Here is tentative draft for 2011 travel plans

Feb - Busan and Beomosa Temple, Geojedo Island
       - week in Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, Osaka)

Mar - Andong Folk Village
    - CheonWaDae Presidential Palace : Seoul

Apr - Shilla Millenium Park : Gyeongju
    - Goryeong Soldier Festival & Cherry Blossom
    - Cheongdo Bullfighting Festival
    - Gwangalli Eobang Festival & Busan Anchovy Festival

May - Jongmyo Ancestral Rite : Seoul
     - Daegu Herbal Festival
     - Jeju Island 4 days
     - overnight templestay : Heainsa
     - Ulsan Whale Festival

Jun - Haeundae Beach Sand Sculpture Festival
      - Geoje Island Pow Camp and Island Cruise, Tongyeong 16th Century Turtleship
      - Goseong Dinosaur Park ???
      - Donghwasa Temple & Mount Palgong Cable Car
      - Daegu International Music Festival

Jul - DMZ tour ???
     - Buryoung mud festival ???
   - Busan Dongnae Hot Spring & Geumjeongsan Fortress/cable car
     - Ganghwa Island (Bomunsa Temple, Dolmen Site, History Museum, Fortress)
     - Pohang Fireworks Festival

Aug - Xinjiang Province China : Silk Road cities - Urumqi, Turpan, Kashgar
       - Toronto and New York/Vancouver
       - Great Battle of Hansan, Tongyeong ???
       - Daegu IAAF World Athletics Championship

Sept - Chuseuk week southern Japan (Osaka, Himeji, Hiroshima, Dutch Village, Nagasaki) 
        - Busan Taejongdae boat cruise
        - Gyeongju World Culture Expo 2011

Oct - Baekje Dynasty festival (Gongju)
       - Silla Dynasty festival (Gyeongju)
       - Busan Jagalchi Festival & Gimhae Ceramics Festival
       - Gyeongju Liquor & Rice Cake Festival
       - 8th Asia Song Festival
       - Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival
       - Korea Formula 1 Grand Prix (Yeongam)
       - Ulsan World Music Festival

Squeeze a trip or two to Seoul in there too ...















and you thought I came here to teach english! ;-))