Surreal fields of pink grass are drawing attention, becoming a new tourist attraction in Korea. The weird yet exquisite U.S. native pink muhly grass is emerging as the most-sought-after autumn plant, especially because the ornamental grasses offers stunning visual effects for social media photos. In the wake of the plant’s ever-growing popularity, more local governments...Read More
After resting at the hostel for an hour, off we go to our last stop on our first day exploring Seoul. Our hostel is near Chungmuro station so we just waited at the Exit 2 near Daehan Cinema for the bus that will take us to the N Seoul Tower. Just look for the Namsan...Read More
The freelance photographer who takes candid photos of celebrity is called paparazzi. These days, however, a Korean-style paparazzi photographer who looks like them and doesn’t seem to be is rising in Korea. Their modality is like paparazzi in terms of sneaking, but not paparazzi in terms of taking money in advance. As “paparazzi snaps” have...Read More
As the cold spell begins, ski resorts in Gangwon Province will open their slopes as early as next week and start the season. As the lowest temperature in the morning of Daegwanryeong showed winter weather such as minus 4.5 degrees Celsius, ski resorts in Jeongseon and Pyeongchang started operating snowmaking machines at dawn to prepare...Read More
Daeryong Market, the one and only major market located in the center of Gyodong Island, is a place where time has stopped. Like a broken old chiming wall clock, time has stopped at somewhere between the 1960s and 1970s. Walking through the marketplace, those small old slate-roofed shops selling popular snacks and various necessities of...Read More
Various art and cultural events are bringing peace to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), which has been a symbol of war and conflict. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Gyeonggi-do Provincial Government announced on Oct. 22 that they will be hosting a Peace Festival for the Transformation of the DMZ at Camp Greaves...Read More
The autumn foliage that came here first to Mt. Seoraksan and Mt. Odaesan have already reached their peak. Mr. Seoraksan is especially spectacular with its colorful fall foliage. The mountain climbers enjoy the deepening autumn season with eyes and pictures. Beginning last weekend, Mt. Bukhansan, Mt. Naejangsan, and Mt. Jirisan began to color with autumn...Read More
[kkstarratings]Just two weeks ahead of Halloween weekend, hotels in Korea are gearing up to lure Halloween buffs to their properties with various programs and events. Breaking out of the early days of booze-ups, they are providing Halloween-themed promotions tailored to customers’ needs ranging from private parties to new menus. J.J. Mahoney’s, a total entertainment bar...Read More
Annyeong! So I finally get the time and inspiration to blog about my first South Korea trip nine months after I went there! I know, it has been a long time so please bear with me if I won’t be able to give all the nitty-gritty details of that trip. I have been binge-watching on...Read More
Pink muhly and another 25 species of perennial plants are in full bloom in “Grass Garden,” a garden of about 6,000 ㎡ which was built in Jamwon Hangang Park, Seoul. Hangang River’s “Grass Garden” is an unusual garden made up of various colors of grass, different from the usual flower gardens that can easily be...Read More
