A Bill-Brysonesque romp through this often-overlooked travellers’ gem of East Asia.
For seventeen years, journalist, teacher, and coach Mark Dake has called South Korea home. Now, with his longtime Korean friend Heju, he sets out on a four-month, ten-thousand-kilometre road trip, determined to uncover the real country. From the electric street life of Seoul to the tense northern border, where deadly skirmishes still erupt, the pair’s shoestring, wing-and-a-prayer trek takes them well off the beaten trail and across the complicated nation. Along the way are prisons, dinosaurs, anthropology, history, marine life, art, and abundant nature. There are Buddhist temples, fairgrounds, palaces, national parks, bridges, historical sites, forts, churches, and cemeteries.
Whether standing amidst ancient stone tombs and religious architecture unrivalled in Asia, or at military briefings under the steely eyes of North Korean sentries, Mark and Heju are tireless explorers in search of the culture, geography, and beauty of this enigmatic peninsula.
For seventeen years, journalist, teacher, and coach Mark Dake has called South Korea home. Now, with his longtime Korean friend Heju, he sets out on a four-month, ten-thousand-kilometre road trip, determined to uncover the real country. From the electric street life of Seoul to the tense northern border, where deadly skirmishes still erupt, the pair’s shoestring, wing-and-a-prayer trek takes them well off the beaten trail and across the complicated nation. Along the way are prisons, dinosaurs, anthropology, history, marine life, art, and abundant nature. There are Buddhist temples, fairgrounds, palaces, national parks, bridges, historical sites, forts, churches, and cemeteries.
Whether standing amidst ancient stone tombs and religious architecture unrivalled in Asia, or at military briefings under the steely eyes of North Korean sentries, Mark and Heju are tireless explorers in search of the culture, geography, and beauty of this enigmatic peninsula.
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- Includes bibliographical references (pages [330]-332)
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- 1 electronic text (332 pages)
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Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Copyright 5
- CONTENTS 8
- Chapter 1 12
- Chapter 2 32
- Chapter 3 51
- Chapter 4 76
- Chapter 5 91
- Chapter 6 106
- Chapter 7 124
- Chapter 8 139
- Chapter 9 152
- Chapter 10 168
- Chapter 11 175
- Chapter 12 192
- Chapter 13 203
- Chapter 14 215
- Chapter 15 227
- Chapter 16 240
- Chapter 17 251
- Chapter 18 259
- Chapter 19 270
- Chapter 20 280
- Chapter 21 293
- Chapter 22 303
- Chapter 23 314
- Chapter 24 323
- Acknowledgements 329
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 331
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR 334
- Untitled 8
