See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil

July 11th 2012
I have been wanting to go on a temple stay for ages now, and I finally got the chance to go one weekend recently. The opportunity came from a temple in the north of Busan that runs cultural events for foreigners, and this was their annual temple stay. So on Saturday afternoon, I exchanged my jeans for a pair of the baggy grey monk equivalent, and set about trying to find enlightenment in the space ... read more

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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

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Ross Parker

After finishing a 4 year degree in Civil Engineering, I decided I needed a break from looking at buildings, roads and bridges and so headed to South Korea to teach ESL to a bunch of 3 year olds for a year. I enjoyed it so much I decided to continue the adventure in Vietnam, and I lived in Saigon teaching Maths and Science to lower secondary school kids for 6 months. I then went off exploring and spent some time travelling through Asia before heading to the Middle East and making my way back to England through the Balkans and Europe. The next 5 years has been spent furthering my career in Civil... full info

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