The cable car that departed from the Buk-hang stationarrived at the Goha-do station about 15 minutes later. If I had lined up right away after getting off,I could have gone straight to Yudalsan,but since it was my first time on Goha Island,I wanted to look around first. Goha Island is an island located in the western seaat the mouth of the Yeongsangang River,and it has long served as a kind of natural breakwaterprotecting the waters in front of Mokpo. According to historical records,Admiral Yi Sun-sin stayed on Goha Islandafter the Battle of Myeongnyangto reorganize the naval forces. Although the surrounding…

I’m not really the type of traveler who rides things like cable cars.It always feels like something for middle-aged tourists,a very obvious travel course. My style has always been to make my own routeand walk wherever I feel like walking. Well, to be fair,I am already a middle-aged man. I heard that the Mokpo Marine Cable Caris the longest cable car in Korea.And it’s not a straight line,but a route that bends at a right angle. I was curious what it would feel liketo cross the sea by cable car.I had also never been to Goha Island(Gohado),the island right in…

Every Korean knows the saying,“Mokpo is a port.” But most people don’t really knowhow many ports Mokpo actually has. There is Namhang(south port), mainly used by passenger ferries,Bukhang(north port), focused on cargo and fishing,Sinhang(new port), dedicated to containers and large cargo ships,and Daebul Port, used for the Daebul industrial complex. Daebul Port belongs administratively to Yeongam,so if we count only the ports in Mokpo,there are three. I’ve heard that Samhakdo also used to have a port,but now the area is being developed into a park. Today’s destination is Bukhang. Namhang, where the passenger terminal is,is located in the old downtown…