Tag: ginseng

South Korea – the DMZ, Panmunjom and the Conference Room
September 30, 2018

South Korea – the DMZ, Panmunjom and the Conference Room

Military subsistence at the DMZ was supported by the Panmunjom Village.  Villagers did not pay any taxes to the Korean government as it did not come under its administration.  They grew food in their fields, and one important crop was ginseng.  The area being off-bounds …

North Korea, South Korea, Travels
South Korea – A Second Look at Seoul
September 23, 2018

South Korea – A Second Look at Seoul

Yun-hak, the young man that I met on the plane, rather insisted that I saw the Gyeongbokgung Palace.  Although that was not what the Lonely Planet recommended, I went because a Korean native told me to. Once I was there, however, I began to understand …

South Korea, Travels