Chom chi kim bap

Seoul Trap

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September 9th 2008
I've come to the conclusion that once in Seoul, the ultimate goal is to keep you here! Unless you already have planned a way out thoroughly, then you are in for a hit to the wallet. So the plan: Get to Seoul, find Chinese Embassy/Consular Office, apply for Chinese Visa, find cheap flight to Beijing, follow Silk Road into Nepal. The reality: Get to Seoul(so far so good), search for the Consular off ... 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