Lava formations

Pentagon-shaped lava formations jutting out of the water on Jeju Island.

June 26th 2013
The final trip around Korea began with my jet-lagged father arriving in Seoul around midnight, followed by an hour of searching for the Sunshine Guesthouse in the busiest district of the city. There wasn't a lack of people willing to help us find the illustrious guesthouse, the problem was- all their directions were inaccurate. Finally, we somehow weaved our way down a back alley and saw the g ... 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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Yenny van Andel

Yenny

I was consumed by the travel bug during my first summer of university. I had four months of freedom, so rather than apply for a restaurant job in my small (albeit beautiful and quaint) hometown of Port Perry, I applied to teach English in Madrid, Spain. I managed to become an Au Pair for an ah-mazing spanish family, who took me in, and allowed me to travel around Spain with them in exchange for teaching their three children English. I fell in love with Spain, and it will always hold a special place in my heart. Following that summer, I couldn't really just stay at home, so the next two summ... full info