Street Market Masan

Trials, tribulations and treats of tramping!

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January 26th 2009
CS: Thursday 23rd January. Having left Xingang to return to Shanghai we were told we would anchor off till Tuesday because our sister ship Rickmers Shanghai would make it to the jetty before us. It seemed a tad incredible no one knew that yesterday, and a bit frustrating for we passengers as we could have used the extra time in Beijing, but we accepted unconditionally when we signed up that carg ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Busan

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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