Who said chasing waterfalls is a piece of cake? It definitely isn’t, especially when you have to do it under a drizzle, progressing to a shower, then to a downpour. But here’s an upside: once you arrive at the waterfall, getting soaked is no longer such a big deal. In fact, you’d most definitely welcome it. As I did once we got to Pattan Falls.
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“If you are scared, you can’t see beauty. Fear kills your ability to see beauty.” These were words uttered by actor Will Smith in one of his vlogs of a family vacation they had somewhere in Italy. And I’d have to agree with what he said, because I have seen a lot of people fail to appreciate nature because they are afraid of this or that when, in the first place, they haven’t even tried it, much less stepped one foot out the door.
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Strong – and seemingly nonstop – rains, combined with relentless winds, is one of two things that, in my opinion, can put a damper on a most anticipated adventure. (The other one would be “lousy company”, in case you’re wondering.) I’ve had my fair share of being caught in the middle of an adventure or exploratory trip with the rain pouring, and I gotta say it does screw up even the best-laid plans all around. But there is one adventure that we can still totally rock, yes, even in a downpour. In fact, I think it can actually make the view better. What adventure, you ask? That would be chasing waterfalls.
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The first time I did any hiking out of my country was when I went up Bukhansan in South Korea some years ago. Last year, it was Hallasan in Jeju, also in South Korea. And here’s a short clip of it. (You can read my blog posts about it here and here.)
Yes, it was raining that day, and the original plan was to take the Seongpanak Trail, which will take us all the way to the summit. Alas, the weather going afoul on us meant that trail was closed, so we had to take a different one. Bad news: it does not take us to the summit. Good news: it was still fun and memorable.
I’ve always heard and read about Hongdae being the “trendy” hub of “pop culture” in Seoul. Arts, music and entertainment, from mainstream to indie to underground… you name it, this place seems to have it. But this is more on the hip side, so the crowd is pretty much younger. That, in itself, is quite daunting, for some reason. But I still thought I should check it out, to see a piece of it, even if a small one, in a short amount of time.
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