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Korea

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February 1st 2007
I arrived in Korea early in the morning. I didn't even remember the flight, since it left at 2:00 in morning and I slept the whole way. Airline travel seems so easy now, and quick. I have become accustom to long journeys on trains or buses, where time seems never ending. So, I arrive and collected all my belongings with a new added bag (I had a huge duffle bag stored in the Bangkok airport), not s ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Seoul

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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