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Category Archives: Korea

Rail Report: Standard Class on the KTX from Suncheon Station to Yeosu Expo, South Korea

17th May 2020by Diego 1 Comment

Today, we’ll see what it’s like to travel in Standard Class on the KTX by doing a short hop from Suncheon to the coastal city of Yeosu, in Korea’s Jeollanam-do […]

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Korea, Korea 2020, Trains, Travel

Field Report: The Ruins of Suncheon Japanese Castle, South Korea (26 January 2020) – Part 3

1st May 2020by Diego 2 Comments

Here’s the closing entry in my set of Field Reports about the ruins of a 16th-century Japanese castle in Suncheon, South Korea. The preceding posts (Part 1 and Part 2) […]

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Korea, Korea 2020, Travel

Field Report: The Ruins of Suncheon Japanese Castle, South Korea (26 January 2020) – Part 2

1st May 2020by Diego 2 Comments

Let’s continue our visit to the ruins of Suncheon Castle (순천왜성), a 16th-century fortress built by the invasion army of Japanese warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi on the coast of Jeollanam-do, South […]

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Korea, Korea 2020, Travel

Field Report: The Ruins of Suncheon Japanese Castle, South Korea (26 January 2020) – Part 1

1st May 2020by Diego 2 Comments

Until recently, my interest in Japanese castles was geographically confined to Japan itself. (Hardly a surprise, since that’s where nearly all of them are.) That changed this past winter when […]

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Korea, Korea 2020, Travel

Field Report: Sunday Stories from Suncheon, South Korea (26 January 2020)

28th Mar 2020by Diego Leave a comment

This post is both prelude and epilogue to my upcoming report on Suncheon’s really-quite-spectacular Japanese castle. (Yes, you’ve read correctly: there are ruins of an old Japanese castle in Suncheon […]

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Korea, Korea 2020, Travel

Field Snapshots: Suncheon Bay National Garden (25 January 2020)

7th Mar 2020by Diego Leave a comment

I didn’t stay long at the Suncheon Bay National Garden (순천만국가정원, Suncheonman Gukga Jeongwon), mainly because of the threat of rain and poor conditions for outdoor photography. That said, I […]

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Korea, Korea 2020, Travel

Field Report: A Quick Peek at Jeonju Hanok Village, South Korea (25 January 2020)

7th Mar 2020by Diego 1 Comment

Suncheon was the focus of my latest adventure in Korea, but I decided to fill up part of a spare day by heading north to Jeonju (전주). Let’s see how […]

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Korea, Korea 2020, Travel

Food Report: Short-rib Patties and Bibimbap at Gyodong TteokGalbi (Jeonju, South Korea)

29th Feb 2020by Diego 1 Comment

With great sightseeing comes great hunger … to twist a phrase. And after a couple of hours spent tramping through the scenic side-streets and touristy thoroughfares of Jeonju Hanok Village, […]

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Food, Korea, Korea 2020, Travel

Field Report: Gyeonggijeon Shrine, Jeonju, South Korea (25 January 2020)

25th Feb 2020by Diego 3 Comments

Under the banner of Joseon, the House of Yi ruled Korea for more than five centuries from the royal capital of Hanseong (present-day Seoul). However, like most Korean families, they […]

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Korea, Korea 2020, Travel

Rail Report: First Class on the KTX from Jeonju Station to Suncheon, South Korea

23rd Feb 2020by Diego 2 Comments

In this report, we’ll experience the First Class car of a KTX-Sancheon train on a short hop from Jeonju to Suncheon. We’ll also take a close look at Jeonju Station itself […]

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Korea, Korea 2020, Trains, Travel

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