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The Korean DMZ: War zone or tourist trap?

By Asian Correspondent Thu, Apr 26, 2012 12:08PM UTC View Comments

SOLDIERS from rival North and South Korea eye one another across a thin strip of no man’s land that — just barely — keeps their armies apart. The tension, they insist on both sides, is palpable. So what’s with the North Korean gift shop selling “See you in Pyongyang” T-shirts for 12 euros (US$16) apiece?...

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Travel in Korea still lacks women’s bathrooms

By Nathan Schwartzman Fri, Jan 27, 2012 1:48PM UTC View Comments

Some journalists took unusual looks at the recent Seollal holiday. Among was this MBC reporter. (Formatting is true to the original transcript.) [Newsdesk]◀ＡＮＣ▶ Whenever there is a holiday, women wind up waiting in long lines at the bathrooms in highway rest stops. The recent holiday was no exception. Recent changes in the law have had...

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Travel: 5 great day trips around Seoul

By Asian Correspondent Mon, Jan 23, 2012 1:21PM UTC View Comments

SEOUL is a wonderful place to go exploring. With several historic palaces, dozens of Buddhist temples, and more shopping than you have money, you might be wondering ‘why go anywhere else around Korea?’ The simple answer is to get off the beaten path, and to explore some places tourists/foreigners don’t go to see as often....

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