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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, a... [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, a... [read more] Blog: Next stop, the East ... Sea!
Date: May 12th 2008
Another long weekend, this time in honor of Buddha's birthday. David and I took a 5 hour train to the east coast of Korea to a small city (population of 100,000) called Donghae which sits right on the east sea. We actually apartment swapped with the couple we met in Busan (through couch surfing) and it was great to have a 2 bedroom apartment in the middle of this city all to ourselves. There is ... read more
Date: May 12th 2008
Another long weekend, this time in honor of Buddha's birthday. David and I took a 5 hour train to the east coast of Korea to a small city (population of 100,000) called Donghae which sits right on the east sea. We actually apartment swapped with the couple we met in Busan (through couch surfing) and it was great to have a 2 bedroom apartment in the middle of this city all to ourselves. There is ... read more
