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Boryeong Mud Festival

Boryeong Mud Festival, Poryong

 DSwede Says:  For a week (middle of July every year), the town of Boryeong hosts a Mud Festival. The tradition only began in 1998, but it has caught on very strong. Hundreds of Koreans and nearly all foreigners who are living in Korea will make the pilgrimage for the festival.There are... 

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 miketrudeau Says:  In the middle of July every year on Poryong beach, the local...mud...company holds a mud festival. It is believed that the mud from this specific town has healing properties and is really good for the skin and the soul. Thus, there's mud wrestling, mud slides, a "mud jail"... 

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Mud festival accommodations

Mud festival accommodations, Poryong

 DSwede Says:  Every year the mud fest gets more and more expensive, book early if you want a hotel. For example the first year I went I booked two weeks in advance and found a room for $40. The next year, the same hotel offered their rooms for $80. The year after that the hotel was sold... 

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A muddy little village

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 OK, it only took me about 6 months to find the bastardized spelling of this city... Every other publication and map will post it as Boryeong. If you read my "thing to do" tip, you'll see that Boryeong... 

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A Small, Muddy Town

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 Poryong (I thought it was spelled Boryeong, but you never know here) is a small beach town, well worth visiting. I have to admit however that I never would have heard about it let alone spent a... 

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