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Most foreigners in Korea rarely travel anywhere other than Seoul, thinking that it’s all the same from the DMZ to Busan. They hurriedly fly off to another country as soon as they get a vacation, excited to see something different.
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If they would take the time to explore their host-country with the same enthusiasm as the countries they visit on vacation they might see that there are some differences between the regions and more variety than they imagined.
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During the Buddha’s birthday holiday weekend my wife and I went on a three day trip down to Korea’s southern coast, to Namhae Island, and a few other places along the way. I had been there alone, a few years ago, and thought it was beautiful and that my wife should see it. But it has proven difficult to find the time to go back since she works six days a week.
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Once again I was intrigued with the small changes in detail I witnessed the farther I went. One of the first things I notice when I go south is how quickly the language changes. My Korean is terrible, but I can hear a different accent as near as Punggi, just 30 minutes south of Jecheon, by expressway. By the time I’m as far south as Busan, it sounds like a totally different language to me, and on Jeju Island it really is a different language.
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Southern people can’t understand me when I use simple sentences I say every day in Jecheon. For example, I asked for some water at a restaurant, “Mul jusayo”, and got a blank stare. After few more attempts I gave up and had to use sign language just like when I’m in other countries where I don’t know a word.
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In the western US, where I’m from, you can travel a thousand miles and everyone sounds exactly the same. It’s very convenient, but also somewhat boring.
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There are also regional variations of Korean food and drink, to give you something new to try. Near Changwon, we ate some acorn tofu bibimbap that I’d never had before. At Mt. Jiri, there were vendors selling a special tea, made from the sap of a tree, supposedly you can’t get elsewhere in Korea.
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And, at the coast, of course, are the sushi restaurants with the catch of the day taken right off the boat. That’s fresh! No long truck ride to Jecheon for these fish.
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And the topography and structures changes just enough to make it feel like you traveled. Bamboo groves start to get much larger the farther south you go. At the coast, you can see some tropical-looking palms and flowers. The farm houses use a lot more stone in their construction, and stone walls around fields become common.
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It’s frustrating for me to meet people that have lived here for years and have never seen but a few major cities in Korea, yet will gladly explore other countries. If they would take the time to get off the beaten track in Korea, they might find it has as much to offer as any other country.
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(¿øÁ¦: Korean Travels by Matt Witherspoon)
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