Seoul-royal palace

Seoul, Daegu, Andong, and the rest of Korea

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December 17th 2006
(Sept. 2005-April 2006) My time in South Korea was great. And as I keep going over my memories, the more wonderful it is. I was lucky enough to be in a small town in the middle of the country. I became ambitious to know all parts of the country, and was fortunate enough to have wonderful friends to take me. Seoul is by far one of the best night time cities I have been to. The sheer size of t ... read more

Asia » South Korea

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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