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Nov 15, 2018 Travel

[Graphic News] Southeast Asia top spot for S. Korean winter tourists

　Southeast Asia has emerged as the most popular tourist destination for South Koreans planning on overseas trips in December, a leading travel agency said.　Hana Tour, the largest travel agency in South Korea, said that as of Wednesday, Vietnam and other Southeast Asian nations accounted for slightly over 54 percent of all reservations for overseas travel in the coming month.　The portion is up sharply from 34.1 percent for December last year. Japan followed with 18 percent, trailed by 12.8 percen

Ansan beckons with oasis of greenery in arid metropolis

The Metasequoia Path is strewn with metasequoia trees that shoot up straight into the sky. With rays of bright light penetrating through the woodland, the section smacks of some sepia-tinted forests in Scandinavian romance films.

Nov 16, 2018
Travel
Famous prayer sites for college entrance exam

Buddhist temples are crowded nowadays with mothers ardently praying for their children's success on the annual college entrance exam, which is just a week away.The state-administered exam is extremely important for students as getting into a good college can mean getting decent jobs after graduation in the academic background-oriented Korean society.Many parents visit prayer sites nationwide, mostly Buddhist temples, around this time of the year to wish for their children's good test results. He

Nov 9, 2018
Travel
Ananti Namhae recognized at World Golf Awards for 5th year

Ananti Namhae continued its success at the World Golf Awards, selected as Korea’s best golf hotel for the fifth consecutive year. The World Golf Awards, a prestigious tourism industry award, serves to highlight excellence in golf tourism, world-class courses and golf destinations. Golf travel and tourism industry professionals and golf tourism consumers cast their votes from February to September. Ananti Namhae　Ananti Namhae features the first seaside golf course in Korea. Due to the moderate c

Nov 9, 2018
Travel
[Weekender] Macau much more than casino chips

‘Oriental Vegas’ provides tourists with unique Sino-Portuguese cultural blend

Nov 9, 2018
Travel
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights around Korea

Pohang Guryongpo Gwamegi Festival The Pohang Guryongpo Gwamegi Festival celebrates gwamegi -- dried mackerel -- along with other local specialties of the Pohang city region, including snow crab and squid.The festival presents events like folk games, traditional Korean music performances, specialty product competitions and free samples.The festival is from Nov. 10-11. Admission is free.For more information in Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese, call the travel hotline at 1330. The homepage (gu

Nov 9, 2018
Travel
Camping anywhere - in your car

Camping has been popular pastime since it became fashionable in the late 2000s. The number of campers in Korea was 600,000 in 2011 but broke 5 million in 2016, Statistics Korea estimated, suggesting a strong growth in the popularity of outdoor activities. Among many types of camping, from classic tent camping to luxurious glamping in fully-equipped cabins, camping out in a car has risen as an affordable option. (Instagram @dalnote_kang)Often called “cha-bak” in Korean, which translates to “stayi

Nov 5, 2018
Travel
Can soulless Seoul landscape inspire world’s hearts and minds?

“Most experts are in agreement that Seoullo is a failure of urban regeneration. I haven’t seen any architect or designer who said good things about it.”

Nov 2, 2018
Travel
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights around Korea

Pohang Guryongpo Gwamegi FestivalThe Pohang Guryongpo Gwamegi Festival celebrates gwamegi -- dried mackerel -- along with other local specialties of the Pohang city region, including snow crab and squid.The festival presents events like folk games, traditional Korean music performances, specialty product competitions and free samples.The festival is Nov. 10-11. Admission is free.Prior to the festival, a promotional event for the festival is being held at Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in

Nov 2, 2018
Travel
Paradise City’s boutique hotel Art Paradiso offers special packages

Integrated resort complex Paradise City has added more art to the property with its luxury boutique hotel Art Paradiso. Situated next to Incheon Airport, the nation’s main gateway to the world, Paradise City opened its art and entertainment facilities in September, including a spa facility, a club, a shopping arcade and more. One of the facilities revealed at the time was the all-suites boutique hotel Art Paradiso.The hotel, including the rooms, the lounges and the elevators, is filled with mode

Oct 31, 2018
Travel
39 temples to hold special foreigner templestays in November

For foreigners here looking for a chance to experience Buddhist culture, the Korean Buddhist Cultural Foundation is running “Templestay Weeks for Foreigners” from Nov. 5-30.Korean Buddhist temples are known to be peaceful and quiet, as most of them are located in mountainous regions. Templestay programs offer participants a glimpse into Buddhist temple life. Poster image for Templestay Weeks for Foreigners (Korean Buddhist Cultural Foundation)During the promotional period, 39 temples across Kore

Oct 26, 2018
Travel
[Eye Plus] Fall colors Seoul

“I‘m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers,” Anne said while watching the beautiful autumn scenery of the Green Gables. Many Seoulites seem to feel the same. South Korea used to be known for having distinctive four seasons in a year, but spring and fall are getting shorter year by year. To fully enjoy the short period of the autumn season, people in Seoul are flooding to popular picnic spots in the city. Many families, couples and friends can be spotted taking selfies and

Oct 26, 2018
Travel
From Goryeong, Sancheong to Busan, a taste of traditional culture

Korea is a country with rich culture and lengthy history, spanning across nearly five millennia. Taking a trip across Goryeong-gun in South Gyeongsang Province, one can come across remnants of one of Korea’s ancient civilizations -- Gaya.Trekking across remains of Daegaya KingdomGoryeong is where Daegaya Kingdom, one of the leading powers of the Gaya confederacy that occupied the southern part of the peninsula, had been based in before succumbing to invasion by Silla Kingdom in 562 AD. The small

Oct 26, 2018
Travel
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights around Korea

Halloween at COEX AquariumCoex Aquarium is hosting series of events to commemorate Halloween, from raffle events to photo zones set up under the theme of the spooky holiday.Halloween-themed photo zones in the Garden of Jellyfish feature sea creatures that fit their theme, such as a spider crab zone set on the theme of spiders. At the Deep Blue Aquare at 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, children can get Halloween candy after Octonaut Underwater Performance.Those who post photos of

Oct 26, 2018
Travel
Can Koreans use up their annual leave?

With less than three months left in 2018, South Korean workers are scurrying to use up their remaining annual leave in light of the Moon government’s new overtime policy. Traditionally, November hasn’t been the most favorable time to travel, but under the Moon Jae-in administration’s new 52-hour maximum workweek policy, more workers are getting a chance.According to a survey carried out by trip expense comparison site Skyscanner, out of 576 respondents, 66 percent said they still had part of the

Oct 25, 2018
Travel

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