Less than a month ago, I had no idea where Okcheon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea (south) was, or even the fact that it existed. I looked up all the usual suspects... google and wikipedia. I even went as far as to look at Bing and ask.com trying to find any and all information on this very little town.
This is what I got...
"Okcheon is situated to the southeast of Daejeon, in Chungcheongbuk-do. It is the first town on the train line from Daejeon (which is a 12 minute ride away) and it is also linked to there by a 35 minute local city bus (number 607), which goes to Daejeon Train Station. The fifth biggest city in Korea, Daejeon has a lot of things to do and see, and you are close enough to go there even during the week after work. The next town further east is Yeongdong, famous for being the only town in Korea to have a winery.
Chungcheongbuk is the only landlocked province in Korea, so Okcheon is almost exactly in the middle of the country. That makes it a great town to travel from because you can get to anywhere in Korea on a weekend. Okcheon is a very small town with a population of 50,000 people. This figure is much more than it actually seems, because of the big farming community in the area - lots of smaller villages are included in this number." From: http://www.thesouthkoreatravelguide.com/
Better than Wikipedia's:
Okcheon County (Okcheon-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
So, it's a small town. Then, I found it. I found it by copying the Korean Hangul (written Korean) and pasting it into Google. Here's what came up: Korea's Site on Okcheon.
It's gorgeous! Mountainous areas surrounding the small town, covered in green luscious vegetation, small town living, and a very close knit group of people. It snows in the winter, but not like the snow on the east coast. It's a very temperate climate, and the only place on the entire peninsula where grapes are able to be grown. There's even a vineyard close to the town. There's a literature museum there, where a famous Korean author lived. There are lakes and streams, plus an amusement park that I'll probably check out once or twice. On top of all that, it's an hour south of Seoul, fifteen minutes outside of Daejeon-si, a very big city where I will probably go to get the rest of my visa stuff, and green card. I found out that I will be moving there in early October. Korea, ready or not, here I come!!!
This is what I got...
"Okcheon is situated to the southeast of Daejeon, in Chungcheongbuk-do. It is the first town on the train line from Daejeon (which is a 12 minute ride away) and it is also linked to there by a 35 minute local city bus (number 607), which goes to Daejeon Train Station. The fifth biggest city in Korea, Daejeon has a lot of things to do and see, and you are close enough to go there even during the week after work. The next town further east is Yeongdong, famous for being the only town in Korea to have a winery.
Chungcheongbuk is the only landlocked province in Korea, so Okcheon is almost exactly in the middle of the country. That makes it a great town to travel from because you can get to anywhere in Korea on a weekend. Okcheon is a very small town with a population of 50,000 people. This figure is much more than it actually seems, because of the big farming community in the area - lots of smaller villages are included in this number." From: http://www.thesouthkoreatravelguide.com/
Better than Wikipedia's:
Okcheon County (Okcheon-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
So, it's a small town. Then, I found it. I found it by copying the Korean Hangul (written Korean) and pasting it into Google. Here's what came up: Korea's Site on Okcheon.
It's gorgeous! Mountainous areas surrounding the small town, covered in green luscious vegetation, small town living, and a very close knit group of people. It snows in the winter, but not like the snow on the east coast. It's a very temperate climate, and the only place on the entire peninsula where grapes are able to be grown. There's even a vineyard close to the town. There's a literature museum there, where a famous Korean author lived. There are lakes and streams, plus an amusement park that I'll probably check out once or twice. On top of all that, it's an hour south of Seoul, fifteen minutes outside of Daejeon-si, a very big city where I will probably go to get the rest of my visa stuff, and green card. I found out that I will be moving there in early October. Korea, ready or not, here I come!!!
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