A Fortress in Jinju
It was late in the autumn of 1592; the gravely outnumbered and perilously outgunned defenders ran out of bullets, cannonballs and arrows to fire…
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A Weekend Warrior’s Guide to… Seoul
“A Weekend Warrior: A person who holds a regular job during the week which restricts their ability to party / go on trips /…
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Fotophest: Is This The Asia You’re Looking For? Pt.1
Is this the Asia you’re looking for? Photos by Ben Cowles
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Fotophest! Beomeosa: The Nirvana Fish Temple in the Snow
Beomeosa (범어사) translating awesomely, as Nirvana Fish Temple has – according to my extensive wikipedia research – been perching high above Busan for 400…
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Reverse Culture Shock: The Story of Galbi Alley and the difficulties exporting Korean Cuisine to the West
“I would say, I haven’t earned a single cent since I’ve been back from Korea,” sighed Coenraad Groenewald, owner of Galbi Alley, a Korean…
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Help reunite Po and this British Soldier: 55 years in the making!
About a year ago I met an old Korean man in my local post office called Po (70’ish), who served with the British forces…
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Dancing With The Joseon And Samurai At The Tongshinsa Festival
There was once a time when Japan and Korea weren’t hurling abuse, colonising, squabbling over rocks in the sea or blasting half-baked missiles over…
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