Taking a Korean train from Pyeongtaek to Gwangju (Korail - Mugunghwa) 무궁화 | Life in Korea
In this travel video we (Audrey and Samuel) take a Korean train from Pyeongtaek to Gwangju. The journey is about 3.5 hours and we used the slowest Korail (Mugunghwa 무궁화) to get there. Even the lowest class trains in Korea offer better service and reliability than many of the highest class trains I've taken in other countries. Quite comfortable and spacious on board, it's the perfect budget value way for us to explore around the country. The only reason one could have for taking the faster trains would be to save time on the journey; however, as we're more budget minded travelers we'd prefer saving our hard earned Won ;)
One of the most fascinating aspects of traveling across the Korean peninsula is that you can reach point A to point B in less than a day. Any single destination in the country is quite accessible and easy to travel to no matter where you are located. This makes weekend outings an absolute must. Given how geographically small the territory you would think much of the scenery and landscapes would be similar; however, this is far from the case. Korea is just as diverse in terms of landscapes as many other countries I've visited that had over 10 times the territory.
On board we enjoy some Korean snacks (Cheese bun and English muffin), act silly (as per usual) & show you clips of the scenery along the way. We both love taking the train and we were very exciting to start our two day weekend adventure by taking the train down south. This is part of our life in Korea series:
이 여행 비디오에서 우리는 (오드리 사무엘)는 평택에서 광주까지 한국의 기차를 타고.여행은 약 3.5 시간이며, 우리가 거기에 도착하는 느린 철도 공사 (무궁화 무궁화)를 사용 하였다. 한국에서도 가장 낮은 수준의 열차은 내가 다른 나라에서 촬영 한 최고급 열차의 많은보다 나은 서비스 및 신뢰성을 제공합니다. 아주 편안하고 보드에 넓고, 그것은 우리가 전국 여행을위한 완벽한 예산 값 방법입니다. 하나는 빠른 기차를 주셔서 가질 수있는 유일한 이유는 여행 시간을 절약하는 것입니다,하지만 우리는 더 많은 예산 마음 여행자있어로 우리는 열심히;) 원 벌린 절약 선호
한반도를 통해 여행의 가장 매력적인 측면 중 하나는 당신이 하루 미만 B를 가리 키도록 지점에 도달 할 수 있다는 것입니다.국가에있는 어떤 하나의 대상은 매우 접근하고 당신이있는없이 여행을하실 수 있습니다. 이 주말 외출 절대해야합니다.영토 어떻게 지리적으로 작은 감안할 때 당신은 많은 풍경과 풍경 유사한 것 생각하지만, 이것은 지금까지 케이스에서입니다. 한국은 많은 다른 나라로 내가 10 배 영토 겸비한 방문한 풍경의 측면에서와 마찬가지로 다양합니다.
The Mugunghwa-ho or Mugunghwa is a class of train operated by Korail, the national railroad of South Korea. Mugunghwa trains are the cheapest class of trains to operate cross-country. Prior to the introduction of the KTX in 2004, they were the most common passenger train along most railroad lines. Along rural lines such as the Gyeongbuk Line, they remain the only class of passenger train operating. They (and in some cases the Tonggeun) are the only trains to stop at many stations not served by Saemaul-ho or KTX trains. Mugunghwa are built to accommodate large numbers of standing passengers, and frequently have many more standees than sitting passengers. In contrast, the Saemaul-ho and KTX trains seldom permit any standees at all.
The Mugunghwa-ho takes its name from the mugunghwa, the national flower of South Korea: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mugunghwa-ho
Korea Railroad Corporation (Korean: 한국철도공사, Hanja: 韓國鐵道公社), promoted as Korail (코레일), is the national railroad operator in South Korea.
Korail operates passenger and freight trains throughout South Korea. The railroad's headquarters are located in Daejeon: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korail
Hodugwaja is a type of Korean cookie originating in Cheonan, South Korea. It is made by putting in a mixture of pounded walnuts with red bean paste in dough and baking. Hodugwaja from Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province are especially famous:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodugwaja
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All photos and video taken by Samuel Jeffery (Nomadic Samuel) and Audrey Bergner (That Backpacker).