Joel's Journeys & Jaunts

After more than three weeks in South Korea, I find myself in Gangneung. Thank goodness. I was wondering where I’d gotten to. I’m glad I...

Still in Andong, South Korea, the top attraction I saw this afternoon was the Jebiwon Buddha. It was an amazing sight. I then took in...

Still in Andong, Korea, I started this morning by visiting Andong Gu Market. I didn’t choose it because it’s a top-rated site. It’s not. Neither...

The Hahoe World Mask Museum is at the main entrance to the Andong Hahoe Folk Village that I visited this morning. I spent all morning...

There are major differences between the Andong Hahoe Folk Village, which I visited today and the Andong Folk Village, which I visited yesterday on my...

And now, another city in my Southern Korean adventure, Andong. Getting from Busan, my previous destination, to Andong required a more than two-hour train trip,...

This afternoon in Busan, Korea, I visited the National Maritime Museum of Korea, which is beside the sea on the same island that contains Taejongdae...

My guidebook recommended that, while in Busan, Korea, I take a walk along Busan’s rugged Taejongdae Coast. I did that. It was all I did...

After leaving the temple on high that I was at this morning, Beomeosa Temple, I soared to another height with a visit to Geumgang Park...

I started yesterday morning at a seaside temple, Haedong Yonggungsa. But recognizing that variety is, as they say, the spice of life, I switched things...