This paper examines the Hodongseorak gi (Travel Record of Hodongseorak 湖東西洛記), a rare nineteenth-century travelogue recorded by a Joseon woman, Geumwon (1817-?). Written in classical Chinese, she tells of visiting scenic places on the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, including the famous Mount Geumgang 金剛山 (“Diamond Mountain”), that were travel destinations for many of her male literary predecessors and contemporaries. Laced with autobiographical descriptions of her early and later years, Geumwon’s record is neither a mere list of places she visited nor a text dominated by women’s sentiments. In taking on the role of a traveler, Geumwon weaves together the self and the world of a resourceful young nineteenth- century Joseon woman, not only writing about her trips but also reflecting on her wishes and inner thoughts. Considering Geumwon both as a traveler and thinker, this paper illuminates how she presents herself as “a noble person” (gunja 君子; C. junzi) through writing about her journey, and how her travel record serves as a textual space where she succeeds in creating a multidimensional literary intersection of culture, history, and space, rediscovering her identity in a larger world.