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Split
by a fearsome border, the Korean Peninsula offers the traveller a
dazzling range of experiences, beautiful landscapes and 5000 years of
culture and history.Gorgeous Countryside
South Korea’s
compact size and superb transport infrastructure mean that tranquillity
can be found in easy reach of the urban sprawl. Hike to the summits of
craggy mountains enclosed by densely forested national parks. Some of
those same mountains transform into ski slopes come winter. Get further
off the beaten path than you thought possible by sailing to remote
islands, where farming and fishing folk welcome you into their homes and
simple seafood cafes. Chill out in serene villages surrounded by rice
fields, sleeping in rustic hanok (traditional wooden house) guesthouses.
Urban Marvel
Korea might be known as the Land of the Morning Calm, but dive into its capital Seoul,
the powerhouse of Asia’s third-largest economy, and serenity is the
last thing you’ll feel. This round-the-clock city is constantly on the
move, with its work-hard, play-hard population the epitome of the
nation’s indefatigable, can-do spirit. You can hardly turn a corner
without stumbling across a tourist information booth, a subway station
or a taxi in this multifaceted metropolis where meticulously
reconstructed palaces rub shoulders with teeming night markets and the
latest technological marvel.Ancient & Modern
The
blue and red circle at the heart of the South Korean flag neatly
symbolises the divided Korean Peninsula, but also the fluid mix of the
ancient and the modern in the country officially called the Republic of
Korea (ROK), where the vast majority of visitors will spend their time.
South Korea is a dream destination – an engaging, welcoming place
where the benefits of a high-tech nation are balanced alongside a
reverence for tradition and the ways of old Asia.Festivals & Food
Rest assured the ROK
also knows how to rock. A packed calendar of festivals and events
means there’s almost always a celebration of some sort to attend
wherever you are – it might be Boryeong for its mud fest, or Gwangju
for its Biennale or its annual salute to that most Korean of foods:
kimchi. Friendly Koreans are always delighted to share their culture
with visitors – often that means over a shared meal with a tantalising
array of dishes and plenty of toasts with local alcoholic beverages.
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