South Korea : the enigmatic peninsula / Mark Dake.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dake, Mark A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dake, Mark A--Travel--Korea (South).

Dake, Mark A.

Canadians--Travel--Korea (South).

Canadians.

English teachers--Travel--Korea (South).

English teachers.

Korea (South)--Description and travel.

Korea (South).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Dundurn, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; CONTENTS; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Chapter 24; Acknowledgements; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; Untitled

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [330]-332).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781459731479

1459731476

9781459731462

1459731468

OCLC:

946548439