Not the regular tourist information center filled with maps and brochures, it’s star-studded with Korean idols! We were star-struck at the K-Star Galley, going gaga over life-sized images of famous celebrities and pretending to get personal with them. The tourist information center is pretty huge. You can spend some time browsing the souvenirs and Korean…
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Korea Day 5: DMZ Tour
The DMZ tour is the main highlight of our itinerary in Seoul. It’s popular for curious tourists who want to take a rare glimpse into the North Korean border. Technically, North and South Korea are still at war. Stretching 250-km long and 4-km wide, the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) has served as a buffer zone between the…
Korea Day 4: Scenic Gangwon
From Busan, we embarked on the K-Shuttle bus tour to explore the eastern part of the Korean peninsula, stopping over at Gyeongju and Andong to visit the culturally rich heritage sites. On the fourth day, we continued the next leg of the trip to Pyeongchang and Gangneung in Gangwon-do. Pyeongchang Here we arrived in Pyeongchang…
Korea Day 3: Gyeongju & Andong
. Gyeongju Gyeongju is known as ‘the museum without walls’. The capital of the ancient Silla dynasty is home to 4 UNSECO World Heritage Sites – Seokguram Grotto, Bulguksa Temple, Gyeongju Historic Areas and Yangdong Folk Village. Historically rich, it’s of little wonder Gyeongju is one of Korea’s top tourist destinations. On the second day…
Korea Free & Easy: Busan (part 2)
. Gamcheon Culture Village A must-see attraction that you shouldn’t miss, Gamcheon Culture Village is the Santorini of Busan. Colourful hillside houses, verdant rolling hills and calm waters formed the picturesque scene of the rustic village. Be awed by the picture-perfect setting after a short walk up the steps to the observation deck. Colourful houses…
Korea Free & Easy: Busan (part 1)
Just back from Korea! We had a blast on the week-long trip, traveling from Busan to the eastern part of the Korean peninsula, namely Gyeongsangbuk-do and Gangwon-do, and Seoul with K-Shuttle seat-in-tour bus. Busan’s waterfront. On the first day of the trip, we arrived at Incheon Airport after a 6-hour overnight flight from Singapore. Before…
