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4 Mar 10

Anapji Pond (안압지) by Night

Probably my top pick of things to do when visiting Gyeongju is to go for a walk around Anapji Pond (안압지) at night. Sure, Anapji’s worth checking out during the day, but when the sun goes down it really blings. The city’s done a great job with lighting, though some might say its a bit [...]

0 Comments Posted in Ruins & remains, Stories, legends & people, Tips for tourists by Sherwin
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10 Jan 10

Underwater Tomb of King Munmu the Great (문무대왕릉)

With friends visiting for the New Year, we decided to make use of our new set of wheels and go exploring a bit.  On New Year’s day we made the 45 min. trek over the mountains to Bonggil Beach (봉길해수욕장) on the East Sea, though were a bit too late to catch the sunrise, as [...]

6 Comments Posted in Shamanism, Stories, legends & people, Tips for tourists, Tombs by Sherwin
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5 Jan 10

More Links

It’s been a little while since I’ve updated the links, so here’s a run down of a few websites and blogs I’ve dug up in the last month or so.
If you’re new to Korea or want to learn more about Korean food, my friend Pete hooked me up with a link to TriFood.com. It’s focus [...]

2 Comments Posted in Food & drink, Korean culture, Links, Websites by Sherwin
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2 Dec 09

New Links

Being a new blog and all, I’ve been trying to flesh out the “Links” section of the site as it’s been looking a little sparse.  Here’s a short run down of some of the recent websites I’ve  post in my links.
My friend Paul at Dongguk Uni. has a pretty sweet photo blog called Adventure Dog [...]

0 Comments Posted in Websites by Sherwin
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