South Korea

Climbing Juwangsan (주왕산), a mountain off the beaten track

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Juwangsan (or Juwang mountain) is located in Gyeongsanbuk-do in the South East of S. Korea. It is not really popular as compared to Seoraksan which I climbed just a week before Juwangsan (Click here to read about my trip to Seoraksan). In fact, Hyunwoo (my high school classmate who is Korean) hasn't even heard of … Continue reading Climbing Juwangsan (주왕산), a mountain off the beaten track

Climbing Ulsanbawi (울산바외) of Seoraksan (설악산) in South Korea

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On my 4th Day in South Korea, I climbed Seoraksan, Korea's most popular mountain. I was supposed to climb it on Monday (My 3rd day) day with Hongwei and Hyunwoo, but the weather was bad then, so we decided to move it to Tuesday. But Hyunwoo had something on on Tuesday until 4pm, so he … Continue reading Climbing Ulsanbawi (울산바외) of Seoraksan (설악산) in South Korea

My first Jimjilbang (찜질방) experience

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So here is my first post on the trip to South Korea I embarked on on 17 April 2015. Yay. Here goes. When I was plannig my Korea trip, I read a lot of people advising to go to Jimjilbangs. A Jimjilbang is a Korean traditional bath-house/sauna that can be found widely across Seoul and … Continue reading My first Jimjilbang (찜질방) experience