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‘Healing Yoga’ at Coex Aquarium Coex Aquarium is holding an event that allows visitors to look at aquatic life while doing yoga. The “Healing Yoga” session to be held at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 19 will t...

Oct 4, 2018
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[Eye Plus] Walk along Seoul Fortress in autumn

The Seoul Fortress consists of an 18.6-kilometer-long wall that surrounds Hanyang, the former capital of the Joseon era. Though parts of it were damaged during Japan’s colonial rule and the Korean Wa...

Oct 4, 2018
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Vestiges of melting pot in fallen city Ayutthaya

PHRA NAKHON SI AYUTTHAYA, Thailand -- Before a brutal Burmese invasion in the late 18th century, the city of Ayutthaya, the second capital of the Siamese Kingdom for four centuries, was a grand Buddh...

Oct 4, 2018
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Seasonal programs recommended for travel week

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Monday announced the launch of this year’s Autumn Travel Week, a designated period between Oct. 20 and Nov. 1 featuring travel programs and government-r...

Oct 1, 2018
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Experiencing Korea with Daemyung Leisure Industry

Daemyung Leisure Industry, a major ski resort and water theme park operator in Korea, has launched packages that invite foreign tourists to experience Korea’s culture and history. Targeting the mill...

Sept 30, 2018
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Taking in Seoul’s hidden gems along Fortress Wall

“The jaunt offers a scenery of a spectacular panorama. Especially in a good season, when descending on a Namsan slope canopied by pine trees and flowers, one can savor every nook and cranny that unfolds like a painting.”

Sept 27, 2018
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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights around Korea

Yangyang Songi Festival (Pine Mushroom Festival) The Yangyang Songi Festival offers programs that allow visitors to enjoy the Yangyang songi mushrooms that naturally grow on Taebaeksan Ridge. Activ...

Sept 27, 2018
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[Weekender] Seoul spots for a stroll

Cars and people are not the only things the megalopolis is bustling with, as the fall has the Korean capital colored scarlet with falling leaves accompanying the cool breeze. There are a number of w...

Sept 27, 2018
Travel
[Herald Interview] Trekking on sacred Paektusan highlands

During a trekking tour of North Korea’s Paektusan highlands in August, Roger Shepherd and his team of international travelers hobnobbed with North Korean guides -- hiking, pitching tents, making camp...

Sept 20, 2018
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[Weekender] Planning your Chuseok escape

Don’t get stuck at home during fall break

Sept 20, 2018
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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights around Korea

Yangyang Songi Festival (Pine Mushroom Festival) The Yangyang Songi Festival offers programs that allow visitors to enjoy Yangyang songi mushrooms that naturally grow on the Taebaeksan Ridge. Activ...

Sept 20, 2018
Travel
Marriott targets local market with low premium strategy

Global hotel chain Marriott International will open three more hotels in Korea, in response to growing demand from middle-class tourists. The hotel chain’s portfolio is divided into three tiers: lux...

Sept 20, 2018
Travel
Coex Aquarium offers discount for foreigners during Chuseok Holidays

In commemoration of Chuseok, one of Korea’s biggest holidays of the year, Coex Aquarium is offering a special discount to foreign residents here. From Sept. 21-26, foreign visitors at the venue with...

Sept 16, 2018
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Night markets open across Seoul this weekend

Night markets open along Cheonggye Stream, at Dongdaemun Design Plaza, riverside parks in Yeouido and Banpo, and next to the World Cup Stadium in Mapo-gu this weekend, featuring food trucks and handm...

Sept 14, 2018
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Ananti Namhae recognized at World Travel Awards for 12th year

Ananti Namhae was selected as South Korea’s leading resort in the World Travel Awards 2018. While the property located on the southern coast has received the award for 12 consecutive years since its...

Sept 13, 2018
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