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Galati Travels: Jeolla Galati Travels: Jeolla

Another trip to the South: Yeonggam and Jangheung

April 10, 2018 / BY Laila Kasuri
Jeollanam-do has some great sights - particularly forests. In March, just as the weather was getting better, we had another weekend trip further south, where we visited Jangheung and Yeonggam. Jangheung is a small county in Jeollanam-do that is located near the sea of Boseongman Bay, and by the big lake created by Jangheung Dam and Tamjingang River. It's also the same place...

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How Buddhism came to Korea from Pakistan: Supjaengi Park and the First Sanctuary of Buddhism

April 09, 2018 / BY Laila Kasuri
This weekend, we headed down south of Korea, making a stop at the city of Yeonggwang. There, we visited a place called  Supjaengi park. The really crazy thing about this place we visited was its connections to Pakistan! The Supjaengi Park isn't really a very touristy place but it does have an aura of peace there. It's relatively small, and as soon as you...

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Amazing Temples: Naesosa Temple in Jeollabuk-do

September 19, 2017 / BY Laila Kasuri
After a long hiatus from trips, we finally ventured outside of Seoul, again heading to a bunch of places on the west coast of Korea, namely Buan, Jeollabuk-do. We began our journey with the visit to the Naeososa Temple, which is an old Buddhist temple famous for its templestay program. The temple is all the way in Buan in Jeollabuk-do, and took us around...

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Best Summer Festivals in Korea: Water Festival in Jangheung

August 08, 2017 / BY Laila Kasuri
The past weekend, we were invited to take part in a tour to the towns of Jangheung, Gangjin, Muan and Gwangju on the West Coast. It's somewhere down south in Korea, in the same level as Busan but on the other side of the edge of the peninsula. After several hours of travel and a few pit stops for a wee-wee break and...

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