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Jeju: An Island of Three Abundances, Three Lacks, and Three Beauties

September 3rd 2012
Sitting about 100km south of the mainland, there is a small island often referred to as the 'Korean Hawaii'. It's called Jeju-do, and due to it's slightly more exotic nature and natural beauty, it is famous as a Korean honeymoon spot. Because of Jeju's location off the coast of Korea, the culture and language is slightly different to that of the Korean peninsula. I've heard ... read more

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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

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Ross Parker

After finishing a 4 year degree in Civil Engineering, I decided I needed a break from looking at buildings, roads and bridges and so headed to South Korea to teach ESL to a bunch of 3 year olds for a year. I enjoyed it so much I decided to continue the adventure in Vietnam, and I lived in Saigon teaching Maths and Science to lower secondary school kids for 6 months. I then went off exploring and spent some time travelling through Asia before heading to the Middle East and making my way back to England through the Balkans and Europe. The next 5 years has been spent furthering my career in Civil... full info

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