I'd like to call your attention to a post of mine on Roboseyo's blog that talks a little about some tourist attractions in Jeollanam-do. Rob charged me with creating a hypothetical three-day itinerary, although I didn't exactly do that. It does, though, give some information on local attractions that might be useful if people decide to spend some time down here. Samedi added his itinerary in the comment section, and I'd encourage others who have done some travelling around here to add theirs either on Rob's post or here.
Tomorrow I'll be heading home for a little summer vacation. From the time I leave Suncheon to the time I arrive in Pittsburgh almost 35 hours will have elapsed, so clearly while I enjoy being home I absolutely hate going home. I'm taking some comfort in having only one stop-over and in completely avoiding the hive of scum and villany that is New York City. During my time home I plan to study Korean for the upcoming TOPIK, do some work on my TEFL course, eat some Taco Bell, watch some Dark Knight, do some exercise, and try to get some sleep. What I don't plan to do is keep up with Korean events too much or blog. This month has set a number of personal records: most posts, most unique visits, and most page views. But I'm tuckered out, and a vacation just wouldn't be a vacation if I'm still worried about all the crap in the news.
But I know that if I go a few weeks without blogging all regular my visitors will go away, so I'm releasing a collection of "B sides" during the first couple weeks of August. They include some posts I've promised but hadn't gotten around to writing, or posts that I had written earlier but that weren't urgent enough to get posted earlier in the summer. We'll be learning about some attractions in Gangjin and some classy hotels, among other things, and will be revisiting the first time my name was mangled in the local papers. So . . . um, enjoy those and have a pleasent summer, wherever you are.
5 comments:
Thanks for doing the write up of your area. My husband and I are going to take a road trip down that way and check out some of the places you mentioned. I hear you on the trip home pain - although mine has never been that long, I've done the trip 7 times. My solution now is sleeping pills all the way - you may feel like an addict but really, are the movies worth staying up for? I thought not.
Safe travels!
Thank you for the consistently interesting and relevant blog posts. I'll be an English teacher in Korea myself come this August, although I'll be in Seoul with SMOE. :) I've appreciated reading through your musings. Thanks again.
Brian: Have a safe trip back home, and enjoy your vacation. Hope you are flying with an airline company that serves edible food.
Brian,
I am loyal reader of your blog. Something has been hagging at me for several weeks now. When that Korean guy was trying to get others to correct the forigner's behavior, did you ever condier following the guy's wife back to his house and confronting him? Either with words or fists? I dont know you personally, but I would have gone after this guy. I mean, he violated you in so many ways.
Thanks for the tips! As you may remember from Dave's, I live down in Jindo, and am always looking for other parts of the province to visit.
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