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Journey to the Land of the Korean Potato-Eaters--Samcheok and Vicinity

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June 8th 2012
<span><span>I had two holidays in the last few weeks, and I think I used them well.<span> The first holiday was Buddha’s Birthday, and we had a three-day weekend.<span> Some friends and I decided to go to Samcheok (pronounced Sam-chuck), a large town/small city on the coast, to the northeast of Daegu. <span>Our bus ride was 4½ hours (from Dongbu bus terminal), so ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Gangwon-do

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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