Gwangalli Eobang Festival

Last weekend we ventured down to Gwangalli for the Eobang Festival. The festival is a celebration of spring and the ocean. Eobang is translated as the spirit of the fishermen and you can see a reenactment of the old traditional costumes of the fishermen. The kids also fly kites, there are a ton of arts and crafts and styrofoam blocks for the kids to build forts with. 



Of course there is a ton of Soju, Mackgoli and food.










To get to Gwangalli beach which is really much better than Haeundae (if you are looking for a nice day to relax seaside) Take line 2 heading towards Haeundae on the busan subway and get off at Geumnyeonsan Station. Exit and head straight towards the beach. (I am pretty sure any of the odd number exits will take you east towards the beach)

How do you build a life around adventure and travel?

Intentionally and incrementally. Most families who live this way did not leap from conventional to adventurous overnight. They built remote work capacity, paid down debt, tested longer trips, and had increasingly honest conversations about what they actually want from their lives. The leap feels bigger from outside than from inside.

What does an adventurous family lifestyle actually look like?

Different for every family. For some it is long-term travel. For others it is weekend adventures close to home. What connects them is intentionality about how time is spent and a preference for experiences over accumulation. The version that fits your family is the right one.

How do you balance adventure with stability for kids?

By finding stability within the adventure rather than treating them as opposites. Routines, rituals, and family rhythms travel with you. Familiar foods, bedtime routines, and predictable family dynamics provide stability even when the location changes. Kids need consistency in relationships more than consistency in geography.

What has travel taught your family?

That people are fundamentally similar across cultures in what they want for their families. That comfort zone is a smaller circle than it feels from inside. That the things worth having in life require effort and discomfort to get. And that time together doing hard interesting things is the most reliable source of family closeness.

How do you handle the pressure to live conventionally when you have chosen differently?

By getting clear on why you made the choices you made and returning to that clarity when the outside noise gets loud. Most families living unconventionally describe an initial period of explaining themselves that gradually gives way to just living the life. The explaining becomes less necessary as the results become visible.


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