» by GI Korea November 25th, 2011 at 5:36 pm » Comments (1)

I have been to many Buddhist temples in Korea, but one I had been meaning to visit for quite sometime was Songgwangsa Temple located in the Jeollanam-do province on the ...more »

» by GI Korea November 1st, 2011 at 4:22 pm » Comments (5)

After our visit to Yeosu, my wife and I stopped and checked out Suncheon Bay which is located on the southern coast Choellanam-do province: View Larger Map This area is a large ...more »

» by GI Korea September 13th, 2011 at 5:02 pm » Comments (3)

Next year Yeosu is going to be hosting the Expo 2012 which is a major international event involving dozens of countries that will be sending representatives to Yeosu.  Here is ...more »

» by GI Korea September 8th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)

[flickr id="6116104823" thumbnail="medium" overlay="true" size="large" group="" align="none"] [flickr id="6116107457" thumbnail="medium" overlay="true" size="large" group="" align="none"] These are pictures of some sashimi and other seafood my wife and I ordered at this restaurant in ...more »

» by GI Korea September 7th, 2011 at 4:02 pm » Comments (7)

One of the places I went this summer in Korea was down to Yeosu. Yeosu is one of the few places in Korea I had not visited before. Yeosu is ...more »

» by GI Korea August 9th, 2011 at 5:23 pm » Comments (2)

The province of Gyeongi-do is the most heavily populated area of South Korea, which means that often times the hiking trails leading up the mountains in the area can appear ...more »

» by GI Korea July 25th, 2011 at 5:26 am » Comments (22)

The northern Seoul suburb of Uijongbu has long been just a sleepy farming village north of Seoul of little consequence in Korean history. View Larger Map However all this would change in ...more »

» by GI Korea July 11th, 2011 at 3:33 am » Comments (6)

The most well known and most often hiked mountain in the South Korean city of Uijongbu (also spelled Uijeongbu) is without a doubt the extremely beautiful Dobong-san Mountain.  However, there ...more »

» by GI Korea June 7th, 2011 at 6:03 pm » Comments (0)

Last week's Korea Finder I featured Hwaamsa Temple that is located outside of East Sea port city of Sokcho.  The temple itself is not as architecturally spectacular as other temples ...more »

» by GI Korea January 8th, 2010 at 3:36 am » Comments (4)

Just outside of the small tourist city of Danyang (단양) at the end of Chungcheongbuk-do's Chungju Lake is one of the most visited caves in all of Korea, Gosu Cave (고수동굴).  ...more »