How-to: Booking Your Own Ski/Snowboard Trip in S.Korea for less than 100,000Won!

 Here is how to book your very own ski/Snowboard trip in S.Korea!!

You'll be surprised how much more cheaper when you can find good deals through Korean websites such as G-market!

Here is what roughly cost me for my trip!

Lift ticket and snowboard rental = 50,000Won (During weekdays)
Shuttle Bus                                = FREE!
Ski/Snoboard clothes rental       = 30,000Won 
Total                             = 80,000Won!!!

Things that you should bring for your trip to ski resorts!

- Gloves
- Ski googles ( if you really need them)
- Change for lockers
- Water and snacks (Food there is a little pricey than usual)
- A change of clothes in case you get wet
- Scarf/mask to protect yourself from the cold when you ski down!!

 Feel free to ask any questions or comment and GOOD LUCK!

Daegu Arboretum, the eco-park in the heart of Daegu | 2015 Wow Korea Supporters

 

 Daegu Arboretum (대구수목원) is also known as an eco-park in the heart of downtown Daegu. It is home to more than 1000 species of plants including giant cacti, flowers, medicinal herbs and trees. It would definitely be a great place to visit because it regularly holds ecology experience programs for students.

On top of that, it provides a healing experience for people who make the trip there to walk around, look at the flowers and breathe in the fresh air.

  

The huge and beautiful botanical garden is one of the things to visit when going to Daegu. The entire place has a park for picnics, green houses featuring many different plants and ponds with water lilies and even bonsai gardens. The place is pretty huge so it takes roughly an hour or two to totally cover it.

It would be an amazing place to walk around during spring to see cherry blossoms, as well as during the cool summer of September.

Operating Hours:
Jan - May/ Sep - Dec: 09:00 - 18:00
Jun - Aug: 09:00 - 19:00
Admission Fees: Free

Directions:
From Seoul Express Bus Terminal, take an express bus to Dongdaegu (동대구).
* Bus schedule: 06:00-23:55, 20-30min intervals
From Dongdaegu Bus Terminal, take Bus 106 to Jinwol Elementary School (진월초등학교).
* Bus schedule: Weekdays 13min intervals / Weekends 17min intervals

Things to do in Chung-Cheong-do | Boryeong Mud Festival | 2015 Wow Korea Supporters (Day 1)

So for the 3^rd trip with the 2015 Wow Korea Supporters, I went around the Chung-Buk Province.

 

On Saturday, we went to Gong-ju where we learnt the history of Beakje. 

 

We went to the Royal Tomb of King Muryeong and we had an awesome learning experience.

 

Since the actual tomb was sealed in order to preserve it, they made replicas for visitors to have an up close and personal look of the tombs and artifacts.

Here is some extra info:-
Opening hours: 0900-1800
Admission Fee: Adults 1,500won; Teenagers 1,000won
Address San-1 Geumseong-dong, Gongju
Contact: Tourist Information Center 041-856-3151

After that, we went to Gongsanseong Fortress.

 

The best part of this place is that the view is awesome! You can see the entire city from the top.

 

After that, we got to experience archery. According to the tour guide, King Muryeong was really good at archery and so, they let visitors try it for a small payment.

 

 

How to get there
From Seoul
[BUS]
Gangnam express bus terminal / Nambu intercity bus terminal / Dongseoul intercity bus terminal– Gongju
[TRAIN]
Seoul Station – Cheonan Station – Cheonan intercity bus terminal - Gongju

After visiting, we got really hungry so we went to Sae-I-hak Garden(새이학공원) and had Gongju Soup and Rice 공주국밥. Really enjoyed it! And the side dishes were amazing too!!

 

After that, we went to the annual Boryeong Mud Festival.

 

It was so much fun! There were mud slides, mud pools, and etc. It was a fun experience that I’m glad I did not missed out on. Apparently, the mud is healthy for your skin, so Koreans managed to put mud all over them.

 

For more info, check out
www.boryeongmudfestival.com

After the festival, we cleaned ourselves up, had dinner and had a good night sleep.

Check out the next post for more!!

Things to do in Jeolla-do | 2015 Wow Korea Supporters (Day 1)

So for the 2nd Wow Korea Supporters Field Trip, we went to Jeolla-do. Since I'm busy with my internship, I was only able to attend on weekends which are Saturday and Sundays.

  

GWANGJU

The trip started for me in Gwangju. We went to Joy Dance Academy which is a K-pop dance academy that was attended by Kpop idols such as Big Bang's Seungri and Kara's Go Hara. There, we were divided into two groups and I learnt Sister's "Shake It". It was a fun learning experience and I really wonder how those idol groups can dance in heels.

After that, we went to Gwangju Kimchi Town for its Kimchi festival.

 

The best part is that we get to learn how to make cucumber Kimchi from a professor that teaches Kimchi in a university.

 

So, for the first time, I made cucumber kimchi!!

After that cooking class, we get to see a kimchi exhibition where they display different kinds of kimchi.

There are some many kinds of Kimchi being displayed. In fact, there are different kimchi that are served for different seasons.

For more info:

Gwangju Kimchi Town
Opening hours: 9am – 6 pm
Closed on Mondays, January 1^st, Lunar New Year & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day)
Admissions: Free
Hands-on experiences: 5,000Won (reservation required)
Inquiry: +82-62-613-8222

After an appetizing visit to Gwangju Kimchi Town, we went to Mudeungsan Boribap Street

 There we had a Bori Bibimbap Set that was sooo tasty! And so healthy!!

Look at the amount of vegetables!

After that yummy lunch, we headed to Gurye.

GURYE

In Gurye, we visited the Natural Dream Park.

 It is a small park where there are factories that produce organic products like dumplings, bread and other foods. We had a short tour on how pastries and dumplings where made, packaged and distributed.

This park created so many job opportunities for the locals and the factories are really well managed.

After that, we headed to Damyang! A place for healing and relaxation.

DAMYANG

So the first place we went to is the Bamboo Garden called Jungnogwon. It’s a garden filled with bamboo and Koreans go there to have a relaxing getaway.

Near by the Bamboo Garden there is the Noodle Street where there are really delicious noodles!

I recommend the anchovy-broth noodles! Its only 4,000Won!

Close to the Noodle Street, there is the Metasequoia Road which is famous for couples to take beautiful romantic pictures. But it our case, we were taking pictures of us having FUN!

 After the wonderful long adventure, we went to have dinner in a restaurant called Damche.

The owner was so friendly and the food was awesome!

I got to rice that was cooked inside a bamboo. How cool is that?!

After that satisfying dinner, we went to Gokseong.

GOKSEONG

At Gokseong, we went to the Gokseong Seomjingang River Observatory where we were able to see do some star gazing!

After that, we head to the Seomjingang Train Village Rail Pension where we stayed the night.

The rooms are basically made out of an old train and it was very well furnished!

And that basically concludes day 1 for me!

Check out Day 2!