We didn't have towels to lay on so we improvised

Sokcho Beach

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May 5th 2009
Tuesday we spent the day laying out on the beach. I knew that I would get a little burnt, but I had no idea it would be as bad as it was! I had SPF 45 on, but i'm not used to rubbing lotion on. Usually I buy the stuff in the aerosol can and spray it on, so I never miss a spot, well I missed some spots, and you can tell over my akwardly lobstered body! It was something else though, you coul ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Sokcho

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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