DMZ

DMZ Tour

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April 25th 2012
We woke up early today for our DMZ tour. DMZ stands for De-Militarized Zone, the area between the North and South Korea that marks their boundary. The tour was supposed to start at 8am, but we were told that we would be picked up at 7:25am. While we were having breakfast, our tourist guide came in our guesthouse and told us that he was picking us up… at 7:05am! So we quickly finished our bre ... read more

Asia » South Korea » DMZ

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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