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Tag Archives: Jeollanam-do

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

12th Jul 2020by Diego 3 Comments

In this report, we’ll experience what it’s like to use Yeosu Airport (RSU) – which serves the southern coastal province of Jeollanam-do, Korea – as a passenger departing on a […]

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Flight, Korea, Travel

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

9th Jul 2020by Diego 1 Comment

In my previous post, we saw what it’s like to travel in Standard (Economy) Class on the KTX from Suncheon to Yeosu. Today, we’ll upgrade ourselves to the posh First […]

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Korea, Korea 2020, Trains, Travel

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

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

18th Feb 2020by Diego 4 Comments

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 […]

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Korea, Korea 2020, Trains, Travel

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

16th Feb 2020by Diego Leave a comment

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. […]

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Korea, Korea 2020, Travel

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