Korean Folk Villiage

Tae Kwon Do, Starcraft, and Breakdancing in Korea

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May 11th 2010
“Travel is more than the seeing of sights, it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” - Miriam Beard Korea wasn't really on our original itinerary. We were planning to fly home from Japan but Ammi decided she wanted to see the World Expo in Shanghai. Since the Expo wasn't for 10 days after we left Japan we figured why not kill some time in Korea. Ou ... 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