Life in the slow lane on Geomundo

Written by Kyle about Korea, Republic of. Feelin' normal
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You can describe Korea in many words: dynamic, fast, and vibrant, just to name a few.  Slow and relaxed are usually not included in that list.  However, we finally found a place in Korea far enough away from the center of it all that life seemed to slow down a bit.  Yes, we had to travel nearly 6 hours away from Seoul to a little spec of land called Geoumundo to find it, but we found it. 

To be fair, this isn't the kind of laid-back, laissez faire attitude that we've found in Latin America; we're still in Korea after all.  Many people seemed like they were on their way to doing something important, whatever that might be on the tiny island.  But there were a couple of glimpses into the slow paced Korean life: the ajuma shop keeper who uses an abacus to do calulations; the bike rental attendant who has to be fetched from his house in order to rent his bikes; and the one-speed green cruiser bike that we kept running into as we walked about town.

In any case, we were happy to finally take some photos outside of the cacophony of rectangles known as Seoul.  Here are some of our favorite shots from the area.  We hope you enjoy them!

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