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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: First Hike in Korea
Date: August 31st 2010
I saved these pics and meant to post about my first hiking experience in Korea, the second week I was here. As you can see, we definitely stood out hiking up a mountain in flip flops, and inner tubes we had bought simply to float down a nearby river. Koreans take their hiking extremely seriously, and some even consider it to be a national sport. So, next to men and women with full blown hiking gea ... read more
Date: August 31st 2010
I saved these pics and meant to post about my first hiking experience in Korea, the second week I was here. As you can see, we definitely stood out hiking up a mountain in flip flops, and inner tubes we had bought simply to float down a nearby river. Koreans take their hiking extremely seriously, and some even consider it to be a national sport. So, next to men and women with full blown hiking gea ... read more
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