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Note the two Korean women talking. The one on the left had fashioned herself a hat out of leaves. The one on the right is a typical Korean hiker. They are usually completely decked out from head to toe in matching hiking gear (hat, shirt, pants, boots, gloves, backpack....) and rarely show any skin even in extremely hot temperatures. In Korea, even hiking is based around the latest fashions.

Trip to Busan

October 7th 2008
On the first weekend in October we hopped a bus and headed down to Busan to spend the long weekend on a beach. After a couple setbacks in Daejeon (wrong bus terminal, missed bus) we finally ended up at our destination just in time to catch the last few rays on Haeundae beach as well as a beautiful sunset. The boys went for a quick dip while I opted for beachcombing. After we got some dinner at a l ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Taejon

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

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