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.

Taejongdae Coast

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...

Geumgang Park and a Gate

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...

Beomeosa Temple

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...

Sea Life Busan; Green Line

This afternoon in Busan, South Korea, started with me seeing some sea life at Sea Life Busan, an attraction by the sea. See? It ended...

Haedong Yonggungsa Temple

Haedong Yonggungsa Temple is one of those Busan sights that, before settling out for it this morning, I thought, “This had darned well better be...

Songdo Coast

This afternoon, I went to the Songdo Coast of Busan and took in some attractions there. I walked there from my last stop of the...

But, Busan

After a 35-minute high-speed train ride and Uber rides to and from the respective inconveniently located train stations*, having left Gyeongju, I arrived at my...