Followed Driving Our UK Van to KOREA's Micronation
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- We'd heard from Won that Korea had a micro nation - A self declared nation within a nation. So as we continue our van life adventure in Korea we thought we'd better go and check in out.
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무궁화 The national / symbol of Korean flower “Rose of Sharon” Mu Gung Hwa
Hibiscus syriacus 왜 무궁화가 국화인지 모르겠다... 전세계 곳곳에 있는데....
Yes it's "rose of Sharon" I believe it will survive just fine in the UK. I live in western north Carolina - does very well here and in the surrounding zones as well 🎉
@@hebulhebul모든 상징은 어떤 사람들에게 어떤 의미나 가치를 갖는지에 달린 것이지 그것의 희소성에 달린 게 아니다.
그리고 어떤 식물이든 단 한 나라에만 존재하는 건 없다.
@@leashepard8534 Yes the flowering bush is definitely Rose of Sharon and it grows in almost every state in the United States and all over Europe and does survive cold Winters. There are millions and millions of them here in New England.
@@hebulhebulㅡㅡ벚꽃도 전세계 곳곳에 있는데 일본 국화임:;
Good show…well done…I was in Korea 1968 to 69…There is no country that evolved and crashed through modernity than Korea…amazing people…determined and proud…
한국에 오셔서 즐거우셨나요 . 두분 건강하시고 행운을 빕니다.^^
Thank you. I was burn that time on Hannam-dong, Maybe there you were.
Nami Island is a tourist destination. Nami Republic is a tourism concept.😅
It's a fun concept for a river jaunt on a cute island. I'd go.
Oh, I see. That's why I haven't heard of Micronation in South Korea before. I'm a Korean living in Australia & still talk to my family in South Korea. But I was shocked to hear of a Micronation in Korea. Now it makes sense that it's a concept made for tourism. Anyhow, I look forward to visiting Korea again hopefully in the near future.
Imagine if this place is owned by a decendents of Hitler with Hitler's wealth. And the money earned is going into their pockets. Would Jews go to this place?
Koreans are so numb in their history.
Its an island bought with Min Yeong Hwi's wealth by his decendents who actually extorted from his own people, the people of Korea by aiding Japan to rule over Korea for decades. A traitor, pro-japanese collaborator and a quisling.
안녕하세요^^
매주 영상 보면서 두분이 어디쯤 여행중인가 상상하며 기다립니다^^
두분의 여행을 보면서 저도 내년부터 세계여행을 준비중입니다.
두분의 용기에 박수를 보냅니다
여기는 제주도 입니다.
꼭 한번 방문하시길 바랍니다.
매우 아릉다운 곳입니다^^
LOVING this! South Korea is on my list! x
6:28 It's rose mallow(name in Korean is muhunghwa)! And it is the national flower of South Korea. I hope you enjoy the rest of your trip
Muhunghwa -> Mugunghwa 무궁화
In TV show Squid Game EP1, 무궁화꽃이 피었습니다.
It's called Rose of Sharon and it grows all over the world. There are millions of them in the United States
It's a type of hibiscus. There are many different kinds that look very similar. Rose of Sharon, Rose Mallow, Confederate Rose, Hollyhock etc... that grow all over the world. This being South Korea I'm sure it's the specific one you say.
Hibiscus variety ❤
I loved my visit to South Korea. Seeing the mountains in the near distance from within the city was a pleasant surprise.
Wow ! I love South Korea. Look like people are so nice.
South Korea 🇰🇷 is amazing, I was there on vacation in July 2023. --- The mountains! Are beuatiful.
I love them so much, they were great to hike in Seoraksan National Park.
The flower is Hibiscus syriacus, also known as the rose of Sharon. In Korean, it's 무궁화 (mugunghwa - meaning "eternal blossom that never fades") and it's the national flower of South Korea. You'll often see it as part of governmental seals such as the South Korean president's seal.
