Inside JW Mariott Hotel

2nd Day: The Arrival

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September 10th 2012
I arrived at Incheon Airport of South Korea at 4:35pm (KST) and I met my tour guide there waiting for me. Her name was Kwon Sohyun and it was a coincidence because her name was the same as a famous pop singer in the girl group ‘4Minute’. She also had an English name which was Sandra, luckily that was a relief for me because I found it difficult to remember her Korean name. She was fluent at bo ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Seoul

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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