The Korea Herald

Not hungry in Hungary’s ‘Paris of the East’

Apr 22, 2011

BUDAPEST ― “Hey!” an almost-naked man cheerily called to me. “Um, hey, back at you,” I couldn’t help but giggle as I answered, waving with one hand, my camera in the other. “You take my picture,” h...
Milos: Greek island with colorful array of beaches

Apr 22, 2011

MILOS, Greece (AP) ― The Greek island of Milos is less well-known than some of the others in the Cyclades group of islands, such as the world-famous Santorini and Mykonos. But Milos, a volcanic, hors...
Boston science museum offering Segway tours

Apr 22, 2011

BOSTON (AP) ― Boston’s Museum of Science has exhibits on natural history, dinosaurs, space travel and electricity, all enclosed within four walls. Paul Fontaine, vice president of education, has for...
Around the hotels

Apr 22, 2011

W Seoul-Walkerhill The hotel’s WooBar is to offer new cocktails and martinis, presented by Diageo Korea’s cocktail specialist JJ in May. The “W Mix Night” event is to be held every Thursday in May f...
Let there be peace

Apr 15, 2011

Forget the past when visiting Baengnyeong Island Waves break elegantly on rocks ias a cool breeze brings the sounds and smells of nature. Standing on a shaped boulder in front of the ocean, watching...
Tours reveal pampered lives of prized horses

Apr 15, 2011

MIDWAY, Kentucky (AP) ― As star-struck visitors approached a lush green paddock at Three Chimneys Farm, the stately thoroughbred Big Brown was right on cue. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner am...
India ‘microtags’ snakes to snare illegal charmers

Apr 15, 2011

NEW DELHI (AFP) ― Officials in New Delhi have injected microchips into snakes used by snake charmers in a bid to regulate the basket and flute performers who have long been a favorite with tourists i...
San Francisco dining scene crackling with energy, creativity

Apr 15, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO ― If the restaurants I sampled on a six-day jaunt to San Francisco are any indication, the food scene there is on fire. Every meal I had was noteworthy. Either I was very lucky or there...
Around the hotels

Apr 15, 2011

Oakwood Premier Coex Center Seoul The hotel’s Genesis Business Center on the fifth floor offers the “All-day Meeting Room” package until May 31. The package includes complimentary coffee and cookies...
Silla’s millennium story unfolds at Gyeongju World Culture Expo

Apr 14, 2011

During the summer and autumn, North Gyeongsang Province and Gyeongju city will host an international cultural event to tell the story of Silla Kingdom (B.C. 57-A.D. 935), one of the Three Kingdoms of...
Booming times for Czech monastery even as faith wanes

Apr 13, 2011

ZELIV, Czech Republic (AFP) ― Religious belief may be on a sharp decline in the Czech Republic but the Zeliv monastery has found a new role as a spiritual refuge while it recovers from its own decade...
When to visit disaster-struck lands

Apr 8, 2011

What is the line between being a ghoul and a do-gooder when it comes to visiting a recent disaster area? It’s a question to be asked again when the crisis in Japan finally abates. But what is an app...
Around the hotels

Apr 8, 2011

JW Marriott Seoul On April 22 and 23, DJ e_qnx will throw a “Shaky Night” party at Bar Rouge in the hotel from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. His live DJing will mix trance, progressive house and synthesized 70s ...
Climbers on Everest trash-clearing expedition

Apr 6, 2011

KATMANDU (AP) ― A team of mountaineers led by a veteran Sherpa guide flew Wednesday to Mount Everest on an expedition to clear away tons of trash left on the world’s highest peak. Since Everest was ...
Serengeti: Tanzania’s food chain up close and personal

Mar 25, 2011

IN THE SERENGETI, Tanzania ― The lion isn’t sleeping tonight, and neither are most of the people around him. The eerie calls of male lions echo throughout the Serengeti at night. In a tent, even a ...