I was feeling bored and nerdy the other day, so I started to fiddle with making an Indiana Jones-style route map of this year's (2023) spring birding travels in Korea. Here it is, geography nerds! I suppose I could make a more detailed blow-up of the Jeju phase. The Seoul parts of the trip were visually simplified a bit for clarity.
1. Incheon Airport via Vancouver, May 2-3
2. Bus to Gimpo Airport, flight to Jeju City, May 3
3. Jeju Island: Jeju City (Samseonghyeol, Shinsan Neighbourhood Park, Sarabong), Seogwipo, Saeseom, Songdang-ri, Namwon-eup, Andeok, Sanbangsan, Seotal Oreum/Altreu Airfield, Ilgwa, Yongsu, Hogeun, Jungmun, Yerae, Moseulpo, Halla Mountain, and points between, May 4-8, May 12-15
4. Gapa Island, May 9-12
5. Chuja Island, May 16-19
6. Ferry to Usuyeong, bus to Mokpo, May 19
7. Gageo Island, May 20-26
8. Gwangju (Gakwha Reservoir), May 26-29
9. Gusi Beach, May 27
10. Jinju area, May 30-31
11. Dolsan Island, May 30
12. Upo Reservoir, May 31
13. Seoul (transferred through several times and stayed with a friend twice), June 1, June 3-5, June 9-13
14. Gapyeong/Nami Island, June 1-3
15. Paju (Samneung Tombs, Gongneung Reservoir, Gongneungchon Stream/fields), June 6-7
16. Daejeon, June 8-9
17. Incheon Airport, June 13
18. Fly back to Montréal via Vancouver, June 13
