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[Robert J. Fouser] Yoon Suk-yeol’s neoliberalism
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[Eye Plus] Nostalgic walk along Gyeongchun Line Forest Park
Aug 21, 2021
Once serving as the first South Korean-made railway, the Gyeongchun Line delivered cargo, people and memories between Seoul and Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, for more than seven decades beginning 1939. The line terminated operations in 2010, but was reborn into a forest park a few years later. Gyeongchun Line Forest Park is located in Nowon-gu, northern Seoul. The 6-kilometer-long park is divide...
KTO sets goal to attract a million visitors to Ulleungdo
Aug 20, 2021
With the aim of boosting the presence of Ulleungdo as a global tourist destination for both local and global visitors in the next five years, the Korea Tourism Organization has joined hands with Ulleung County and Kolon Glotech, Inc., the KTO announced Friday. Ulleungdo, an island east of South Korea is 72.86 square kilometers in size, and has a population of about 10,153. The island is known fo...
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea
Aug 20, 2021
Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Festival The Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Festival is taking place at the Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Center in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, from Sept. 24-27. The festival celebrates Korea’s unique celadon, “buncheongsagi.” Programs promoting buncheongsagi, including cooking with buncheong ceramic pots and pottery making, will be available. The event is free to v...
[Eye Plus] Gwanghalluwon, old garden bearing love story of Chunhyang
Aug 14, 2021
Well known as the setting of the popular classical Korean love story “Chunhyangjeon,” Gwanghalluwon Garden is a home to beautiful architecture and natural landscape with lake, trees, and an iconic stone bridge. Located in Namwon, North Jeolla Province, the garden was built by Hwang Hui, a famous politician during the reign of King Sejong of Joseon Dynasty. Hwang Hui first set up a pavilion, whi...
Brave Girls appointed Korea tourism ambassadors
Aug 11, 2021
The Brave Girls, a South Korean band that went on to make K-pop history after five years of anonymity, will be promoting Korea as a tourism destination as part of a campaign titled “Level Up Your Rhythm of Korea.” As honorary cultural ambassadors, the band members have made five new promotional videos to attract tourists with an interest in Hallyu, or the Korean wave, the Ministry of Culture, Sp...
Finding peace in mountains of Pyeongchang
Aug 10, 2021
For those who are seeking adrenaline fueled summer activities, there are one-person rollercoaster rides on mountain ridges. Alpine Coaster at Alpensia Resort and Mountain Coaster at Yongpyong Resort are both famous for their ski slopes in winter, but in summer, however, the slopes turns into monorail tracks for one-person rail carts. Users can use brakes to control the speed. The coasters can g...
[Weekender] Gotjawal: The mysterious forest that keeps dying to survive
Aug 7, 2021
Some 31% of Jeju Island’s “gotjawal” destroyed by urban development
[Photo News] The summer sea of Jeju
Aug 7, 2021
Under the beaming sunlight, the coast of Geumneung-ri, Hallim-eup, Jeju Island seems to glow a turquoise blue. In the summer, colorful beach parasols dot the beaches of the island as visitors frolic in the cool, clear waters. On cloudless days, the blue-green sea blends into the horizon, making for a scenic ocean view. (Photos: Yonhap)
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea
Aug 6, 2021
Yeondong Grape Festival The Yeongdong Grape Fesitval will take place online, due to the extended COVID-19 pandemic, and is scheduled to run for 30 days starting Aug. 17. Originally offering various programs, including picking, eating and stepping on the grapes and making different products, including wine and chocolate, the festival this year will only hold live commerce events selling grapes. ...
[Around the Hotels] Promotions and packages
Aug 6, 2021
Josun Palace Hotel in Seoul Gangnam offers Bentley rides Josun Palace Hotel in Seoul Gangnam has launched a “Summer in the Royal Palace” package for families and couples with a chance to ride a Bentely and enjoy a private vacation at one of the hotel’s luxury suites. The Bentley cars are randomly chosen from three different models -- Bentayaga, Flying Spur, and Continental GT -- and can be used...
[Weekender] A smart, safe plan B for virus-ridden summer: Vacance-at-home
Jul 31, 2021
Vacationing at home with Hawaiian shirts, ice-cold beer, Olympics live on TV offers virus-free, low-cost summer break
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea
Jul 30, 2021
Eumseong Pumba Festival The Eumseong Pumba Festival will take place in Eumseong-gun, North Chungcheong Province, running for four days starting Oct. 21 at Seolseong Park. The origin of the festival is connected to the songs of street singers when strolling around the marketplaces to look out for anything they could get. Performers here do not beg for food and money, but they will sing at the ev...
[Eye Plus] Exotic scenery of white yachts at Jeongokhang Marina Port
Jul 24, 2021
Though summer travel abroad has become more difficult with strict travel restrictions and quarantine measures implemented around the world amid the pandemic, Jeongokhang Marina Port, located in Seosin-myeon of Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, quenches the thirst of travel bugs, presenting an exotic sunset while white yachts are moored in the port. The Jeongok port, the first marina in or around the ...
[Photo News] Double rainbow shines bright in Seoul
Jul 24, 2021
The sky in Seoul was graced by a double rainbow at early night on July 19 in Seoul. This picture was taken from the rooftop of the Korea Meteorological Administration. The rainbow in the indigo sky mesmerized Seoulites on their way home from work. People jog against the backdrop of the double rainbow near Mangwon in western Seoul. The double rainbow is reflected in a puddle in Seoul in the ima...
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea
Jul 23, 2021
Boryeong Mud Festival The Boryeong Mud Festival takes place at Daecheon Beach in Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province. With its slogan “On and Off,” the festival will be held both online and offline from July 23 to Aug. 1. The event is one of South Korea’s best-known festivals, attracting the largest number of international visitors to the beach. Visitors can enjoy the hybrid festival through v...
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