When I left Daegu's extremely nice hostel behind me, I had a decent plan set up to spend the whole day travelling, but end up in Gangneung, a city on the Eastern coast of Korea. Getting to less popular towns, especially when they're behind a mountain range, means getting there usually includes one transfer. As route planners usually aren't really account for backpackers, this means it takes quite some effort to figure out the route. But I knew I had to get to a small town called Samcheok, before 3PM, and from there I could take a nice scenic train ride to Gangneung.

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