That flower is Korea's national flower called MuGungHwa
That flower is Korea's national flower called MuGungHwa
That flower is Korea's national flower called MuGungHwa
HI. I was born in Ulsan, 1hr drive from Busan, spent my teen age in Gangnam and moved to Canada with my parents at the age of 19. I have been living in Canada for more than 30 yrs. oh man.. I miss Korea. When I was young, my father used to drive up to north side of coast from Ulsan, stopping every nice beaches. Your journey brought me back old memories.. Stay healthy and have a nice trip. 😊
Oh wow thank you for sharing your story - it is a very cool and special place 🌺🙏
Korea's country sides are just gorgeous. I love the colorful fall the most which is when mountains are covered with autumn leafs blankets. ^^
Naminara Island is not a micro-country that actually exists in another country, but rather a fun expression of the "entry ticket" to the island as VISA
The flower's name is Mugunghwa(Hibiscus syriacus, Rose of Sharon). It's national flower of korea.
That flower is called "Rose of Sharon" and it is the Korea's national flower. Enjoying videos of your journey in Korea. It is called Mugunhwa 무궁화.
The dark colored tea you drank (jujube tea as you mentioned) is a traditional tea called daechu-cha in Korean (with pine nuts). (Daechu is jujube and tea is cha.) Jujube is used as an ingredient or topping in many Korean dishes and traditional medicines as it warms your system and is good for your blood circulation, sleep irregularities and stomach aches, etc. It is also eaten fresh just as a fruit. And the white drink that Marianne was drinking was Shik-hye. The fermented rice drink you had in Busan but that one was a commercial canned version, so the taste and quality wouldn't have been exactly on par with the one you had at the temple (likely, home-made). Hope you had a fantastic time during your stay here in Korea and the heat was manageable. Looking forward to more fun videos from you.. ☺️💚
great explanations....thanks~!!!
They also make a sweet persimmon tea that is very nice, also come with floating pine nuts. Next time you should try it, it called Su-jeong-gwa.
What a amazing experience...Peace and tranquility.. beautiful scenery...friendly people... good food...That's a WOW.. Thank You.
Glad you enjoyed it
Hello! I am a Korean man who married a British woman! I watched your video because my father-in-law recommended it. Welcome to Korea! I hope your trip to Korea will be a pleasant memory for you both! ☺
Thank you and welcome to our channel 😉
Errrrrrrr 😅
6:27 It is the Rose of Sharon. (Mugoong-hwa) is the national flower of South Korea. / Mugoong means "long long alive", Hwa means "flower"
Great video series I must say. One minor note. 14:21 Han, Yong-Woon is famous poet but also most important figure in Korean Independence movement during Japanese occupation (1910-1945). Unfortunately he passed away in 1944 June, not seeing his country’s liberation from Japan.
Amazing life outside the UK. Korea is a really beautiful place. Thank you both for this.
Thank you for taking me on your journey...it's incredible and awe inspiring...
Thanks for coming with us 🚐
There are really so many beautiful spots to visit in Korea. I remember there was one scenic spot (temple?) we went to which is situated on a high mountain. Going up on top of the mountain through a zigzag, very narrow road was scary but our driver was excellent. The flower belongs to the hibiscus family. Koreans see to it that there is something beautiful and artistic in every nook of their country.🥰
Hyundai make the Equus model, guys. Temple you visited was indeed a peaceful place. Love that kind of architecture, those ornate rooves, and intricate paintings. Thank you for your fabulous videos. Wouldn't miss them for quids! ❤
My hubs and I really are enjoying your Korea trip. We spent a few days in Busan and totally fell in love with the Korean people, culture and FOOD!
That is awesome!
the flower at 06:28 is called the Mu-gung-hwa (written without dashes), the national flower of South Korea.
