Looking at North Korea through razor-wire
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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, ... [read more]
Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, ... [read more] Blog: Touring the De-Militarized Zone of South & North Korea!
Date: May 22nd 2007
Hi everyone, This blog is not one of our ordinary blogs, but actually a tragic part of history that continues to live on to this day. Some of you might not be aware, but the city of Paju (where we currently live and work in S. Korea) is very close to North Korea. And ever since the Korean War ended over 50 years ago (1953), the unfortunate split between the people, the government, and especial ... read more
Date: May 22nd 2007
Hi everyone, This blog is not one of our ordinary blogs, but actually a tragic part of history that continues to live on to this day. Some of you might not be aware, but the city of Paju (where we currently live and work in S. Korea) is very close to North Korea. And ever since the Korean War ended over 50 years ago (1953), the unfortunate split between the people, the government, and especial ... read more
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Hello World,
Our journey started on February 16, 2005, when we met in New York City. We became inseparable from the very first day we met, began dating, fell in love, and moved in together in SoHo, N.Y.C. Our lives, now intertwined, took a very adventurous turn as we moved to Japan. While living in Japan for a year I (Larry) taught English as a second language in Shin Uryasu-shi and Melanie was Ariel in a performance of 'The Little Mermaid' at Disney Sea in Tokyo. After Japan, we realized how much we enjoyed traveling and decided to move to South Korea.
During our first year in Sout... full info
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