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People i met here who contributed to, and improved my trip: I woke up later than expected on Thursday and had the decision of whether i could be bothered to go to Suwon or if i was going to spend the day trying to catch up with my travel blog, which was slowly but surely not getting updated enough! Thankfully the sensible and active side of my brain kicked into action and i found myself aboard the subway a little after 13.00 and on my way. Something always strikes me as both peculiar and fu...

This past Saturday I met up with my friends Alex and Ryan, and a few of their friends, to head down to Suwom to hike and explore their famed fortress walls -- called Hwaseong. The pictures are featured prominently in all the guide books, and it looks like a very authentic and real experience, so I was very excited to go. The walls were started by King Jeonjo in the late 18th century, to honor and house the remains of his father Prince Sado, who was forced to commit suicide by being shut in a...

So the week after my training ended I wanted to go to the school a couple times during the week and see what it was like actually teaching all the stuff i just crammed into my brain.  Then spend the rest of the week getting my apartment together, prepping my classes, and finding out where things were in town.  Lets just say that my franchise had something different in mind.   The Friday night I got in they set me down and told me how a lot of the things I was taught they didn...

Hwaseong Fortress is located in Suwon, Republic of Korea.  King Jeongjo (22nd King of the Joseon Dynasty) ordered construction to begin in January 1794 in order to honor and move the remains of his father, Crown Prince Jangheon (AKA Crown Prince Sado), from Yangju to Suwon.  Construction was completed in September 1796.  The short time in construction and the relative low price was attributed to Sihak (a new type of practical learning in the 18th Century).  During its co...

Here are some pictures of South Korea. 22 December 2006 - 07 January 2007.

Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of taking off 3 weeks to go visit my best friend in S. Korea. This was my 2nd trip to Seoul and was much better this time due to the weather. Will add more content/pictures later. =)

The most successful World Cup in U.S. history. This was my 3rd World Cup, second with the U.S. Team. It was quite a ride as this was our most successful showing ever at a World Cup with a run to the quarterfinals vs Germany.

I woke up very early this morning to go to Suwon. Piece of cake - take line 3 to line 1 (make sure it is line 1 that continues south not west) then transfer to bus 13 to the Suwon fortress. Who needs language to use a subway? *chuffed* I am very good at subways now, they are so easy and truly the sign of civilisation. They don't have turnstyles at their stations, relying on the honour system for people to pay. Very nice, I guess that is what happens when you have a society infused with...

A famous traditional folk village in Seoul.

Summary of my travels since starting to travel for work in 2004. Three continents and three jobs later, this blog is an ongoing work in process. All locations are entered through present, will be adding descriptions and pictures as I have the opportunity. Please let me know if you see an entry without info you would like me to upload pictures for and I can take care of adding that location's items sooner.

My mom came to visit me from Miami. She left the sunshine and beaches for me in cold Seoul. So I took her to see the Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hwaseong_Fortress)