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Mountain Parks Blooming: Places to See in Jeollabuk-do (Part Two)
Our road trip started with South Korea’s south coast and the province of Jeollanam-do, but we ended by driving back up to Seoul through the western province of Jeollabuk-do. This area offers a rural and small-town feel, very different from Seoul and distinct from the coastal towns and villages we visited earlier on this trip. Here, we explored the foodie city of Jeonju, hiked the rugged peaks of Naejangsan National Park, and trekked through the towering stone pagodas and blooming cherry tunnels of Maisan Provincial Park. In part one of this post, we visited historic Jeonju Hanok Village. In this post, visit nearby Naejangsan National Park and Maisan Provincial Park.…
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Yeosu Blooming: What to See on the South Coast
We were lucky enough to visit South Korea’s south coast during the peak week for cherry blossoms. Though we hoped to see blooms while we were there, we got extra lucky on the timing as the blossoms popped out all over the country about a week ahead of what was predicted. From Mokpo on Korea’s southwest coast, we drove 150km (nearly 100 miles) east along the coast of Jeollanam-do province to Yeosu, a peninsular city close to the center of South Korea’s south coast. We viewed some surprisingly stunning agricultural areas along the way, as well as stopping for a walk through the famed Boseong Green Tea Fields. Then not…
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Mokpo Blooming: A Trip to the South Coast
South Korea is justifiably proud of its spring cherry blossoms. When I set out to plan a trip to the south coast of the country to coincide with the blooming season, I didn’t understand that you don’t necessarily have to plan a lot to see cherry blossoms here. They just are. Particularly when driving along the coast from Mokpo to Yeosu, we saw more blooming cherry trees than we could have imagined. We drove the 350km (about 220 miles) from Seoul to Mokpo to start our coastal road trip. A wicked windy and rainy day wrecked one of our two days there, so we weren’t able to take a boat…
