I got my bags packed on a roll heading out there and I'm ready to go looking real good

in my passport photo.

Amateur Traveler episode 485. Today the amateur traveler talks about hikes and

temples, a jade mine and the demilitarized zone as we go to the northern part of South Korea.

I know that I should be heading home

but maybe not, maybe not to the day.

Welcome to the amateur traveler. I'm your host Chris Christensen. Without

further ado let's talk about South Korea. I'd like to welcome to the show Katie from around the world in K.T days.com.

Katie is coming to us from and coming to talk to us about South Korea. Katie, welcome to the show.

Thanks, Chris. Thanks for having me.

First of all, where are you now as we're going to hear some school sounds in the background.

Yes, I am at my school in northern South Korea about 30 minutes northwest of Seoul.

And when you say your school, a school where you were teaching,

not a school where you were studying.

Correct, yes, I am teaching English.

It's a private school, and it's about 930 and the kids are coming in, getting

ready for their day of full English immersion. Excellent.

And tell us a little bit about why should someone come to South Korea and specifically the area that you're going to tell us about?

So the northern part of South Korea has pretty much everything you want in a travel destination.

It's got cities and countryside and mountains and beaches.

It's very modern but also has tons of history.

It's really a good place for someone if they're coming to Korea for just a week or two because chances are

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