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J is for Jindo

J is for Jindo

  J is for Jindo. Before April 2014, few people outside of Korea knew of the existence of Jindo. That changed almost a year to the day when, on April 16, an overloaded ferry traveling from Incheon to Jeju Do capsized, killing roughly 300 people, mostly middle school students. The survivors were rushed to the nearest island, which was Jindo, where they were cared for by the hospitable inhabitants. Considered a stepchild of the resort island Jeju Do, Jindo boasts…

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