Category: Korea

  • Seoul Subway: Celebrating 50 years

    Seoul Subway: Celebrating 50 years

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    Gardner
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    I was in Seoul for the 50th anniversary of the Seoul Subway. The anniversary is also a national holiday, Liberation Day (광복절). Liberation day is celebrated in both North and South Korea every August 15th and commemorates the liberation from 35 years of Japanese colonial rule which ended in 1945. On the same day in…

  • Falling in love with Seoul one hike at a time

    Falling in love with Seoul one hike at a time

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    Gardner
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    A wave of emotions hit me while the man working at the counter printed my completion certificate for the Seoul Dulle-gil (서울둘레길), a 157 kilometer (97.5-mile) trail that winds around the perimeter of the Seoul, South Korea. Standing there, I felt an odd sense of pride for finishing the entire course in just 37 days.…