Train that (barely) survived the Korean War

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

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May 23rd 2010
The Good: Weekend trip to Seoul, including the DMZ tour and the Lotus Lantern Festival. The Bad: Long weekend trip to Tong Yeong and neighbouring islands amid a weekend of bad luck and pouring rain. The Ugly: The weather - 3 days of non-stop pouring rain. Let's start with the good! 2 weekends ago we went to Seoul with Mara, Drew, James and Sarah for what we both agree was the best weekend of our ... read more

Asia » South Korea » DMZ

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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