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Food
I am a pretty big food person, so I have quite a lot of commentary on all the difference aspects of food in Seoul. Especially as we were located right near a women’s university there was a large amount of restaurants, cafes, and bakeries. There’s very few chances to try local Korean food, even through…
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What the U.S. can learn
Transportation Transportation is one of the most dramatic differences between to two countries. As most would know the U.S. has very low density with under funded and unorganized transportation. This makes getting around without a car (especially for a tourist) very difficult. Unlike the U.S. South Korea has HSR that goes to the outer city’s…
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DMZ
On the final day of the trip we visited the DMZ(demilitarized zone). The view of the DMZ is quite nice and the land scape is rather pretty. On both sides of the demilitarized zone there are small villages which spout propaganda at each other to defect to either side. Truly the songs they sing are…
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Ecological Impacts
Many areas in the U.S. were leveled during urban renewal, only to be replaced with expensive apartments which displaced and gentrified the area. Similarly, development rakes across landscapes all over the world destroying vital natural habitats. Tourism attractions are usually very lavish and magnanimous, and those in most cases end up harming the natural environment.…
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Mapo Resource Recovery Facility
Trash disposal is one of the unseen elements of society. There is a vast amount of time and energy to go into the proper —and many times improper— disposal of trash. From every element from the collection to the disposal is riddled with difficulties which most do not consider when simply placing the trash in…
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Positive Korean Sustainable Tourism accommodations
Korea doesn’t cater to tourists much at all in actuality, however despite this both the damage done by tourism and the experience for tourists are both rather good. Korea achieves this by prioritizing the city and improving the well being for the citizens first. Of course there are areas which certainly cater to tourists, the…
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Tranportation
Transit in Seoul While some tourists will prefer to rent cars and spend exorbitant amounts of money and time in a car, most would rather take public transportation. As such it’s vital for tourists that a city has a robust transportation system. Luckily Seoul is a prime example of a public transit oriented city. There…
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Cultural Impacts
On the Jane’s walk there’s a staircase which was painted with murals. The over tourism caused by these murals and other attractions negatively impacted the neighborhood communities. The members of those communities got frustrated with how loud the tourists were as well as the littering, so they painted over the murals with gray. Even though…
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Day 3
Global Knowledge Exchange and Development Center(GKEDC) Aside from the main theme, we visited the GKEDC This museum covers the 60 year period usually referred to as the Korean Miracle —-how it was accomplished and where their future lies. The main progression begins after the Korean War which struck South Korea with immense poverty. To revitalize…
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Day One
Transportation All tourism begins not on arrival but on transportation. The flight to South Korea was a little less than 15 hours long. While this flight was quite grueling for me and my class mates, the real consequence lies in emissions produced. Our trip to Seoul generated 2.2 tons for a single passenger that amount…
South Korea Sustainable Tourism 