http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Chungcheongbuk-do/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , South Korea , Chungcheongbuk-do en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 22:41:36 +0000 Sun, 19 May 2013 22:41:36 +0000 7th Mar Left Seoul around half seven and we drove to Chungju Lake. The drive took around two and a half hours and we stopped a couple of times on the way. When we arrived at Chungju Dam we had a bit of free time to look around the area. Then it was onto the first boat. The first boat was quite small and we all had to sit inside. We sped off down the lake and couldn39t really see that well out http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Chungcheongbuk-do/Chungju/blog-754407.html I sit here with raw red and swollen hands an aching body and a backpack full of peanuts. Teacher39s Day was a success. This year it was decided my school would go to Cheontaesan Mountain in Chungcheongbukdo Province. I woke up this morning to thick fog and a freezing apartment so I can39t say I was raring to go on a hike. A shower seemed unnecessary as did dressing to impress so I thre http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Chungcheongbuk-do/blog-659593.html Jecheon City is located in Chungcheongbukdo it is the only landlocked province in South Korea. Leaving Seoul Station onboard the TongTongTong Music Train we headed for the Oriental Herbal Medicine Expo 2 12 hours away. Pulling away from the train station the five foreigners on board tipped back their chairs plugged in their ipods quickly falling asleep. Excited about the day trip James grabbed http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Chungcheongbuk-do/blog-614557.html Cherry blossoms unofficially herald the start of spring in Korea. And while Korea didn39t suffer through prolonged exposure to winter as southern Ontario did this year Seoul39s trees did blossom a week later than usual. Since the trees only blossom for 23 weeks many small Korean towns capitalize on this window for tourism by organizing festivals. These festivals typically involve loud mu http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Chungcheongbuk-do/blog-608917.html