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Seoraksan

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June 4th 2008
I've been bad again, but its been so close to the end that I haven't felt like posting. Call it a sense of dread or whatever you would like but I've been lazy. But I have been doing things, even with my dwindling supply of cash. 😊 One weekend I went hiking, which is one of things I've been wanting to do. I went to the Northeast corner of South Korea again near the DMZ line on the east c ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Sokcho

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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