Guided Tour vs Taxi Tour – in Jeju Island It is exciting to plan your trip, but it is also a cumbersome task to prepare a lot of things in advance. When you visit Jeju Island, you can think of several options that way of traveling such as guided tour, taxi tour or even do...Read More
USA Today recently compared Korea’s high level of security with the Olympic Winter Games compared to the United States, where a large fire accident occurred again. The armed security personnel evaluated the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, which is relatively inconspicuous, to reflect a low-crime social atmosphere. Dena Pian 41, of Denver USA, who visited PyeongChang to...Read More
Lunar New Year, or Seollal, like Christmas season in the West, is supposed to be a fun and relaxing family time. But for some — especially married women in Korea — the holiday is more regarded as a time of endurance with long hours of domestic labor. Stemming from the Confucian tradition in which making...Read More
How to take a beautiful Hanbok snap photo in Korea When we walk around Gyeongbokgung Palace and Insadong, we often see people wearing hanbok. It is because the culture of taking photos wearing hanbok is popular among young people in recent years. Hanbok has been appreciated for its beautiful charm in foreign countries, but it...Read More
Jeongdongjin Sun Cruise Hotel The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics are up in three weeks and around 190,000 people are expected to visit Korea during the global sporting event. Fifteen events are scheduled to take place in PyeongChang, Jeongseon County and Gangneung during the 17 days. Gangneung, one of the most popular domestic tourist destinations of...Read More
Seollal (Lunar New Year; first day of the lunar calendar) is one of the most celebrated national holidays in Korea. While many observe Sinjeong (Solar New Year; January 1 of the Gregorian/Western calendar), most Koreans celebrate Seollal, which usually lasts for three days (the day of, the day before, and the day after). This year,...Read More
The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games will kick off Friday and its official stores opened nationwide in Korea are welcoming sports fans from all over the world. The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games launched its first official merchandise store in May 2017, and since then expanded the number of...Read More
You can enjoy the superb view of the four national palaces during the New Year holidays for free. The Cultural Heritage Administration will open four national palaces for free during the New Year’s holidays, starting next Thursday (15th February). As a result, anyone between the ages of 15 and 18 will be able to see...Read More
Tipping Etiquette in South Korea What you think about tipping probably depends on your viewpoint on the world – whether you’ve worked in a service job that only paid well if you received tips, whether you have a lot of money, whether you don’t. You may tip out of due diligence, but get no pleasure...Read More
Lee Dong Wook’s agency, King Kong by Starship, announced that global fans are about to have the chance to attend the actor’s fan meeting in March for free. The fan meeting titled “Go PyeongChang 2018 with Lee Dong Wook” comes as a part of the “Christmas in March” festival. The event aims to popularize Gangwon...Read More
