Serving on the Forgotten Frontier
ROK Drop
Category Page for: Travelogs
Places in Korea: Woraksan National Park
» by GI Korea February 16th, 2008 at 2:18 pm » Comments (3)
One of the best national parks in Korea where visitors can experience both Korea's natural and cultural wonders is without a doubt Woraksan National Park. What makes this park ...more »Places in Korea: Mireuk-ri Temple Site
» by GI Korea February 8th, 2008 at 4:18 pm » Comments (7)
Korea is filled with a variety of Buddhist Temples which many of them have become nothing more than tourist traps. However, not all temples in Korea are tourist ...more »Lee Myung-bak to Promote Tourism
» by GI Korea February 5th, 2008 at 12:49 pm » Comments (17)
Like his predecessor, President-elect Lee Myung-bak is going to focus government energy on promoting tourism: President-elect Lee Myung-bak said Monday South Korea's snowballing tourism deficit should not ...more »Drunk & Stoned on Soyo Mountain
» by GI Korea January 26th, 2008 at 8:00 am » Comments (6)
While writing my posting describing my visit to Soyo Mountain, I came across this very funny posting about the exploits of four drunk and stoned GIs on the mountain that ...more »Places in Korea: Soyo Mountain
» by GI Korea January 25th, 2008 at 1:46 pm » Comments (5)
A great place to experience the beauty of Korea's mountains that is really easy for people to access, especially GIs on Camp Casey, is Soyo-san Mountain. Soyo Mountain ...more »The Movie Sets of Wando Island
» by GI Korea January 10th, 2008 at 9:09 am » Comments (6)
Besides just being a beautiful island worth visiting, Wando Island has now become an increasingly popular place for fans of the Korean drama Emperor of the Sea to visit as ...more »Koreans Who Mattered: The Legend of Jang Bogo
» by GI Korea January 8th, 2008 at 3:55 am » Comments (12)
On Wando Island the one thing a visitor can't help but notice especially if you read Korean, is the influence the Korean historical figure Jang Bogo has over the island. ...more »Places in Korea: Gugyedeung Pebble Beach
» by GI Korea January 6th, 2008 at 7:04 am » Comments (3)
One of the most visited attractions on beautiful Wando Island in southwestern Korea is the Gugyedeung Pebble Beach, which is part of the much larger Dadohaehaesang National Park: There are a ...more »Places in Korea: Wando-eup
» by GI Korea January 5th, 2008 at 4:30 am » Comments (14)
Korea has a multitude of fine islands that are worth checking out. Some are extremely popular and easy to acces such as Cheju Island and others like Ulleongdo ...more »Places in Korea: Gloucester Valley
» by GI Korea November 18th, 2007 at 5:56 am » Comments (7)
For those that have read my series of postings (Part 1, Part 2, & Part 3) about the heroism of the Gloucestershire Battalion during the Battle of the Imjim you ...more »Places in Korea: Songnisan National Park - Part 2
» by GI Korea November 13th, 2007 at 6:45 am » Comments (3)
From the summit of Manjangdae peak in Songnisan National Park, I proceeded south on the ridgeline towards the connecting trail that would lead me down a valley that runs parallel ...more »Places in Korea: Songnisan National Park - Part 1
» by GI Korea November 12th, 2007 at 4:49 am » Comments (4)
With fall in full swing in Korea there are a variety of places to go and see Korea's spectacular autumn leaves. However, you would be hard pressed to find ...more »
My StumbleUpon PageTranslate
