main building. The old family homes are closed to the public but you can still get a good view from the wall. The park is organized with several monuments around the main musuem building. A sm...

Being invited to a korean wedding is something you'll probably be asked to do at least once with such a large and young population. I had been to one of the teachers weddings last year and was again invited to a friends sons wedding this past weekend. Korean weddings have several common features but also have their own unique customs and traditions. **I am deliberately not using personal photos since this blog is totally public With western weddings the biggest q...

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 ...