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Daegwallyeong Sheep Farm in Korea

The Daegwallyeong Sheep Farm in Korea offers a unique experience – to be amongst hundreds of sheep in Pyeongchang County’s gorgeous Taebaeksan mountains.

Gangwon Province Day at the Beach

View over the sea at sunrise with a rocky outcrop to the right of the frame. The sky has some clouds creating a dramatic red, pink, and blue vista.

Korea’s eastern provinces boast a long beautiful coastline dotted with towns and temples. This post covers a Gangwon Province day at the beach.

Taebaeksan Snow Festival Korea

A close up of a collection of paper windmills in various different colors on a half dark half light background in soft focus.

The Taebaeksan Snow Festival Korea is one of the country’s premier winter events. Located in snowy Gangwon Province, the festival features snow and ice sculptures.

Outer Seoraksan Mountain and Gangwon Province

On the left of the frame is the top of a cable car on Seoraksan in Korea. Looking into the distance are rocky crags and mountains with a blue sky and wispy clouds.

Today, we indulge in a summer ritual: the road trip, by starting a three-part exploration of Gangwon Province on Korea’s eastern shore. If I sound a little bit tired today, it’s because I just got back from a three-day, 800-kilometer road trip in Korea’s Gangwon Province. Gangwon-do is a big, beautiful place, so there was a …

Gangneung’s Historic Villas: Ojukheon & Seongyojang

The Hwallaejeong Pavilion juts out over a lotus pond at Seongyojang. A wooden building with traditional curved roof surrounded by lotus leaves in the foreground and trees in the background in bright sunshine.

Gangneung’s Historic Villas: Ojukheon & Seongyojang are two fantastic examples of traditional Korean architecture in Gangwon Province.