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South Korea is a country swathed in green, prodding its stony fingers skyward, and the Koreans are a people obsessed with nature, and with mountains in particular. Wherever you travel, you'll see Koreans out in the open air, clad in the latest adventure fashions, pushing ever onward and upward.
With China looming to its west and Japan nudging it from the east, it's no wonder the country has played unwilling host to centuries of war games. But no matter how many times its neighbours try to swallow it, South Korea manages to survive intact.
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Thu, 22 Oct 2009 | By stonesamurai | Views [40]
it's been almost a month since i returned from my two month vacation in europe. i've been kept busy with moving into a new apartment and with missions into the mountains for climbing with friends. i can't really fall back on that as an excuse for ... Read more >
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 | By _kim | Views [28]
October 16, 2009 Time: 10am Location: In a cloud Everyone has been given little round blueberry muffins with breakfast. Mine is in the shape of a heart. Naww. I love being vegetarian (: Time: 10.15am ... Read more >
Tue, 29 Sep 2009 | By workandholiday | Views [393]
Hurricanes. Tornadoes. Debt. Many things loom in life. Yet none are worse than the terrible
phenomenon that occurs every spring across millions of towns: Graduation.
I did not
receive the memo about the available antidote ... Read more >
Tags: south korea, tefl, teaching, entertainment, seoul, work and holiday, working holiday, tesl
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 | By language-guides | Views [1012] | Comments [1]
Have you ever been stuck in a country wanting to be polite, but not even knowing the word for 'please'? Or been frustrated when you couldn't ask for the most basic directions to where you're going?
The WorldNomads.com Korean Language Guide gives ... Read more >
Tags: learn korean, korean language, korean travel phrases, korean podcast, travel to korea, language guide, ipod, mp3 player, podcast, world nomads
Tue, 22 Sep 2009 | By safetyhub | Views [740] | Comments [1]
Did you know
that in South Korea...you
should never leave chopsticks in your rice? That you should never beckon anyone
with palm up using one finger?; it's the way Koreans call their dogs! That
writing someone's name in red symbolizes death? ... Read more >
Tags: south korea, weather, 5 things, asia, culture, monsoons, packing, beaches, learn korean, korean phrases
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 | By evan_pritchard | Views [82]
14 hours after leaving Brisbane and I am at the subway, no Mike. All good though, after 1/2 hr wait I get a phone card, call and we missed each other by 20 mtrs. Meet up, drop gear and out for a beer with Ray. Really cool guy. Almost no-one here speaks ... Read more >
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 | By workandholiday | Views [670] | Comments [2]
Melissa Barry, i-to-i’s work and holiday expert shares
her top tips for Teaching English in South Korea. Immerse yourself in the South Korean culture
If you’re
looking for an amazing experience, you should consider teaching English ... Read more >
Tags: south korea, teaching, working holiday, english, work abroad, i-to-i, tesl, tefl
Tue, 28 Jul 2009 | By stonesamurai | Views [90]
a stomach bug i picked up last week had me incapacitated during my last weekend in sokcho for a good few weeks. though i didn't enjoy being bedridden for over 48 hours, at least i wasn't blowing a wad of cash on a final hurrah before leaving. which ... Read more >
Tue, 21 Jul 2009 | By stonesamurai | Views [97]
a tiger in waiting. still, but for a slow and steady sway of its tail. a flick of an ear. the motions. but the this tiger lays poised on the verge of action. ready to pounce. ready to throw off it's lethargy in search of a glorious feast. its ... Read more >
Thu, 25 Jun 2009 | By stonesamurai | Views [123]
i've been languidly lounging in a lethargic lot as of late. and not just with keeping this little blog thing up to date with the going ons of my life. i haven't been climbing as much as i need to be to feel sane. the last few weeks was full of social ... Read more >
Tue, 16 Jun 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [288]
Location: Daecheon
Beach, Boryeong City, South Korea
Dates: nine days in mid-July annually
Level of Participation: 5 – get down and dirty - join in
all the pore cleansing, mud-slinging madness with the best of ‘em
Description:... Read more >
Tags: boryeong mud festival, south korea, world festivals
Fri, 15 May 2009 | By caitmcl | Views [174]
A mere 14 hours after leaving the US, Christopher and I found ourselves in Incheon, South Korea, a small island just outside of Seoul. Thanks to a cocktail of modern medicines, I actually slept almost the entire time. Christopher was not so lucky, ... Read more >
Thu, 7 May 2009 | By stonesamurai | Views [116]
life is a parable of itself. a lesson to not take anything it does too seriously. it will all fall into itself in the end. the problem being that too often we misread its morals and paint ourselves in various shades of morality. we point our fingers ... Read more >
Thu, 23 Apr 2009 | By stonesamurai | Views [125]
i just watched a video that a friend of mine suggested i check out featuring a veteran rock climber speaking on ted talks about the 9 lessons he's gleaned from climbing over his climbing career ( childs ). i don't agree with everything he says and ... Read more >
Thu, 9 Apr 2009 | By priovolo | Views [138]
Once a student has entered Middle School his/her life immediately begins to revolve around exams. You can sense it from the fear and annoyance in the air when you walk into a classroom. From the moment they are inducted into Middle School, certain ... Read more >
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