Should You Travel to Sokcho in 2025? 🇰🇷 The Effects of Sokcho's Drastic Tourist Development!

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Hello everyone! We got our heater fixed in our van (hopefully for good this time), and we decided to make one more final trip for the winter to the province of Gangwon-do (강원도), the mountainous region of Korea. We started out in the city of Wonju (원주), but when we got there the air quality was pretty bad, so we decided to continue up ahead to the city of Sokcho (속초). Sokcho used to be one of our favourite cities to travel to because it was pretty quiet and a great blend of the ocean and the mountains. In 2025, it seems like they have developed it a lot, so our favourite Sokcho Beach (속초해수욕장) has become a tourist spot almost like Haeundae (해운대) in Busan. After that, we travel south to Gangneung (강릉) to find some quieter spots to compare it to, and then we end the video by showing some of Sokcho’s older neighbourhoods to show it’s still got a lot of charm left. Thanks so much for watching, and enjoy!

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📍Locations in Video
🏙️ 원주 Wonju
홍콩반점 Hong Kong Ban-jeom - Chinese place
https://naver.me/xHgPk4o3
🏙️ 속초 Sokcho
할머니 감자탕 Halmeoni Gamjatang - amazing gamjatang (hangover soup)
https://naver.me/5gF9xALR
속초아이대관람차 Sokcho Eye Ferris Wheel - ferris wheel at Sokcho Beach
https://naver.me/FfeOlf8c
속초해수욕장 Sokcho Beach - main beach at Sokcho
https://naver.me/GctrKyLv
설악산국립공원 Seoraksan National Park - beautiful national park in the mountains
https://naver.me/x67YQjvi
백스비어 Paik's Beer - cheap pub in Sokcho
https://naver.me/5iTR2GEd
만석닭강정 Manseok Dakgangjeong - most famous fried chicken in Sokcho
https://naver.me/5LHsUHn4
공가네감자옹심이 Gongga-ne Gamja Ongsimi - native Gangwon-do potato dough soup
https://naver.me/FCA8km26
청초호 Cheongcho-ho Lake - big lake in Sokcho
https://naver.me/xHgIt5CY
⛷ 오투리조트 O2 Resort - ski resort near Taebaek
https://naver.me/GKUJ48of
🏙️ 강릉 Gangneung
도께비시장 The Goblin Market - restaurants and cafes near a filming site of K-Drama The Goblin
https://naver.me/FMcthl8e
🏝️ 양양군 Yangyang-gun
낙산사 Naksansa Temple - amazing temple with fortress walls in Yangyang
https://naver.me/x5Gojy5X
해맞이기사식당 Haemaji Gisa-sikdang - cheap but good Korean restaurant in Yangyang
https://naver.me/Fio7D60O

0:00 Intro
0:30 Wonju
2:56 Sokcho First Impressions and Sokcho Beach
6:44 Paik’s Beer
8:55 More Sokcho
9:51 O2 Ski Resort Update
10:21 Buying New Phone
11:01 How to Find a Stealth Camping Spot
13:18 Naksan Beach + Naksansa Temple in Yangyang
16:54 Sokcho’s More Traditional Side
19:14 Outro

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