It's Rose of Sharon
- which is called Mugunghwa in Korean. same flower basically. :)
Loved this video, incredible how kind everyone is. Wonder how many people painted that temple, Amazing! Thank you for sharing Love Rose xx
Glad you enjoyed it Rose 🌷
I would have liked a clearer view of the plant, especially the leaves. It looks like a Rose of Sharon. Where I live has both hot and cold extreme temps. We plant it in the ground and it does just fine. The one I have blooms multiple colors of white, pink and medium purple from the same plant. Remember to cut it back in the spring after there's no danger of frost and it will bloom like crazy.
Yes - Consensus says it is Rose of Sharon 🙏
Hi, C&M, I left Korea about 50 years ago and made Canada a home away from home. Time spent to establish my time here and could not keep up with such progress back home. Nice to see you enjoy your visit. You are so kind to take everything positive and people see it and they treat you same way.
All the best to you.
6:27 That is rose of Sharon!
It is the national flower of Korea🌺
The trees are Rose of Sharon in Michigan. USA
I loved to watch your video. Amazing!!!
That food at the end. Yum. I have to eat dinner now early tonight 😂
Thank you for visiting Korea. Have a wonderful tour and make a lot of good memories.
Very beautiful mountains with the clouds never knew korea was so mountainous or pretty,those buns reminds me of dim sums bbq pork ones there gorgeous
Thanks for watching
thanks much love
금실 좋은 중년 부부의 너무나 멋진 세계여행..참 부럽네요😊😊😅
외국인의 눈으로 보는 한국모습이 새롭군요. 항상 건강하시고 행복 하세요😄😄😄
Awesome video as always Chris and Marianne. South Korea is full of unique and interesting people and places. And the food looks delicious.
Thank you
You're very very adventurous.. for sure.
Love your clips.
Thanks! 😃
영상 잘보았습니다. 행복한 여행되세요.
The city where Nami Island is located is my hometown. It is called Gapyeong, hoped you could've enjoyed more, but still happy to see you having a good time in Korea! Good luck and hope you would enjoy your journey wherever you are! 😊
Great info n yummy delicious mouth watering food awesome
The flower is called the Rose of Sharon in English. It is a hibiscus species. It is the national flower of Korea.
19:30 한국의 차량중에 G70 같은 차량이 암행순찰차로 위장해 있는경우도 있습니다.
뒤따라가면서 차량넘버롤 조회 하는 경우가 있고, 범죄차량일경우나, 미등록 차량은 즉시 현장에서 검거가 됩니다.
암행순찰차가 아니라면 요즘 한국 차량들은 반자율주행을 할수있는데, 자율주행을 켜놓고 그냥 앞차 따라가게 한 상황일수도 있지요.
하지만 한국의 커플이었군요~ 재미있는 상황입니다~
Actually the name of flower came out in the Squid Game which is the most famous Korean TV drama. In that scene of a big doll girl. Mugunghwa kkotchi pieot sumnida. . .😊
We did not watch it .... but maybe we should !! Thanks for the information 🌺
Those flowers are called the rose of Sharon. It is the national flower of Korea. If you look at the national emblem, you can see the flower.
I loved your comment about not quite believing you were passing a sign saying Seoul. I remember feeling something similar when I found myself actually standing on the Great Wall of China. It just felt so surreal that I was actually there. I absolutely loved seeing the painted underside of the temple rooves, wow, so colourful and beautiful and what a strange idea to have a micronation within a nation. The mist stations looked great, I'd love those. Thanks for sharing your fantastic travels, loving it.
Thank you
27:08 Highway tickets are valid for 24 hours from the time you enter the highway. If you exit within 24 hours, you will be charged the exact distance rate, and if you exit after 24 hours, you will be charged the rate for the longest section of the highway.
Lots of people already posted about flower.
The car which has camera on top is to fine illegal parking. It takes photo automatically.
Equs car is like ancestor of hyundai genesis. hehe
The Island was amazing. The Dinner next to the bungee was amazing. Great video.
Thanks so much!
The map of Naminara island looks like a Cornish pasty 😉👍
Loving your trip around South Korea, I visited in 2007, fascinating country, lovely people.
