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The Westin Chosun on beef promotion
The hotel’s Ninth Gate Grille promotes natural beef through Sept. 30. The promotional set menu features environmentally-friendly raised Brandt beef steak cooked in the wood-fired oven as well as sumptuous side dishes and desserts. The lunch and dinner are priced at 75,000 won and 120,000 won, respec
Aug. 12, 2011
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The Plaza holds sake festival
The hotel will offer a “Sake Festival,” which features a wide variety of premium sake for the deep aroma and flavor of different types, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Aug. 19 at the Grand Ballroom. The promotion will feature ten types of premium northeastern Japanese sake, which are rare in Korea, recomm
Aug. 12, 2011
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Incheon KTO offers night trekking in August
Incheon City and Incheon Korea Tourism Organization said they will offer an evening walk program “Songdo Miraegil” every Saturday at 7 p.m., starting from Exit 4 of Central Park Subway Station. It will be a two-hour course, touring famous Songdo spots including Tri-Bowl, Incheon Bridge Observatory,
Aug. 12, 2011
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Boracay trip offered as event prize
The Philippines Tourism Board said it will hold an event with Lotte Department Store in Sogong-dong in central Seoul to offer a flight ticket to Boracay Island and two-night accommodation certificate to two people among those who shop at the department store worth more than 50,000 won. The summer ev
Aug. 12, 2011
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Enjoy beach camping on Jeungdo in Sinan
A good option for a summer vacation is to stay a night under a tent on an island beach. If you can set up a tent in a pine tree forest, safety is not a concern. Jeungdo in Sinan County in South Jeolla Province is a good place to enjoy beach camping. According to the Korea Tourism Organization, the i
Aug. 12, 2011
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Ride bikes in red sunsets on Seonyu Island
Seonyu Island in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, is a romantic spot where travelers can ride bikes, enjoy a beautiful sunset and spend the night in a tent on the beach. While the Gogunsan Islands consist of 16 manned islands and 47 desert islands, Seonyu Island is the main one, linked with Jangja Isl
Aug. 5, 2011
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Joys, challenges of journeys with aging parents
I was studying Georgia O’Keeffe’s abstractions, seduced by her simple charcoal curves, pink-and-blue flowers and cloud fields, when my cellphone rang.That afternoon in Santa Fe, I had slipped out of my parents’ hotel. As they napped, I strolled around the Plaza and found myself at the museum devoted to one of my favorite artists.Still, my thoughts of Mom and Dad were never far. When I answered my
April 29, 2011
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Colombian cops catch cocaine carrier pigeon
(AP)A drug-smuggling pigeon which played a role in transporting drugs into a prison has been caught by police in Bucaramanga, Colombia, the British Telegraph reported.According to police, the carrier was trying to fly into the jail with a bag containing drugs, including 40 grams of marijuana and five grams of cocaine. But the hapless bird was exhausted by the task and it could not complete its mis
Jan. 21, 2011