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Travel : Korea |
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Travel : Korea |
| The inexplicably
oft-ignored country of East Asia. Great food, great sights,
beautiful women, a writing system that looks like Klingon and a
ruthless dictator with a nuclear arsenal within artillery range -- what
more could a traveller want? |
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Busan
[Wikitravel guide]
Korean's number two city and number one port. Shown: The
serenity of Beomeosa Temple (rest assured, the rest of the city is
totally different) |
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Cheonan
[Wikitravel guide]
Exurb of Seoul home to South Korea's greatest
exercise in patriotic propaganda. |
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Danyang
[Wikitravel guide]
Caves and mountains in the middle of the
peninsula. Shown: Gosu
Caves |
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Guinsa
[Wikitravel guide]
Mountain headquarters of the
two-million-strong Cheonda sect of Buddhism. |
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Jinju
[Wikitravel guide]
A small city with a famous fortress and the
Dong Bang Tourist Hotel. Shown: View
from the fortress to the river |
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Panmunjeom
[Wikitravel guide]
Truce village in the Incredibly Militarized
Zone between the Koreas. Shown: South
Korean military police doing his best to out-intimidate the enemy |
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Seoul
[Wikitravel guide]
A sprawling but fascinating megapolis. Shown:
Nandaemun Gate floodlit at night |
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Suanbo
[Wikitravel guide]
Rather dull hot spring resort. |
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Yeongjong
Island [Wikitravel
guide]
Seoul's international airport and a little
more. |
