Thursday, January 28, 2010

Wind Road & Flower Guest House

Windroad and Guest House N 37-35.069 E 126-59.786
Korea country code = 82 Office- (02) 6407-20123 ++++ Cell phone 010-5513-2012
1F 85-5 Myeongrun-dong 3-ga, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-812, Korea
서울 종로구 성균관대학 정문앞(대학로부근) - This is the Hangul for the address.

We're' making this post specifically for the Wind Road and Flower Guest House in Seoul Korea because of how awesome they have been during our stay.

Our initial introduction to the place was by wandering around Seoul looking for a place to stay and happening across the owner, Mr. Park. He ushered us to his guest house and while at the time it was a bit sketchy being led down alleyways by a random guy on the street, in hindsight its probably one of the best things that could have happened to us in Seoul.

The people we've met here have been great in letting us know where to go in our travels, not just in Korea but in China and the Philippines as well. Most of them are travelers or students that have spent an abundant time abroad. What we thought of as a grand adventure of 4 months abroad pales in comparison to the years that some of these people have spent traveling.

That's not to say that every time you come here there will be this wealth of world knowledge, but more likely than not, you will meet other travelers that can talk to you and give you advice on travel. Even if there are no other travelers there's still a ton of information about the Seoul area and Korea in general. There's information about temple stays and meditation sessions, shopping centers and museums, all you have to do is ask and be prepaired for a barage of "my meaning is..."

Now onto the meat of the subject, directions and info. We were navigating by GPS so we can start with that. The GPS location of the Wind Road and Flower Guest House is "N 37 35.069 E 126 59.786" Google map

Regardless of where you are coming from just find the nearest Subway station. All the ticket vendors have English instructions. You can just stop random people on the street and ask them "Jihacheol?" (subway?), They will point you the right direction. Basically, Hyehwa station is 2 stops away from "Dongdeamun history and cultural park" station on line 4.

Exit 4 empties onto an intersection, take a left on the street directly infront of you. Walk straight along that street, past the Movie Theater (on your right) to the end of the block. Hang a 45 degree right and cross the main intersection heading toward the Dunkin' Doughnuts on the other side. Continue strait past the Dunkin' Doughnuts until you see a "New York style" hotdog place on your left. Take an immediate left down a narrow street. About 10 meters down there will be a Family mart on your right. Follow the small street to the right, past the family mart.
You should be able to see the sign to the Wind Road near here. Click the Map below.

If you're taking a taxi just print out the address (in Hangul above) to show the driver. The main website is Here if you're lucky enough and staying in Korea more than a few months you might be able to volunteer to help at the guest house for reduced room rates, but don't rely on it.

2 comments:

  1. Hey, s always its fantastic to hear from the "Three Amigos"! Glad you are meeting lots of interesting, knowledgeable, helpful and even inspiring people. I applaud your flexibility and resilency, and I'm confident your changed itinerary will work out great. Guess you'll be in the tropics in a couple days. I'm so jealous! Take care and party on!

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  2. This is so cool being able to read what you guys are doing! I love it! Dad and I are going to go through the pics together....what a trip watching you go on your travels.
    So cool!
    Bye

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