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Korea blogs for Cruise International
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Korea-ing around
My first full day in Korea and I took an excursion from the port of Incheon to near Seoul (about an hour and a half) to spend the morning in the Dimilaritised Zone (DMZ for short).
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How to get a Buddha belly
Today, I made an excursion to Gyeongju, about two hours away, which boasts two UNESCO world heritage sites. The first, 8th century Bulguksa temple, is guarded by two scary-looking statutes of giant beasts with more friendly carved pigs and monkeys peering down from the rafters inside.
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A fishy tale from Busan
I awoke this morning to glorious sunshine and a view of Busan's wide, strangely deserted Haeundae beach. Later, I saw a photos of it a month ago – peak Korean holiday time – choc-a-bloc with parasols. Favouring fair skin to a tan, they don't so much sunbathe as 'shadebathe' here.
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Diving into Jeju
Jeju is volcanic and has several UNESCO-listed features. My first brush with the lava came this morning at Dragon Rock, a piece of headland shaped like… well you've guessed it, on the coast at Jeju City where the airport and port are based.
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Underground, Overground
My last full day in Korea and it has been action-packed, exploring more of Jeju's volcanic world heritage sites. First, I headed underground into Manjanggul, the most famous of several lava tubes on the island. These cave-tunnels were left in the path of molten lava when Jeju was formed.
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