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[Weekender] An eerie reminder of precarious peace at DMZ Peace Trail

May 23, 2019

Cheorwon section of 3-route hiking trails at border area offers unique combination of history, nature
[Weekender] Meet ordinary but extraordinary people who travel around world

May 17, 2019

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...
[Weekender] World travel -- living the dream

May 17, 2019

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. (...
[Eye Plus] Where have all the flowers gone?

May 16, 2019

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...
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

May 16, 2019

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...
Seoul, KOTFA jointly hosts Seoul International Tourism Industry Fair

May 16, 2019

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...
Haeundae beach to open June 1

May 10, 2019

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...
[Eye Plus] Seongnagwon, private garden of Joseon

May 10, 2019

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...
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

May 9, 2019

‘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 ...
[Eye Plus] A patriot’s legacy

May 3, 2019

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...
Into wetlands of Suncheon Bay, onto garden of Korea

May 2, 2019

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...
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

May 2, 2019

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 ...
[Graphic News] No. of foreign tourists to S. Korea up 12.4%

Apr 30, 2019

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...
[Photo News] A sea of pink

Apr 30, 2019

Royal azaleas are in full bloom at the Gunpo Cheoljjuk Festival, in Gunpo, Gyeonggi province. The azaleas, known as “cheoljjuk” in Korean, are native to Korea and go into full bloom at the end of Apr...
S. Korea's 1st botanical park to open this week

Apr 30, 2019

The Seoul metropolitan government said Tuesday it will open to the public the country's first botanical park this week after about six months of its pilot operation. The Seoul Botanic Park in the So...