Hey guys, I’m new to Tumblr and I think I finally fingered out how this thing works.
I moved to South Korea and I wanted to find an easy way to document my travels and be able share information with everyone as well. This seemed to be the best platform to do so.
If your interested in travel, give me a follow! Currently living in South Korea and take frequent trips across Asia. What’s more exciting is for the next 3 years I plan to cover tons of countries all over Europe and Asia. I hope you like the content!
First Trip in Korea: JINJU LANTERN FESTIVAL!
Okay, disclaimer: I went on this trip back in October, it’s now June. I have ALOT to catch up on. But I want to start with the very first trip I went on, which was this one.
Jinju lantern festival was not what I was expecting, but it did not disappoint either. I thought this would be more of lanterns released into the air and good luck for years to come...🙃🙃
This festival features statue lanterns..? Basically, the lanterns are stationary and most of them are floating on Namgang river (which was actually cool). There is actually a lot of history as to why they light the lanterns on the water instead. Long story short, it’s how they communicated back in 1592 during the battle of Jinjuseong.
During the day, you walk along the river and enjoy street food and can purchase arts & crafts from local vendors. There are performances and a beautiful temple that over looks the water.
Once sunsets, around 6pm, they start turning on the lights over the water. It was actually a beautiful scene.
Honestly, once it got dark it was hard to capture the beauty of these lanterns. If your in South Korea anytime in the month of October, then I HIGHLY recommend checking out the jinju lantern festival. It’s one of the largest lantern festivals in the country. It’s a different experience but one that I’m extremely grateful I experienced.
How to get there: (it’s about 4 hrs from Seoul station via KTX)
- Take the KTX from Seoul station to Daegu. From there you can taxi to your hotel or the festival. I recommend downloading NAVR, which essentially Korean Google Maps. Also, google translate will be a lifesaver. KTX, which is like a bullet train will cost about W50,000 which comes to about $43 USD.
- If you have an international license, renting a car is also an option. If you chose this route, be cautious because Seoul traffic is RIDICULOUS. It could take up to 6 hours to get there by vehicle. But if you do chose this option, again, I recommend downloading NAVR or WAZE to use for GPS.
Thank you, I have been on a ton of trips already and plan to cover them all. Next week I will be in Bali and can’t wait to share that experience. Please follow, like, and reblog this post!