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28 Jan 10

Jasujeong Amethyst Mines (자수정 동굴)

Okay, that’s it: today I died and went to cheesy tourist kitsch heaven (or hell depending on your sense of taste).   Today we took a rainy  afternoon to check out the Jasujeong Amethyst Caves (자수정 동굴), just 30km south of here in Eonyang (언양).  I’d read online that they’re one of the schlockiest tourist sites [...]

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28 Dec 09

Prehistoric Carvings of Cheonjeon-ri (천전리 각석)

After four and a half years living in Gyeongju, we finally decided to get a car last week.  So for it’s first road trip, my friend and I set off  to check out the prehistoric rock carvings of  Cheonjeon-ri (천전 리각석). I’d never been there before and they’re only about 20 minutes south of Gyeongju, [...]

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22 Dec 09

Hyangiram Hermitage (향일암) Lost in Fire

I heard some rather sad news when I got home today.  It seems that Hyangiram (향일암), literally “Sunrise Hermitage”, in Yeosu burned down last night.  I used to live in Gwangyang, near Yeosu and first visited Hyangiram back in ’02.    I’ve been there twice since and I think it is (or sadly was) one of [...]

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