The cars, Equus, Genesis, are all sub brands of Hyundai.
Interesting!
Very beautiful video ❤❤
you must visit Jeju, a short ferry ride but, so much to see, a wonderful place to explore...
영상보니깐 절에 넘 가고 싶다!
19:19 the camera on the car is for developing traffic map app. I saw Google cars with camera in the States.
😀great vid great trip
Thanks 👍
at 6:42 is called a Rose color shoe flower as we call in south India. Normally the red color one are popular. The leaves can be crushed and the juice which oily type is a natural shampoo for your hair.
I think you orderd 대추차Daechu Tea(jujube tea, the brown one) and 식혜Sikhye. Sikhye is a traditional Korean drink made of rice. (I just found the menu of the teahouse on Naver. So I'm pretty sure) Equus was Hyundai Motor's premium luxury car, but it was discontinued. Now, Genesis is Hyundai Motor's premium brand. Your courage and patience to travel to Korea in the hot and humid summer are amazing. And your smile makes people feel good and happy. Thank you.
Oh thanks for all the info and kind words 🌷
I've seen the glits and glamour of South Korean cities on RUclips but rarely get to see the country sides that you too have shown. Touche'!
Mugunghwa Hibiscus syriacus, also known as the Korean rose. Known in UK as the "Rose of Sharon". It needs full sun and does quite well in UK. It will grow well on clay through to light soils although water-logged conditions are definitely not good. I hope this helps and once back in UK you are able to plant one. A great reminder of your time in Korea. Happy Trails and keep the vids coming.
Thanks for the info!
The pink flower is Cystus, it does grow here in the UK, but needs a sheltered spot. Enjoying your Korean trip.
It’s Rose of Sharon. It’s the National flower of Korea. It does look very similar looking to cistus but not related
The flowering plant is Rose of Sharon and it grows all over the world including the United States in Europe and UK and it does not have to be sheltered
Good 👍 😊
You two are such lovely ppl. I love seeing your relationship. Are are such amazing traveling partners.
Thank you so much!
Thanks so much for sharing these experiences. It makes me want to go back to Korea and finished up what I still wanted to do that. I was in the habit of climbing all the highest peaks in all the national parks in Korea. I have climbed about 12 and still want to complete another 5 or so.
amazing video and to top it off great food 😃😃
Love watching these on a Sunday. Are you planning on visiting the palaces and other areas in Seoul? Maybe I'll get a glimpse of Trudi and you both when I fly out to Seoul on Tuesday from the UK. 😊
The flower is a species of Hibiscus. I envy you my dream is to visit South Korea. Greeting from Mid Wales
That temple reminds me of the nikko mountain temple in japan but without the crowds. South korea is on my list looks very cool.
Temple stay!!! It's a magnificent experience which will guide you through your Life time! Gives you so many inner elements to reach your attainments.
Chris you had sweet red bean/red dates soup & Marianne you had sweet barley tea.
두분 안전하고 행복한 여행이 되시길 바랍니다...
음식 먹방도 즐겨 보세요...🤩
Enjoy your life ! God bless you !😂❤
At 6:30, that is rice plant called by "BYEO" in Korean. The crop is rice. Byeo needs much water so the root is sinking under water before harvest. From late September to October, Byeo turn into gold color. It looks amazing. Windy day more amazing. At that time farmers drain off water to dry the field. Rice lost moisture for storage and harvesting machinery go into farmland called by "NON" easily. I cheer your happy trip. Be safe~
먼저 한국에 오신걸 환영합니다 우연히 이영상을 보게 됐는데 정말 반갑습니다 강원도 가셨으면 설악산을 가지 않았는게 안타까워요 두분 세계여행하시나봐요😊 너무 부럽습니다 행복하세요^♡^
We hope you enjoy all of our Korean videos 🚐
Love watching your videos. Stay safe and happy travels.
at 6:41 flower name is moogoongwha. moogoongwha is korea's national flower.
