walking up to where the buddha is

Defining Trip: Part 1 - Gyeongju, Ulsan, Busan

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May 12th 2009
Last week, I went to Korea, yes again....and it was probably the best trip so far! We flew out of Yonago airport to Incheon International Airport. We were actually interviewed at the airport by local news people because of the whole swine flu thing. I was wearing a mask at the airport and in the airplane. Most people in Korea didn't wear masks though. We spent the first night in Seoul, just ... 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