SOUTH KOREA
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Having travelled to the "Land of Morning Calm", this many-faceted country with its temperamental people continues to amaze me.
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18 imagesThe Demilitarized Zone between the two Koreas is sometimes considered to be the most dangerous place on Earth--and be visited by tourists joining a guided tour.
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8 imagesIn Seoul's posh quarters - such as Hongdae or Apgujeong - there is a growing number of businesses for customers with special needs. A good example are the so-called "Doggy-Cafés". A place to meet and chat at leasure for the upper middleclass, while helpful hands are taking care of the little loved ones (or of their droppings - hence the color of floor and furniture ;-)
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24 imagesThe Jongmyo Jerye is a ritual service for Korea's Royal ancestors, performed in Seoul on the first Sunday of May each year. Jongmyo (designated as a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1995) is a Confucian shrine where the ancestral tablets of Kings and Queens of the Joseon Dynasty are enshrined. Young ladies are performing a Confucian dance ritual, and honourables que to pay respects and to make symbolic offerings.
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21 images"Kimchi!" is Korean for "Cheese!" A photographic study of the Koreans' passion to photograph each other or themselves--anywhere, anytime, anyhow.
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52 imagesEvery spring, the Lantern Festival is held in Seoul, Korea to celebrate Buddha's birthday. Lots of laughing, singing, dancing and having fun--and a big parade on top of it.
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37 imagesThis volcanic island off South Korea's southern coast is a rugged beauty--and a favourite with honeymooners flying in from all over the mainland.
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117 imagesSouth Korea has a lot to offer beyond the megacities of Seoul and Busan.
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50 imagesBusan on the South-Eastern coast may only be South Korea's second largest city--but it's a busy trade center, has the country's biggest port, and the famous Chagalchi Fish Market is well worth a look.