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We're Rambling Hikers

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February 21st 2009
I spent last weekend at Songnisan National Park in Cheongju. It was a welcome break from city life and a much needed opportunity to breathe some fresh air. It was also an example of why it’s a good idea to befriend some local people because I don’t think I’d have made it there on my own. It was well worth the 5am start on Saturday and the 4 hour drive! Once we’d arrived, had breakfast and ... read more

Asia » South Korea

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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