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itinerary?

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006

Is there one? What is it?
There is no itinerary! That may sound a little crazy but on a trip like this I like to leave things open so I’m not stuck to some schedule I made while I was in the States and had no idea what kinds of things I’d want to be seeing, […]

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the book dilemma

Friday, July 28th, 2006

How many and which ones? I’ll be able to buy english language books in korea if need be, but on a 14 hour plane ride I can read at least one book - depending on the length. I haven’t decided yet which ones I am bringing, but they will probably be ones I don’t mind […]

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gotta love ebay

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

today i bought a host of items:

1gb memory stick for camera - 3 weeks equals a lot of pictures
travel battery charger for camera - easier than lugging around the cord, this is lightweight and easily packable
extra/new battery for camera (had my camera for two years now, I fear the battery going dead while […]

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reasons

Monday, July 24th, 2006

A few of you have asked “Why Korea?”
I can say Korea wasn’t on the radar of places I wanted to visit in the near future but it just so happens that there is a conference in Seoul at the end of August.
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is hosting their […]

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two weeks

Friday, July 21st, 2006

Just about two weeks before I leave for South Korea. I am starting to get VERY excited. I set this blog up today because this is basically how I plan on communicating with you folks who are wanting to hear about the trip. It seems that internet access is widespread in South Korea with many […]

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