Hapcheon to Jinju Bus Times

I couldn't find this information online, so I thought I'd share it! (Picture taken on June 18, 2011)

Bus times from Hapcheon (합천) to Jinju (진주): 6:50, 8:10, 9:10, 10:20, 11:50, 13:10, 14:20, 15:00, 15:50, 17:00, 18:10, 19:10, and 20:00. That means the last bus back to Jinju is 8:00pm.

The total journey takes about an hour with two small stops between Hapcheon and Jinju. Of course, that is also dependent on traffic and weather!

An Afternoon w/Sara & Ruby

Last Monday was Korea's Memorial Day, so I got the chance to spend an afternoon with my former boss, Sara, and her daughter, Ruby. First on our agenda was visiting a fancy pension in Tongyeong. One of Sara's student's parents own this pension, and it rents for about $350 a night, so I'm pretty sure I won't ever be staying there! Still, it was nice to visit and see the interesting collection of things they have from around the world. Up next on the agenda was dinner, which was quite yummy thanks to Mr. Pizza....a popular pizza chain in Korea. Here is our day in pictures:

This cat was definitely the most interesting cat I've ever seen. It looked really angry, but it was really sweet!

Some colorful hanging quilted birds

The wall on the side of one of the buildings...I thought it looked pretty neat

One of the murals that adorned the walls at the pension

It was a really beautiful day and the clouds looked really nice

As always, I loved hanging with Ruby...she is such a funny girl

Some of the many, many seashells by the water

And for dinner, we opted for the 4-in-1 pizza so we could try a variety of flavors. It was quite yummy!

Gujora Beach - Geoje Island

Last Saturday, I headed to a nearby beach for a day of fun in the sun! From a Facebook invite, I found out that there would be lots of foreigners gathering for the long three-day weekend and camping on the beach. I'm not much of a camper myself, but I still went for the day (that counts, right?!). Danielle and I headed there in the early afternoon on Saturday, along with the doggy that I've been fostering. Traveling with dogs in Korea seems to be quite easy...and I didn't have much trouble on the buses (until the last bus driver of the day wanted me to have the dog in a carrier!).

If you ever want to go to Gujora (구조라) Beach by public transit, here's what Danielle and I did...Intercity bus from Tongyeong to Jangsuengpo, then the Geoje intracity bus to Gujora (buses 22, 23, 61). You can opt for the taxi from Jangseungpo to Gujora, but that'll cost you about 15 bucks! The bus drops you off in the middle of the peninsula, but just walk about five minutes, and you'll see the huge beach!

As for our day, it was good fun and it was good to get out of Tongyeong for the day. Tongyeong doesn't really have any 'proper' beaches, so Geoje or Bijindo are our closest options. While at the beach, I saw some friends of mine that I made at the EPIK training a few months ago...so that was really nice!

Here are a few pictures from the day:

These guys were seriously working on this tent for at least an hour! It was quite complicated!

Danielle and I with the doggy! We are the happy travelers!

Gujora Beach looking from the far end back to 'civilization'!

The doggy stuck pretty close to me...she needs to become a little more social!

A look at the beach from the other end...towards the rocks and such.

It was a beautiful day and I'm glad I got to enjoy the beach before the hotHOT summer gets here!

Fostering a Miniature Poodle

For the last week, I've been fostering a sweet little poodle that my friend rescued from the streets. She is super smart and I've really enjoyed having her while she finds a permanent home. I'm hoping that she can find a home full of love and fun! The groomer estimates that she is about 5 years old, so she is definitely out of her puppy stage. Here are a few pictures of the little cutie! She's shaved because she was found with a horribly matted coat. (p.s. I haven't given her a name so that I won't get too attached!)

Postcrossing - Seeing the World...One Postcard at a Time

A couple of months ago, I stumbled across a website called Postcrossing. The concept is simple...send a postcard, receive a postcard. The process is easy...get a random address from the site and pass on a piece of your world to someone else. The result is fun...random postcards from around the world and getting to share your home with someone else.

Postcrossing is really fascinating to me for a variety of reasons....I love seeing other places in the world...and I LOVE getting mail!! I really look forward to each postcard that shows up and greets me!

I totally recommend anyone to do this. You only pay for the postage and postcards, but the actual service is free. You should check it out...you never know where the next postcard will be from!!