Welcome to S.Korea
Drive safe and stay safe always :)
It must be so nice to travel different countries with beloved person by own vehicle
I really wanna try that in the future
Im glad to see you've got the hang of toll roads now!
Those flowers are rose of sharon (무궁화) and is the national flower of Korea!
The flower you were curious about at 6:27 is Rose of Sharon
In Korea, it is pronounced Mu gung hwa (무궁화)
It's a flower that represents Korea.
구독과 좋아요 드립니다
아까 길가의 그 꽃나무는 대한민국의 국화인 무궁화 나무입니다.애국가에도 등장하는 무궁화삼천리 화려강산^^~~
멋진 부부내요
Thank you 🌺🙌
Rose of Sharon grows in zones 5 to 9. They are deciduous in winter.
Hi guys, thanks for the mention last week for the quote 😀 In case it's not in the comments below, Angela recognises the flower as HIBISCUS. Looking forward to more Korea!
Thanks for sending it in 😉🙌 And thanks to Angela for the flower Name 🌷💕
Your vid’s keep getting better and better! Thank you for sharing. 👍
Thanks 😉
Thanks you.
Awesome, spectacular and magnificent ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉enjoy 😂
두분 한국이 즐거우셨나요. 항상 건강하시고 행운을 기원합니다~^^
We did - check out the whole video series of our time here .. it was great !!
편안하게여행하세요
So informative & beautiful. It makes me want to visit even more. Happy travels continued 🤟🏼🫰🏼
I so enjoyed that great video! I'm from the UK, have lived in Korea for ages and love all the coments, at least those I read!
Awesome !!
영상 초반에 나오는 꽃은 무궁화(무궁화 無窮花
Mugunghwa, rose of Sharon, hibiscus) 라고 불리는 대한민국국화(the national flower)예요. 즐거운 여행되세요 응원합니다^^!!
GM you 2😊 ‼️ It’s always a joy to get up on a Sunday morn and enjoy a chat and travel video with both of you😊‼️I never thought Korea had mountains either‼️ And you even got to see a Rose mallow- that national flower of Korea- it’s beautiful‼️WOW what a drive up to the temple😊How wonderful that it is sooo calm there.All the intricate work on the buildings- so beautiful‼️That was weird to have that car follow you‼️But at least it ended up nicely😊👍
A rest area with quite a view‼️I am 76 , was a teacher for 35 years, but never heard of a micro nation😊Those bricks made it of tin cans were cool‼️Your Korean lunch looked amazing‼️Another lovely video‼️ THANK YOU❤️💙‼️
Thanks Linda
I'm Korean but you're taking me to the place I never been to in Korea. I enjoyed your videos a lot. Thanks! Just subscribed your channel too 😉
Welcome!!
Such a joyous video!! Looking forward to watching the next one soon 😊
Yay! Thank you!
Happy 100th Republic of Turkiye 😍
Wow wow again very nice places thank you for sharing
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Glad you enjoyed the video
@@TREADtheglobe very hard work must be to this video thanks again
16;16 I think it's sikhye(식혜) and jujube tea(대추차)- K traditional tea.
15:40 the iced tea is called “Sik Hye” which the rice tea you tried at the tire store (made in house ver. tastes much better than the can version)
and the hot tea is called “Dae Chu Cha)” means jujube tea (sometimes people add ginger, pear, and/or cinnamon to it). Tamarind isn’t really used in Korea. The taste could be from ginger and cinnamon.
I highly recommend “Su Jeong Gwa” which is Korean Traditional Cinnamon Punch (cinnamon, ginger, jujube, brown sugar) that is served as cold tea.
Thank you for this information 🌺
Another fantastic episode. Thank you. You had a quite interesting couple of days.
plant is a hibiscus , hope thats is spelt right, however you may want to look in to desert roses as well, could get away with one in the van and keep it small