WALK

It isn't a far journey but I'd be lying if I said there were no challenges. But I'm thankful that this place is my first out of town trip since I moved to Korea. It's a cold, quiet town, charmingly laidback, peculiar in a good way. Instead of taking a tourist taxi, I opted to walk—it was a stretch BUT I loved how I was able to touch down in some places that you can only go to by foot. I had moments when I had the spots to myself, so I was able to take in and savor everything without feeling conscious or rushed. My legs had a good workout haha but I capped off the day totally relaxed, sitting by Donggang with a can of beer, the blowing mid-autumn air giving me the chills despite my layers, the sound of the flowing water and distant KTX trains passing by, and the view of the colorful mountains getting dimmer as the dusk blanketed the sky in somber darkness. The next day I took the bus cos Hanbando is too far for me to walk haha—it was too foggy even at almost 10am but thankfully when I reached the viewing platform it was clear as day. Also I was extra happy cos 1박2일 actually filmed here—I had a nice chat with the people in the tourist center in Jangneung about how I was going around the spots that appeared on the show HAHA. 📍Cheongnyeongpo 📍Yeongwol Riverside Reservoir 📍Hanbando But there are other spots that I loved in Yeongwol, too, even if it didn't appear on TV haha. 📍Y-Square 📍Jangneung 📍Noru Sculpture Park (this place is magical!) 📍Donggang So, there haha. I had so much to say but bottomline: it was a refreshing, healing trip.