It’s the cherry blossom season in about two months from now. The cold winter will be gone and the starting of a sunny spring by the time then. Book Korea Cherry Blossom Snap Photo Shoot Korea Cherry blossoms in 2019 are expected to be in late March, similar to normal years. Usually, cherry blossoms take about...Read More
Top creators from Asian countries selected through rigorous competition will gather at Seoul’s DDP in February 2019. Together with WeWork, a platform that offers space, communities, and services to creators around the globe, Seoul will hold the ‘Seoul Creator Awards’ on Feb. 28, 2019 (Thu). The ‘Seoul Metropolitan Government’ is the first external organization to...Read More
Valentine’s Day takes some getting used to for Westerners in Korea, as it is almost the reverse of how the holiday is celebrated in English-speaking countries. Koreans follow the Japanese tradition of women giving chocolate to men for the holiday, and men have to do absolutely nothing in return. Except…it can be more complicated than...Read More
With 2019 being the Year of the Golden Pig according to the Chinese zodiac, the Korea Tourism Organization recommends select tourism spots related to pigs where people can spend Seollal (Lunar New Year) and wish for good luck. Because the Sino-Korean character for pig, don (돈, 豚), has the same spelling and sound as the...Read More
This year’s Lunar New Year’s holiday will feature traditional Korean performing arts in a variety of places, with visitors born in the Year of the Pig or dressed in Hanbok (traditional Korean attire) eligible for discounts on admission. The National Gugak Center will host the Lunar New Year music performance “Pig Taryeong” from Feb. 5-6...Read More
Diverse yet free events will be held at 18 major parks in Seoul over the Lunar New Year holiday, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said, Friday. The participating parks are Gyeongui Line Forest Park, Namsan Park, World Cup Park, West Seoul Lake Park, Yeouido Park, Seonyudo Park, Pureun Arboretum, Oil Tank Culture Park, Seoul Forest, Eungbong...Read More
How to do perfect makeup for hanbok The color of hanbok is usually deeper than that of ordinary clothes, and the color of hanbok is more colorful and bright than the colorless. Therefore, if you keep your makeup as you normally do, your face might look down than your outfit. Get booking a Traveling Makeup...Read More
Foreign tourists have varying tastes when it comes to sightseeing spots in Seoul, depending on their nationality, a research paper showed Friday. Visitors from Asia prefer Myeongdong, one of the capital’s main shopping districts, while European and American tourists are most impressed by royal palaces, according to the paper jointly published by the Seoul Metropolitan...Read More
Changgyeonggung Palace is open year round at night time from on Jan. 1, 2019. Among the traditional Korean palaces, Gyeongbokgung is the most visited and well loved by travelers and locals alike. However, it will be a shame to only visit Gyeongbokgung when there are other palaces in Seoul that have preserved its traditional beauty and legacy...Read More
The ongoing 2019 Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival is gaining explosive popularity, with the number of its visitors highly likely to hit an all-time high. The annual ice fishing festival kicked off Jan. 5 on a frozen lake in the remote county of Hwacheon, about 120 kilometers northeast of Seoul, for a run till Jan. 27....Read More
