Seoul Tips & articles

Tips & articles

  1. Olympic Pyeongchang and beyond: winter sports in South Korea

    06 July 2011

    After narrowly losing the bidding for the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, South Korea’s Pyeongchang in the mountainous Gangwon-do province...

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  2. Korea: travel books to read before you go

    01 October 2010

    This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Korea guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you in the mood for...

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  3. Seoul’s Demilitarized Zone

    07 September 2010

    Don’t leave Seoul without taking a day tour to one of the weirdest and scariest spots on the planet –...

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  4. Fast forward into the future in Seoul

    07 September 2010

    The future arrives in Seoul first, whether it’s the slimmest mobile phones, the biggest 3D TV screens or the fastest...

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  5. Seoul’s 24-hour luxury spas

    07 September 2010

    Don’t leave Seoul without enjoying a sweat and a soak in one of the many spas, saunas or jjimjilbang (luxury...

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  6. A perfect day in Seoul

    03 September 2010

    South Korea’s capital city is transformed every decade by its citizens’ energy and love of the new.  Forever morphing into...

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  7. What are the world's best airports?

    25 March 2010

    Yesterday, Skytrax held its annual World Airport Awards ceremony. To determine which airports took out top prizes, millions of air...

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  8. Learning to love Seoul

    21 January 2010

    An old Korean proverb goes, ‘Even if you have to crawl on your knees, get yourself to Seoul!’ It’s a...

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  9. Cities - so misunderstood (update)

    12 January 2010

    Wow - the original version of this article, entitled ‘Cities You Really Hate’ and published on 9 October, certainly ruffled...

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