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The Spine of the Dragon
... The first is the KTX, which is the fastest and most expensive. Saemaul, which is a step down from the KTX, but still comfortable and cheaper. The bottom is the Mugunghwa-ho, which was relatively uncomfortable but only been on it for 1-2 hours is fine. KTX to Jeouneup was about 40,000W + and using the Saemaul and Mugunghwa was half the price. So considering the relatively small size of Korea, the cheaper trains are fine.
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Gwangju 70/80 Festival and Gossaum Nouri Festival
... in the same area. This was a "Gossaum Nori" Festival which dealt with more traditional Korean culture. From what I was able to ascertain, this is apparently a folk game where large groups of men and women carry gigantic strands of rope with one guy riding on top. Two opposing sides then ram each other and apparently try to knock each other off.
Since I wasn't prepared to stay overnight ...
A day trip to Gwangju
... the city, before troops eventually opened fire on civilians and protesters alike. The protesters then armed themselves and a fight for the city began and lasted a few days, with horror stories of atrocities, beatings and worse committed by the soldiers. This all ended with the army taking back the city by all means necessary and using air strikes and tanks to retake Gwangju. The official figures put the death toll at 200, but now it turns out that it was nearer 2000. It was a ...
Suicide in South Korea
Yeah. Finally finished an article!
Originally published in Gwangju News Feb. 2011:
South Korea has the highest suicide rate within OECD countries, with 31 per 100,000
people taking their lives, compared to 15 deaths per 100,000 people in 1999.
In the past ten years, suicide rates in South Korea have more than doubled, leading
netizens to distastefully refer to it as the “Suicide Capital of the World.” Neighboring Japan
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North Korea examined, minus fear
... events of the recent year, there is no wonder I've been interested in North Korea. Of course, I've been interested in North Korea since I decided to come here, study this language ad-nauseum, and live amongst the Southern counterpart. But with so much time on my hands and recent military jabs from the North, as ...
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