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Seoul Olympic Park 1988: History, Emotions and Travel Tips
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Seoul Olympic Park 1988: History, Emotions and Travel Tips

ByElena Murdaca June 16, 2026June 17, 2026

The Olympic Park is the first place we visit when we arrive in Seoul from Busan, where we spent our first week in Korea. It’s also quite far from the…

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Pachinko: Why This Novel Changed the Way I See Korea Forever
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Pachinko: Why This Novel Changed the Way I See Korea Forever

ByElena Murdaca March 23, 2026June 7, 2026

It has been a well-established ritual of mine for some years now to prepare for a trip by reading novels from the destination I am about to visit. If I…

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Seoul to Busan by Train: The Guide to Korea’s High Speed Rail
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Seoul to Busan by Train: The Guide to Korea’s High Speed Rail

ByElena Murdaca August 5, 2023June 7, 2026

Michelle, Ylenia and myself arrive finally in Busan after an extenuating trip, from Geneva to Frankfurt and from Frankfurt to Seoul. As if a 15-hour flight were not tiring enough,…

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Eating Eel in Busan: A Unique Seafood Experience You Must Try
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Eating Eel in Busan: A Unique Seafood Experience You Must Try

ByElena Murdaca August 1, 2023June 7, 2026

Of course Korea is a peninsula and Busan is by the ocean, that’s why we go straight for sea food as soon as we arrive in the city. Our friend…

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Jeju Island. Korea: The Islands of the Gods.
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Jeju Island. Korea: The Islands of the Gods.

ByElena August 3, 2018June 7, 2026

My dear friend had returned to Korea in December 2016 and for me it was a big loss. We managed to keep in contact and see each other during working…

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Scuba diving in Jeju Island: Korea’s best kept underwater secret
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Scuba diving in Jeju Island: Korea’s best kept underwater secret

ByElena Murdaca July 30, 2018June 7, 2026

At that time, the name of the diving center was Sea Story. Today, it changed to Cozy Dive ShinMi contacted it and arranged a first day of diving for both…

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Avatar, the way of the water.

The way of the water has no beginning and no end.
The sea is around you and in you,
The sea is your home, before your birth and after your death.
Our hearts beat in the womb of the world,
Our breath burns in the shadow of the deep,
The sea gives and the sea takes.
Water connects all things, life to death, darkness to light.

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