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Ian Wright starts his amazing journey of South Korea in the
Capital Seoul. After finding a place to stay,
he takes in the delights of the Kyongdong market
with a hired guide. Still in  Seoul Ian tries his hand at Tae
Kwon-Do with the national team of Korea, and gets
to train with the Womans Olympic team. After taking in the
nightlife of Seoul, Ian heads north to the North - South Korean
Boarder to experience Military power at it most dramatic at
the DMZ. Once out of the busseling city of seoul, ian ventures south
to Jinbu, where he seeks solace, and serenity
with the Buddah. In the hills of Jinbu is Woljeongsa
temple, one of the oldes  temples in Korea, dating back to
545 AD.
The village of Hahoe, to the south of Korea
is a genuine six hundred year old working village, and ian
has a sneaky look into this ancient way of life. It is back
into the mountains again, as surrounding Ha Hoe it is possible
to visit a remote monastry wher you can see monks practicing
martial arts.
After being streached by the monks, Ian travels to Busan the Russian Town of the south East Coast. Here he visits the
extreamly fresh Chagalch'l Fish market, and
has a breakfast of a different kind. From Busan it is possible
to take a ferry ride to the Korean primary holiday destination Cheju Island. Cheaju Island is famous for
one traditional group of people, The Haenyo,
these women free dive for fresh fish and sealife everyday.
Korea is a metropolis of culture, from ancient to the modern,
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