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The latest travel warnings from Australia is advising all Australian citizens to register with the Australian Embassy in Seoul and subscribe to smartraveller.gov.au (below) for additional updates. Read the current travel advice from the Australian Government below: Current as of December 1, 2010 This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Civil Unrest/Political ... Read More

The latest travel warnings from South Africa is advising all SA citizens to regard the seriousness of the Korean situation and make a decision based on individual comfort with the danger. Read more in a statement from the South African Embassy in Seoul below: Dated: November 24, 2010 STATEMENT TO SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZENS IN SOUTH KOREA As is well known, the situation on ... Read More

The latest travel warnings from the United Kingdom is advising all UK citizens to register with their embassy in Seoul and advise against travel to Yeongpyeong Island. Go to the UK Government website for additional updates. Read the following travel warnings from the UK Government below: Last updated: November 30, 2010 This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the ... Read More

The latest travel warnings from the United States Embassy in Seoul is advising all American citizens to register with the embassy and monitor the State Department website for any additional updates. Read the following message from the U.S. Embassy in Seoul below: Artillery firing into Northwest Islands off the coast of Korea November 23, 2010 The U.S. Embassy in Seoul is transmitting the ... Read More

It was the news heard around the world – North Korean long-range artillery lobbed several dozen shells upon Yeonpyeong Island at 2.30pm November 23, killing two South Korean soldiers and two civilians, injuring over 17 people, and destroying a half-dozen homes. South Korea scrambled jet fighters and returned artillery fire within 10 minutes of the initial attack, but a ... Read More

Wednesdays are my chill day of the week. I have no classes in the morning and I can just sit back and relax in my office preparing lessons, or even sleep on the comfortable couches if I please until my after-school classes start at 1pm. Although, today my three afternoon classes will be postponed to next week ... Read More

Several times a year the town of Wolgot (the small town where I teach) puts on a Korean cultural festival to keep the ancient traditions alive. My principal joyfully insisted that I accompany her to the festival in Wolgot, which I delightfully agreed as long as I was able to borrow her camera since mine recently ... Read More

Luckily for those of you looking for some excitement over your short (or long) Christmas and New Year holiday, you have the opportunity to spend it anywhere other than your local hof, if you're brave enough to weather the freezing winter temperatures. Korea has a number of sunrise festivals to check out over New Year, as well as the Boseong ... Read More

The conservative Republican shocked the American public when asked about the recent conflict between North and South Korea in a radio interview. She shocked listeners, saying: “Obviously we’ve got to stand with our North Korean allies.” The interviewer, Glenn Beck, then pointed out that it was South Korea who was the ally of America, and not the North. Palin’s foreign policy credentials have ... Read More