Seoul 2019: Sungnyemun Gate (숭례문)
Right next to Namdaemun Market is Sungnyemun Gate, which is unofficially called Namdaemun Gate but the Korean government refers to it as Sungnyemun to help…
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Seoul 2019: Namdaemun Market (남대문시장)
On my way to Seoul Station I passed through the Namdaemun Market. There are about 10,000 stores in Namdaemun, making it the largest traditional market…
Seoul 2019: Bukchon Hanok Village (북촌한옥마을)
On a hill east of Gyeongbokgung Palace there’s a neighborhood where you get an idea of what Seoul used to look like in its pre-industrial…
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Japan-Korea 2017 Began Three Years Ago Today!
Three years ago today my first trip across Japan and Korea began. For six weeks I wandered all across both nations, spending four and a…
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Google Maps in South Korea
Since I’m publishing photos from South Korea at the moment I figured I’d give a little piece of travel advice for anyone who might be…
Japan-Korea 2019 Began One Year Ago Today!
One year ago today I got on a flight bound for Tokyo and began the journey that I’ve been writing about for the past several…
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Seoul 2019: Gyeongbokgung Palace, part 2 (경복궁)
I continued my tour of Gyeongbokgung Palace by next visiting the Jibokjae, which roughly translates to “Hall of Collecting Jade”. This was the king’s personal…
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Seoul 2019: Gyeongbokgung Palace, part 1 (경복궁)
Once the changing of the guard ceremony at Gyeongbokgung Palace had concluded the crowds dispersed and I bought my entry ticket for the paid area…
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Seoul 2019: Changing of the guard ceremony at Gyeongbokgung Palace
In the morning I returned to Gyeongbokgung Palace to see the changing of the guard ceremony. I wasn’t sure where was the best place to…
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Japan-Korea 2019: Adding reviews to Google Maps
While I was traveling around Japan and Korea last year I left some reviews of various places I visited on Google Maps. I tried to…
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