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The LKL Korea Trip 2009 pt 5: Bulguksa and Seokkuram

by Philip Gowman on 27 July, 2009

in Busan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Travel diaries, Travel ideas

Sunday 19 July

More World Heritage points today.

The Samgyeopsal from last night is still sitting heavily on my stomach and I don’t feel like breakfast. The 9 am KTX from Seoul Station, and the connecting train from East Daegu, went without a hitch, and bang on time. Just before I arrive in Kyongju I get a [...]

Tagged as: Bulguksa and Seokkuram, Korea Trip 2009, Kyongju, Ticker, UNESCO

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The LKL long weekend in Seoul and Busan

27 February 2008 Busan
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A sketchy account of LKL’s recent trip to the land of morning calm.
Thursday night: arrive at Incheon, sail through immigration and customs, no wait for baggage or mobile phone rental, and buy a 14,000 Won ticket for the shuttle bus to a hotel in the City Hall area. Someone makes sure I’m queuing in the [...]

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Busan, hub city?

15 October 2007 Busan
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OK, so I didn’t make it to PIFF this year. I don’t think I’m ever likely to: time away from work is precious, and to be spent with one’s beloved. If one’s beloved isn’t in to sitting in a darkened movie theatre straining to read the subtitles for days on end (and I’m not sure [...]

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UK-trained beauty expert opens Busan Academy

24 June 2007 Beauty
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My dear friend Nam-hee Kim (김남희) has just taken the bold step of opening her own Beauty Academy in Busan: the Michae Beauty Academy (미채 뷰티 아카데미): www.mcbeauty.co.kr.
Nam-hee studied at the London College of Fashion, part of University of the Arts, London — and part of her course was theatrical make-up and design. I remember [...]

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