Abandoned mine becomes must-visit tourist attraction In 2010, only about 3,000 tourists visited Gwangmyeong in Gyeonggi-do Province. However, by 2015, that number had jumped 514 times, hitting 1.54 million. The secret behind the surprising boost is the Gwangmyeong Cave, a forsaken gold mine that used to be full of waste and which has been…
DetailsEvery March, Gurye-gun County hosts a festival to celebrate the blooming of its beautiful sansuyu dogwood trees. Walking along the trails blanketed with yellow sansuyu flowers and tasting tea, makgeolli rice beer and other refreshments made with the yellow flower, will help keep your eyes and tummy both satisfied.
DetailsLife in a traditional Hanok home in Bukchon I had a chance to live in a traditional Hanok home. Last year when I was living for a month in the capital of Korea, Seoul, I had a great opportunity to live for 15 days in a Hanok home. The house where I was…
DetailsThe Jeju Hueree Apricot Flower Festival takes place at the Hueree Natural Living Park every year to celebrate the coming of spring. Jeju is one of the first places in Korea to be covered with pink blossoms every year.
DetailsEntertainment, cuisine at 2018 Winter Olympic host city lures global media “Skiing on the slopes, a Korea-style jimjilbang (찜질방) hot sauna, and Hanwoo beef (한우, 韓牛).” These are three things that CNN says you must do when you visit Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province, one of the three host cities for next year’s PyeongChang 2018…
DetailsThe Cheongpyeong Snow Flake Festival, hosted by Gapyeong-gun County in Gyeonggi-do Province, offers a wide range of exciting activities for everyone who loves the snow. There’s hand-fishing for trout, ice fishing, tradition sledding and many other winter leisure activities.
DetailsPyeongchang, Olympic city of winter festivities Visitors can go ice-fishing for trout at the annual Pyeongchang Trout Festival, on the frozen Odaecheon River in Jinbu-myeon Town in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province. The snow-capped city of Pyeongchang in Gangwon-do Province is not only the host of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, but…
DetailsYangpyeong, in the middle of the Korean Peninsula, has some really beautiful scenery thanks to Youngmunsan Mountain and the the Namhangang and Bukhangang rivers. There’s also the Yangpyeong Strawberry Festival.
DetailsPalace snowscape welcomes tourists Visitors to the Secret Garden at Changdeokgung Palace enjoy the snowy scenery while listening to a tour guide’s comments about the Juhamnu Pavillion. Changdeokgung Palace, an officially-registered UNESCO World Heritage Site, has changed into its white winter clothes. On Dec. 20, snow began falling across Seoul just before daybreak,…
DetailsWintertime street snacks to beat the cold Jjinbbang, or steamed buns filled with a sweet bean paste, are the ideal snack for the wintertime. These pocket-sized buns, served fresh from the steamer, also warm up your hands in the blistering cold. Walking outside during winter’s coldest months, it’s hard not to notice the…
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