Tag Archives: beach
Gyeongpo Beach in Gangneung – Cool Vibes. Cool Water. Lots of Fireworks
Happy Chuseok! I hope you are having a great time exploring the ROK or anywhere else for that matter and enjoying the last few days of summer before we abruptly begin autumn in a couple of weeks. This June, I headed down to Gangneung for a Father’s Day retreat and had the opportunity to visit […]
Jungmun Saekdal Beach in Seogwipo Jeju – A Small, Cozy Beach on Jeju’s South Shore
On Friday, I decided to get off the resort and do a little exploring. The Lotte Hotel overlooks this beautiful beach. I spend only a couple of hours at the beach, but my limited time was enjoyable. It was nice getting away from the resort, wiggling my toes in the sand and breathing in some […]
Sokcho Beach – Relaxing Waves, Sexy Mermaids and Machine Guns
Sokcho Beach in early May. I thought for a bit that I could have gone into the water. I was wrong. Put my toes in the water for all of 30 seconds and ran back to the sand like a little girl. The machine guns on the beach to deter North Korean refugees add to […]
Derek Versus Lonely Planet 