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Pyeongchang, Olympic city of winter festivities

Visitors can go ice-fishing for trout at the annual Pyeongchang Trout Festival, on the frozen Odaecheon River in Jinbu-myeon Town in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province. The...
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Taebaeksan Mountain Snow Festival

Awakened by the freezing temperatures on the bus, I slowly opened my tired eyes just to be greeted by Jack Frost peeping in the...
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Palace snowscape welcomes tourists

Visitors to the Secret Garden at Changdeokgung Palace enjoy the snowy scenery while listening to a tour guide’s comments about the Juhamnu Pavillion. Changdeokgung Palace,...
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Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival

The Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival along the riverside in Hwacheon-gun, Gangwon-do Province, takes place from Jan. 14 to Feb. 5. The Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice...
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Nation-wide sales attract tourists to Korea

The Korea Grand Sale, a nation-wide series of discounts combined with a tourism promotional campaign, takes place from Jan. 20 to Feb. 28. Tourists...
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Jecheon, a city of serenity, excitement

For the year 2017, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced a list of 10 travel destinations and itineraries covering spots all over...
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Danyang, where nature meets history

For the year 2017, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced a list of 10 travel destinations and itineraries covering spots all over...
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Jecheon, Danyang offer clean air, comfort to the soul

The mountains surrounding Cheongpungho Lake in Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do Province, are covered with snow on Jan. 12, turning the lakeside landscape into a painting. Dishes made...
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Spring in December at Jangsado Sea Park

After a short, 40-minute ferry ride, we docked at the wharf on Jangsado Island. The weather was really nice and warm. It didn't feel...
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Being alone is full of fun

Traveling around Korea alone can be great fun. Quite often in modern, high-pressure, urban Korea, a lifestyle driven by the so-called “YOLO” philosophy -- an...
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Trail info goes online

Information about 33,000 kilometers of mountain trails released by the Korea Forest Service includes geographic coordinates, information about trailheads and trail access, length of...
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Tongyeong, city of everlasting joy

Korea.net Honorary Reporters visit the 99-step stairway at Seopirang Village in Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, on Dec. 27. Seopirang Village is decorated with quotes from...
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Greeting 2017’s first sunrise with seaside festivities

In Korean, Songgu Yeongsin (송구영신, 送舊迎新) is an age-old saying which means "time to let go of the old year, and turn over a...
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Treasures discovered in Tongyeong

“Wonderful life at sea.” “Tranquility.” “Breathtaking landscape.” This is how the 2017 Korea.net Honorary Reporters described Tongyeong in Gyeongsangnam-do Province. Early in the morning on Dec....
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Spots in Korea visited by Korea.net in 2016

Busan's charms match its title as South Korea’s second city. Visitors are always amused by something new as there are countless things to see...
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Tourist industry remains stable: culture minister

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Cho Yoonsun (second from left) visits the Myeong-dong shopping district in central Seoul on Dec. 11. The minister...
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2016 Korean Tourism Awards

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Cho Yoonsun (third from right) poses for a picture with representatives from Gangneung Coffee Street at the 2016...
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Singaporean tourists enjoy Haeparang Trail

A group of Singaporean tourists appreciate the scenic views off into the East Sea on Nov. 29 as they walk along the Haeparang Trail,...
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Best winter countryside destinations

Nestled in the Korean countryside are villages that exude the kind of warmth and generosity that can only be felt in close-knit rural communities. On...
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Restoration brings Yangjaecheon Stream back to life

A white heron flies over the Yangjaecheon Stream, a body of water once called the Haktan (학탄) after the flocks of cranes, or hak,...

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