Korea. Globe Trekker

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Ian Wright starts his journey of South Korea in the capital, Seoul. This Globe Trekker video follows him as he wanders the Kyongdong market, practices Tae Kwon-Do with the national team, trains with the Woman's Olympic team, visits the North-South Korean border, and ventures to Jinbu to seek serenity with the Buddha and see the Woljeongsa temple, which dates back to 545 AD. In Hahoe, a six-hundred year-old working village, Ian learns about ancient ways of life and visits a remote monastery where monks practice martial arts. In Busan, a Russian town on the southeast coast, he visits the fresh Chagalch'l Fish Market. From Busan it is possible to take a ferry ride to the Korean primary holiday destination of Cheju Island. Cheaju Island is famous for one traditional group of people, the Haenyo, a society of women who free dive for fresh fish everyday.