Throwback

In 2015, as part of my "year of adventure", I travelled to South Korea. During my time there, I had to trek to the infamous border shared with the North; the most heavily fortified in the world. I took two tours – the public DMZ tour as well as a private tour of South Korean military bases led by a former General. It was one of the most fascinating, memorable experiences of my life. A moment spent witnessing modern history and a good lesson on the effects of war that hopefully don't escalate in the present day. 

Because of recent escalations, I thought I would post a throwback that hopefully provides a bit of insight into what it's like to travel there. Links to my past writings and a gallery of images are below. 

PART I

PART II

PART III

PART IV

PART V

PART VI

To view pictures of Korea, click here. 

With a South Korean soldier at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) (©Deborah Clague)

Standing on the roadway that leads to the North Korean border (©Deborah Clague)

Signage on the private DMZ tour I took in 2015 (©Deborah Clague)

Vista of North Korea (©Deborah Clague)

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2007. Me and a panda chillin' at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan, China: 

To view more photos of China, visit my gallery here.

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1984. Then, as now, winter has arrived. 

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It's the summer of 1998. I'm eighteen in this picture and had just graduated high school. My time was mostly spent partying with friends, hating my call centre job, and hoping that my decision to take Advertising Art in college would lead to something more fulfilling in life.

The person in the photo with me is a very good friend that reconnected this week, after much time apart becoming the adults we are today. It made me reminisce about how it's not so much about the things you do, but the people you do them with. 

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1. No changing tramps

2. No tag

3. No fooling around of any kind will be tolerated. 

4. Only one person per tramp. 

- The Management - 

I think I'm about four-years-old in this picture. It was taken at a trampoline park in Killarney, Manitoba. This was prior to my first visit to Disneyworld and I couldn't anticipate nor imagine anything exceeding the fun I had here. My parents bought me a small trampoline - the size and type of which Jane Fonda probably used in one of her iconic fitness videos - but it was nothing like the dozen or so here. They were massive in my eyes. And extra super bouncy! 

I grew up without brothers and sisters to enjoy this revelry with, unfortunately, but my father was always game. He was a kid at heart, attempting to defy gravity along with me. Excursions to the trampoline park eventually became excursions to the arcade; travelling to Disneyworld eventually became travelling THE world. My life is rich with extraordinary experiences and cherished memories because of this man. He was "Super Dad". 

I miss him so much.