Honoring Peppero Day

Dok-do, wait...Dok-DON'T island

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November 13th 2008
Over the past two and a half months in Korea I’ve learned many things but one of the first words that comes to mind when I picture the people of this country is: proud. Korean people have a sense of pride that I’ve yet to see anywhere else, they take pride in their families, work, culture, kim chee, and country. This was no more evident than on my ill-fated voyage to a little known island cal ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Busan

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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