The Kimchi Boyz

Three Mountain Goats

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January 30th 2006
A few weekends ago I went hiking again with a cool guy I met on my last trip. He's a retired professor who grew up in Japan and has taught and lived in Seoul for many years. Well, to say this guy and his friends like hiking would be an understatement. They've been hiking every weekend, no matter the weather, for over 20 years! One of his friends, who is 62, hikes for 2 hours up to the peak and do ... 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