Soraksan: Gwonggeunseong

I love Korea

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September 22nd 2008
Finnaly time to add an entry. Im feeling very comfortable and at home in Korea. Although I cant speak a great deal of Korean, being able to read and write Hangul has made life easier and sorting out bus and train timetables no problem. I was glad to get out of seoul and it has forced me to use Korean as not as much English is spoken. Spent a few days in Soraksan hiking, which apart from discoverin ... read more

Asia » South Korea

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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