[box_dark]Cheongsando Slow Walking Festival | 청산도슬로우걷기축제[/box_dark] Cheongsando Slow Walking Festival 2013 will continue during the entire month of April on this island in Wando County, Jeollanam-do. The main program of the festival is to walk on the Cheongsando Slow Road, spanning over 42 kilometers on 11 trails. Cheongsando has a charming pastoral atmosphere; the barley fields […]
Namwon Chunhyang Festival | 남원춘향제 Namwon will hold the annual Chunhyang Festival Apr 26–30, which commemorates the love story of Chunhyang set against the city in the dynastic times. In the classic story, Chunhyang is a maiden who is forced to entertain a local magistrate while the young man she really loves, Lee Mong-ryong, is away […]
[box_dark] Nonsan Strawberry Festival | 논산딸기축제[/box_dark] Home to some of Korea’s tastiest strawberries, Nonsan is holding a strawberry festival Apr 3–7 and will invite visitors to pick (and eat) as many strawberries as they can, not to mention purchase any number of strawberry treats to take home. Exhibitions, hands-on activities, and a visit to Nonsan’s specialty market […]
April 10, 2013 / Issue No. 575 Book Giveaway For The Voices of Heaven Goodreads will be giving away 20 copies of Maija Rhee Devine’s The Voices of Heaven through May 5. Only residents of Korea or the United States can participate. Psy Concert—Happening He’s Back Psy—yes, one of TIME’s most influential people—is releasing […]
Wando Harbour in the far south of Korea. Photo by Arnab Sen.
[box_dark]Spring Flowers Train Tours | 봄꽃 테마 관광 열차[/box_dark] Touring the countryside in the spring is always scenic and adds an element of nostalgia and romanticism. Tour operators like 7788 Tour Rail have prepared daily programs combining special trains and charter buses for tourists bound for Gurye and Gwangyang’s flower festivals. Tickets cost 72,000 won on weekdays […]
[box_dark]Samcheonggak | 삼청각[/box_dark] Samcheonggak is an exclusive Korean restaurant located on top of a hill near the presidential Blue House. Besides the modern main dining hall, there are also beautiful hanok buildings that can be used for private functions such as weddings or banquets. If you want to visit this place for the experience and just enjoy […]
[box_dark]Seorae Village | 서래마을[/box_dark] A little place called Seorae Village has become home to around 600 French people, roughly 40% of Korea’s total French population, due to the establishment of a French school in the 1980s. There are loads of exotic French cafés, French- and Italian-style restaurants, cheese shops, wine bars, bakeries, and French chain stores like L’Occitane. […]
[box_dark]Chuncheon City Tour | 춘천시티투어[/box_dark] Chuncheon, the capital of Gangwon Province, is literally a lake city, as it sits on a basin surrounded by lakes, rivers and hills. It is a popular day trip destination. One of the best ways to get an overview of Chuncheon is through the Chuncheon City Tour, which departs daily from Chuncheon […]