Jeolla, the southernmost province in South Korea, had solely lately opened its doorways to worldwide vacationers. Based on our tour information, Singaporeans had been the primary to set foot there after the pandemic. This comes as no shock, contemplating Jeju Island had lengthy been completed and dusted by these looking for a laid again different to Seoul.
It is smart to discover Jeolla on a guided tour, not least due to the sweeping distances you’d in any other case need to cowl on a highway journey. So intensive was our route that we watched each the autumn foliage and banchan (Korean facet dishes) evolve as we headed northwards. The latter is especially elaborate in Jeolla because the palace cooks used to dwell right here. Fertile soil, flat land, and rivers have completed wonders for its produce, and even the ever present kimchi is distinct right here.