The greatest as nicely as the capital city of the Republic of Korea (South Korea,) Seoul is an intriguing destination, situated in the mid western region of the Korean Peninsula, on the Han River, near the North Korean border, otherwise recognized as the de-militarised zone (DMZ), which in turn is a buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea. Spread over an area of 605 sq km, Seoul has been designated with the status of a Unique City, and is directly under the administration of the national government. Seoul’s history dates back to as early as 18 BC when Paekche Kingdom made Wiryeseong, which is today’s southeastern Seoul, as its capital. Later, Seoul became the capital of the Goryeo era throughout the 11th century. Seoul was then recognized as Southern … Read entire article »

The summer of 2006 was noticeable for the depth of female volleyball coaches, all champions and former players who returned to the sand to coach some of the AVP Tour’s promising womens volleyball teams. Here is a breakdown of who’s coaching teams on the AVP womens beach volleyball tour. Liz Masakayan Liz Masakayan is coaching Elaine Youngs and Rachel Wacholder. Liz still looks like a regular leading 5 competitor on the tour. Still gorgeous, Liz and I caught up for a couple of minutes prior to she had to get busy videotaping, keeping stats and coaching EY and Rachel against Jen Pavley and her partner Paula Roca at the the initial AVP tournament this summer in Fort Lauderdale. Liz was named to the USA Volleyball’s All ERA Beach Team from 1998 to 2003. … Read entire article »