Me around Mt. Yudalsan

First week down, 52 more to go!

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December 1st 2008
Well, now we're onto week 2 of me being in Korea. Last weekend I climbed Mt Yudalsan, went to norae bang (korean karaoke) and met a ton of other foreigners to hang out with. Throughout the week I'll probably never see any of them. I dunno, maybe. I didn't see a whole lot of western faces all last week until Friday night came a long and suddenly my area's chock full of 'em. That was actually the ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Jeollanam-do » Mokpo

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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