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Field Report: The Northwestern Walls of Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon, South Korea (18 February 2018)
On a chilly winter’s day this past February, I returned to Suwon in order to take care of some long-unfinished business: namely, completing my trek around the city’s massive Joseon-era fortress wall.
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Field Snapshots: New Expressions of Traditional Architecture in Suwon, South Korea (18 February 2018)
Some have confessed to being puzzled by my habit of visiting Japan and Korea with (what might be viewed as) unusual, perhaps even alarming frequency. But what can I say: every time I swing by, I discover something new to pique my interest, and that bears with it the promise of yet more new discoveries…
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Field (and a bit of Rail) Report: Suwon Hwaseong Museum, South Korea (18 February 2018)
This report should have been focused on the museum in the title – but, as you’ll see further on, I was momentarily distracted by the transportation infrastructure I employed to reach it. What can I say: I’m a railway enthusiast through and through. But read on chaps, and I promise you that we’ll end up…
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Ipse enim verus est Agnus, qui ábstulit peccáta mundi
Qui mortem nostram moriéndo destrúxit et vitam resurgéndo reparávit. Friend and reader: I wish you, your family, and all your loved ones a very happy Easter.
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Rail Report: Gyeongju to Seoul on the Mugunghwa and KTX, South Korea (17 February 2018)
Travelling across Korea during the Seollal holiday rush is no picnic; not when trains are filled to bursting with hordes of people flooding back into the big urban centres from their hometowns. Fortunately, the KORAIL network’s efficient intercity services can help take some of the pain out of the annual migration … provided one is…
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