South Korea’s cosmopolitan, futuristic capital is as accessible for first-time visitors as it is complex enough to discover over and over again.
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Is South Korea Expensive?
Approach the topic of South Korea travel cost strategically rather than spastically.
Continue ReadingDoes Korea Start and End in Seoul?
I love both of these cities equally—I’m not going to take a side.
Continue ReadingWhen Will Korea Open for Tourism?
I’ve long speculated that South Korea would be the first country in East Asia to reopen to travel.
Continue ReadingIs Seoul or Tokyo Right for You?
Just as it’s futile to choose between New York or Los Angeles and London or Paris, so too are Tokyo and Seoul equally indispensable to the Eastern traveler.
Continue Reading30 Pictures That Will Make You Want to Visit South Korea
Korea is not the poor man’s Japan.
Continue ReadingHow to Say “Sakura” in Korean
I don’t need fifth-generation technology to appreciate the age-old splendor of hanami, or whatever it is they call cherry blossom viewing in Korea.
Continue ReadingThree Spectacular Days in Seoul
Panoramas of skyscrapers rolling over hills like waves of concrete and steel; flashes of neon light reflecting in rivers and streams; and aromas of Korean BBQ in the air all around you. Ain’t Seoul grand?
Continue ReadingSeoul in the Time of MERS
South Korea is just fine – all you armchair physicians, in the media and on social media, need to sit the fuck down.
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