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Three Hours at a South Korean Love Hotel
I’ve driven by their flashy neon lights along the highways on Jeju Island, and walked past them in the middle of the city in Seoul. I’ve been curious how the Korean love hotel…
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36 Hours on Jeju Island: Korea’s Island of the Gods
First things first: 36 hours isn't enough time on Jeju Island. There's so much to do that you need at least a week - from hiking a crater and exploring an erotic sculpture park to…
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Going to the JSA and DMZ in Korea
Last weekend I explored the JSA and DMZ in Korea, a strip of land in-between two countries that have technically been at war for more than 60 years. There is so much to…
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Jeju Loveland: Where Eroticism and Art Meet
Jeju Loveland: It all started during the 70's when the island was a popular destination for newlyweds, most of which were in arranged marriages. The recently hitched usually had no sexual knowledge or…
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The Dragon Temple: Exploring Daewonsa Temple
Daewonsa Dragon Temple is one of the most unique and aesthetically fascinating temple I’ve seen in Korea (second to Tapsa Temple). The grounds are separated into two levels, the lower hall at the…
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24 Hours in Pohang: What to See
When I told some folks I was going to Pohang on my Korean road trip, they asked me why. Why would I go to Pohang, it’s just an industrial city, nothing special about…
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Ultimate Korea Road Trip: Get Out of Seoul
I had a few days off thanks to Buddha's birthday and decided to wander outside of Seoul on an epic Korea Road Trip, making my way far south, a little east, then west,…
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Tapsa Temple and the Stone Pagodas
Tapsa Temple is nestled in the mountains surrounded by stone pagodas that were built by a Buddhist hermit over the course of 30 years. In 1885, Yi Gap Yong, a 25-year-old Buddhist hermit,…
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24 Hours in Gyeongju: A Museum Without Walls
For almost 1,000 years (57 BC to 935 AD) it was the capital of Silla, an ancient kingdom that ruled most of Korean Peninsula. During the height of the Silla kingdom, Gyeongju was…
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All The Cheese! Imsil Cheese Theme Park in Korea
On a road trip through Korea, I was driving from the Bamboo forest to Tapsa Temple, jamming to some tunes, when I saw a huge, yellow cheese-wheel shaped building in the middle of…
