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

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 this quick side trip went.

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

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, filling one’s stomach will start to rise in priority over filling one’s Instagram page. (Not that they’re mutually exclusive.) Let’s pop into a local establishment and see what they can whip up for us.

Welcome to Gyodong TteokGalbi (교동떡갈비).

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

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 maintained a special connection to their ancestral hometown: the city of Jeonju in the southern region of Jeolla. As a mark of reverence for the dynasty’s founder, King Taejo of Joseon (reigned 1392-1398), his successors endowed Jeonju with a grand shrine built to house a formal portrait of the deceased monarch.

Welcome to Gyeonggijeon (경기전).

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

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 – from the plaza outside to the platforms within.

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

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

Field Report: Suncheon Bay Wetland, Jeollanam-do, South Korea (24 January 2020)

Having spent our first morning in Jeollanam-do at the historic Naganeupseong walled village, it’s now time to spend a few moments savouring some of this coastal region’s famed natural beauty. Our stop: a scenic marshland not far from the sea, where winter’s chill has transformed a normally verdant field of reeds into a vast, shimmering carpet of pale gold.

Welcome to the Suncheon Bay Wetland.

Field Report: Naganeupseong Folk Village, Suncheon, South Korea (24 January 2020)

In today’s post, we’ll visit a beautiful Joseon-era walled village west of central Suncheon, in the province of Jeollanam-do on Korea’s southern coast. Here, for centuries, a formidable ring of stone fortifications has maintained a silent, steady guard over a quiet town of rustic thatched-roof houses.

Welcome to Naganeupseong.

Sleep Report: Suncheon 24 Guesthouse, Suncheon, South Korea

In this review, we’ll check into an establishment offering simple accommodations at the heart of Suncheon. The rooms are basic and the neighbourhood bland, but the location is excellent for wider sightseeing – that is, if you can figure out how to use the bus network!

Welcome to the Suncheon 24 Guesthouse.

Terminal Report: Yeosu Airport (RSU), Jeollanam-do, South Korea – Arrivals

In this report, we’ll explore what it’s like to use Yeosu Airport (RSU) – which serves the southern coastal province of Jeollanam-do, Korea – as a passenger arriving on a domestic flight.

Flight Report: GMP-RSU on Korean Air Flight KE 1331 (24 January 2020)

In this review, we’ll look at a short domestic flight between Seoul’s Gimpo Airport and the city of Yeosu, at the southern edge of the Korean peninsula.

Welcome aboard Korean Air Flight KE 1331.