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Explore<br />
On the Right Track<br />
This train-themed pension and<br />
garden park will take you all aboard<br />
to a refreshing backdrop of nature,<br />
bucolic sights, and make you feel<br />
the sheer excitement of travel.<br />
Words by Betsey Jeanne Norman<br />
Photos by Dianne Pineda-Kim<br />
As warm weather approaches, expats from<br />
all over Jeonju are peeking out from their proverbial<br />
dens to stretch their legs. One of the best ways to enjoy the<br />
spring weather is by taking a weekend trip to one of the<br />
many interesting theme pensions tucked away in otherwise<br />
innocuous, small South Korean villages and towns.<br />
One of these pensions is the Seomjingang Train Village Rail<br />
Pension, or just Train Pension. Situated just south of Namwon<br />
in Gokseong, just a few minutes’ walk from the Gokseong train<br />
station, the Train Pension is here to fulfill all of your getaway<br />
needs. The cute and cozy rooms are situated in a unique setting<br />
(each room is actually a renovated train car, still on the tracks).<br />
There are quirky and instagramable sculptures, beautiful<br />
36 Jeonbuk Life! <strong>Magazine</strong> / <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2018</strong> • Issue 10
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