Tough Choice

My Eyes Are Small, But They Have Seen...

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July 23rd 2010
When we planned out our trip we knew that India, China and even Mongolia were going to be the major highlights of our 82 day journey around the world. Admittedly, South Korea was on the itinerary mainly because it was the most sensible choice as it was close to China, in the right direction towards home and was somewhere I haven't been yet. Neither of us knew a whole lot about Korea and really ha ... 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