Sleeping in a traditional Korean house

In my last post, I told you about a type of accommodation for the open-minded traveller with an interest in modern-day Korean society and a need for privacy. Today, we’ll look into an option for more traditionally inclined visitors who crave a sense of community. I am talking, of course, about a hanok, a traditional […]

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Sleeping in a Korean love hotel

At times, even finding a decent place to sleep is an adventure. Among the more unusual options in Korea are love hotels. Even if not intended to serve as accommodation for backpackers, guide books sometimes do recommend them for precisely that purpose. Not too expensive, clean bathrooms, you get the deal. Confronted with a lack […]

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Walking up a mountain on a mostly flat trail

‘Purely relaxing’, ‘mostly flat’, ‘2.5 hours’ and two beautiful temples on the way. The Mangwolsa-Hoeryongsa trail sounded like a good deal for an afternoon in Bukhansan National Park, the closest one to South Korea’s capital Seoul. And so we took our guide book’s advice and headed out for this little walk.

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