Seduced By Maps

Ever been seduced by the promising look of maps? They lay out before you an array of national parks, towns, temples, beaches like a generous buffet of appetizers, main courses and desserts. Whenever I start planning a DIY tour of Korea, I tend to get greedy and want to cram as many places as possible into a few weeks of travel. Maybe less is more but most of these places are really small towns and the main attractions can be covered within a short time though the locals may disagree.

This was my itinerary during my 2007 trip ( 26th March - 7th April). All connections made by inter-city or local bus. It wasn’t too difficult learning the basic phrases to buy bus tickets at the bus stations because I had learnt to read Hanguel ( thank you again, King Sejong for devising such an easy to read writing system!)

26. 3 Arrived Incheon International Airport – Gyeryeongsan ( Donghaksa)
27. 3 Gyeryeongsan – Jinju ( via Daejeon)
28.3 Jinju – Jinhae ( via Masan )
29.3 Jinhae ( Cherry Blossom Festival )
30.3 Jinhae- Namhae ( Daraengi Village)
31.3 Daraengi – Boriam in Namhae
1.4 Boriam – Ssangyesa ( via Hadong)
2.4 Hadong – Namwon
3.4 Namwon – Maisan ( via Jinan)
4.4 Maisan ( Tapsa) - Naesosa ( in Byeonsanbando) via Buan
5.4 Naesosa - Gyeokpo ( in Byeonsanbando)
6.4 Gyeokpo – Seoul ( via Buan)
7.4 Seoul – Incheon International Airport

Next post: Namwon!