by bbeckel | Oct 11, 2013 | Korea
After leaving the Temple Stay at Beomeosa in northern Busan, we headed off to find a place to stay close to our ferry for the next day. We didn’t have any suggestions, so just wandered. The options were thin, and we ended up with a pretty dingy place. Thankfully...
by bbeckel | Oct 10, 2013 | Korea
When I think of Buddhist life, I think of quiet meditation, slow walks, appreciating nature, and vegetarian cooking. Sounds, relaxing, easy, perfect for a vacation! Boy did I learn. Patrick and I signed up for one of Korea’s 100+ Temple Stay programs. In 2002,...
by bbeckel | Oct 9, 2013 | Korea
One of my favorite parts of our travel was spending a day and night in a traditional Korean folk village in Nagan. There are several of these villages around the country, where the residents have agreed to continue maintaining traditional lifestyles in order to...
by bbeckel | Oct 3, 2013 | Korea
For our Chuseok holiday (1 week break), we traveled around the Southern coast of mainland South Korea – our first visit to the mainland! There’s no way I can share all the details. Our week was packed full of activities. We stayed one night in each place...
by bbeckel | Sep 24, 2013 | Korea
First, to all my family, friends and readers not in Boulder County: please send any thoughts and prayers you can spare to the areas in the northern front range of Colorado. While all my close friends are safe, many are facing tens of thousands of dollars of damage,...
