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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

Everland Rose Festival Launched in 1985, the long-running Everland Rose Festival opens every year in May. This year it continues until June 16. With a 20,000-square-meter rose garden, visitors can s...

May 24, 2019
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[Weekender] Border-area tourism on the rise

DMZ sightseeing appeals to tourists with unique history, atmosphere

May 24, 2019
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[Weekender] An eerie reminder of precarious peace at DMZ Peace Trail

Cheorwon section of 3-route hiking trails at border area offers unique combination of history, nature

May 23, 2019
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[Weekender] Meet ordinary but extraordinary people who travel around world

The Korea Herald interviewed seven adventurous world travelers whose journey across continents could provide an inspiration for South Koreans for their next trip. Yoon Jin-young (right) and his wife...

May 17, 2019
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[Weekender] World travel -- living the dream

Shin Seon-a at the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve in Bolivia. She has traveled 47 countries in this rugged 4x4 off-load vehicle with her husband Yoon Jin-young for nearly three years. (...

May 17, 2019
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[Eye Plus] Where have all the flowers gone?

Along the overpass-turned-park Seoullo 7017 are large pots of flowers that have unfamiliar foreign names but are commonly spotted on the streets of South Korea. Among them are pink flowers with th...

May 16, 2019
Travel
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

Everland Rose Festival Started in 1985, the long-running Everland Rose Festival opens every year in May. This year it opens Friday and continues until June 16. With a 20,000-square-meter rose garden...

May 16, 2019
Travel
Seoul, KOTFA jointly hosts Seoul International Tourism Industry Fair

An international tourism fair jointly hosted by Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Korea World Travel Fair will take place next month, encompassing promotions for both inbound and outbound tourism...

May 16, 2019
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Haeundae beach to open June 1

Beaches in the Busan area are set to open for the summer. Haeundae and Gwangalli beaches will open June 1 and July 1, respectively. The Busan Metropolitan City Government announced Friday that it wo...

May 10, 2019
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[Eye Plus] Seongnagwon, private garden of Joseon

For those who dream of escaping from the hustle and bustle of the city life, Seongnagwon offers a new level of relaxation, with 200 years of history that had been veiled until only recently. The gar...

May 10, 2019
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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

‘Walk with a King’ at Jeonju Hanok Village Jeonju Hanok Village is holding the “Walk with a King” tour every Saturday through Oct. 26, with the exception of Aug. 3 and 8. The tour is open to up to ...

May 9, 2019
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[Eye Plus] A patriot’s legacy

In Apgujeong, Seoul’s southern mecca of high fashion, fine dining and plastic surgery, lies the tomb of Ahn Chang-ho (1878-1938), a legendary freedom fighter from the Japanese occupation of Korea. N...

May 3, 2019
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Into wetlands of Suncheon Bay, onto garden of Korea

SUNCHEON, South Jeolla Province -- Stepping off the KTX, I was welcomed by light drizzle and clouded skies in Suncheon, a city on the southwestern coast of the peninsula. It was perhaps a befiting fi...

May 2, 2019
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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

Spring on Spoon festival in Everland Happy May in Coex Aquarium Coex Aquarium is holding themed events in May, including a photo event, face painting and other activities for children. Throughout ...

May 2, 2019
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[Graphic News] No. of foreign tourists to S. Korea up 12.4%

The number of foreigners who arrived in South Korea jumped by 12.4 percent in March from a year earlier due to higher numbers of Chinese and Japanese tourists on incentive tours, the local tourism p...

Apr 30, 2019
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