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Category Archives: Korea 2013

Field Report: Seoul (12 February 2013) – Part 2/2

1st Dec 2013by Diego 2 Comments

The last stop of my winter trip to Seoul: a place that allows visitors to gain a sense of what the city might have looked like before war and economic […]

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Korea, Korea 2013, Travel

Field Report: Seoul (12 February 2013) – Part 1/2

17th Nov 2013by Diego 5 Comments

Roads are a sign of progress, both when they’re built up and when they’re taken down. Such is the story of one of Seoul’s newest (and at the same time […]

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Korea, Korea 2013, Travel

Field Report: Seoul (11 February 2013) – Part 2/2

3rd Nov 2013by Diego 2 Comments

With five sprawling royal residences scattered across their capital, a shortage of palaces was something the Joseon kings had no right to complain about. In any case, their past extravagance […]

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Field Report: Seoul (11 February 2013) – Part 1/2

27th Oct 2013by Diego 4 Comments

The Kingdom of Joseon was a Confucian state, and its rulers considered ancestral veneration a high priority. It should come as no surprise that royal ancestors would be enshrined, and […]

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Field Report: Seoul (10 February 2013) – Part 4/4

20th Oct 2013by Diego 4 Comments

Walking deeper into the garden, I was struck by the silence and the stillness of the snow-covered scenery all around me. We were right in the heart of Seoul, one […]

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Field Report: Seoul (10 February 2013) – Part 3/4

8th Oct 2013by Diego 7 Comments

Gyeongbokgung was nice, very nice indeed – in a straight-laced, straight-lined, right-angled sort of way. The neatly planned succession of gateways and courtyards strung along rigidly laid axes makes for […]

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Field Report: Seoul (10 February 2013) – Part 2/4

5th Oct 2013by Diego 9 Comments

The charming brick-faced area around Myeongdong Cathedral may have had a strong European flavour, but my next stop featured some splendid examples of unmistakably Korean art and architecture.

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Field Report: Seoul (10 February 2013) – Part 1/4

5th Oct 2013by Diego 2 Comments

Another day out in the freezing cold – but with bright sunshine and clear blue skies, conditions were just right for a relaxing journey through the historic centre of Seoul. […]

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Field Report: Seoul (09 February 2013)

4th Oct 2013by Diego 6 Comments

Next week, Diego’s jetting off to South Korea for a family holiday. Now travelling with other people might not be his cup of tea, but when the chance for an […]

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