Mt Sorak

First Entry!!

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July 18th 2010
So my wife and I have been living in South Korea for about 6 months now and we're loving every minute of it!! In those six months we've managed to see quite a bit but not nearly as much as i would like. Below is a general recap of where we've been so far, i'll try to go into more detail later but for now it's just an overview. Seoul-> Myeong-dong, Seoul Station area, Yongsan, Itaewon, Hongdae, ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Gyeonggi-do » Pyeongtaek

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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