Archive for the 'Korea 韩国' Category

Welcome to Jeju Island, Korea

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Two days ago I my plane landed a world away from Nanchang, China on the beautiful island of Jeju. Jeju Island is located off the southern tip of the Korean peninsula. I’ll be here for about a month to visit with good friends before returning to China for more travel and school. I went to [...]

A ferry, a train, and a few doughnuts later

Monday, May 1st, 2006

Tianjin is now a long swim away. The ferry to Incheon, Korea was great. The seas were calm and the economy class beds comfortable. In Tianjin, the pollution combined with clouds (that may be related to the sandstorms) made visiblity very limited, but the size of the port is really amazing to see. It seemed [...]

Labour week holiday

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

The first 7-days of May is a major labour holiday in China. Of the 3 courses I’m taking this semester, the first has just finished and the next will begin after the holiday. In a few hours I depart from Tianjin to my next destination: Seoul, South Korea. The ferry takes more than 24-hours from [...]