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South Korea

South Korea travel is so easy! I spent three weeks backpacking in Korea and fell in love with the amazing food, beautiful places and welcoming people.

When you travel in South Korea you can mix ultra-modern cities with beautiful beaches and historical towns, there’s also really cool hiking in South Korea.

If you need ideas for your South Korea travel check below all my posts as I wrote all the things you need to know to travel in Korea and also a Korea 8 day itinerary for you to make the most out of your adventures!

Backpacking in Busan
Asia | South Korea

Travel to South Korea: 8 days itinerary

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Travel to South Korea is one of those that do not top the list of most travellers when backpacking in Asia, and it didn’t top my list initially either but my days backpacking in South Korea was simply fantastic! I went backpacking in South Korea after visiting many other countries in Asia and only ended…

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hiking in danyang korea
Asia | South Korea

Solo Hiking in Danyang. Backpacking in Korea

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Being surrounded by stunning nature, of which there are 3 National Parks, caves, temples and delicious food all over the place. To go Hiking in Danyang is a top destination for Korean outdoor enthusiast but it’s not so famous yet among western tourists as I discovered during my solo adventures backpacking in Korea which took…

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Solo backpacking in korea
Asia | South Korea

Things to do in Gyeongju – a one night visit

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During my solo adventures backpacking in South Korea I arrived to the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla (57 BC – 935 AD), which ruled about two-thirds of the Korean Peninsula at its height between the 7th and 9th centuries, for close to one thousand years. Little did I know of the things to do in Gyeongju before…

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Skywalk in Danyang
Asia | South Korea

9 Cool things to do in Danyang

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Halfway between Seoul and Daegu is the little town of Danyang. This little sleepy town is not normally on the tourist guides for foreigners and to be honest I didn’t know about it until I got a shout out to a short volunteering at a great guesthouse there but I found so many things to…

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Solo backpacking in Korea
Asia | South Korea

Things to know when backpacking in South Korea

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Backpacking in South Korea doesn’t normally come on top of bucket list destinations for most travellers, and to be honest it was not for me either. But after my month of solo backpacking in the Philippines, the cheapest country to fly to was Korea and that was enough for me to decide to go there!…

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Hiking in Sobaeksan
Asia | South Korea

Solo Hiking in Sobaeksan National Park

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One of the things I liked more about solo backpacking in South Korea is that you can hike a lot! with 64% of the country being forest and 21 National Parks spread around, this is a nature lover’s paradise! Hiking in Sobaeksan is definitely one of those really cool playgrounds! Halfway between Seoul and Daegu…

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Hiking Hallasan volcano
South Korea | Asia

Hiking in Hallasan: the highest mountain in Korea!

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Among all my adventures backpacking in Korea, hiking in Hallasan in Jeju island was surely the highlight of them all! On the island of Jeju there are 368 volcanoes and at 1950m of altitude the Hallasan is the highest mountain/volcano in South Korea! Although it hasn’t erupted for about 5000 years it’s still considered active….

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  • Backpacking Tips
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    • Solo travel: things to know before going to travel the world
    • Backpacking on a budget: how to find a Workaway
    • How to go travelling for a year
    • Backpacker Travel Insurance: my experience
    • Travelling Light. What to pack when backpacking
    • Camping food checklist and easy meals ideas
  • About Me
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