Trip: 2026 April/May: Seoul; Jeonju; Gyeongju; Busan; Andong; Gangneung Travel Journal

April-May 2026 trip to Seoul, Jeonju, Gyeongju, Busan, Andong;, and Gangneung in South Korea.

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This is my first trip I to South Korea. I’m writing this index page blurb before going on the trip, so I don’t know how it goes, but I’m making stops in a circle around the country.

Ojukheon and More

My guidebooks don’t offer a lot of sightseeing suggestions in Gangneung, but one that gets a comparatively lengthy (“comparatively” = not particularly lengthy) presentation in...

Gone to Gangneung

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...

Andong Gu Market and More

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...

Andong Hahoe Folk Village

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 Andong

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,...