0When will Korea open to tourists? Depending on which passport you hold, it may already be “open,” although this is only true in a technical sense.I’ve long speculated that South Korea would be the first country in...
0The question of Seoul vs Tokyo is a difficult one to answer, and becomes more so the more time I spend in either city. Both of these Asian metropolises are paradises for travelers for reasons...
0When I started planning my just-completed fourth trip to South Korea, it quickly became clear that Gyeongju was a place I needed to visit. Of all Korean cities not named Seoul or Busan, Gyeongju seemed...
0I didn’t have high expectations of Seoraksan Mountain—hell, I didn’t even expect to be able to hike there. According to people I spoke with further south, the entire northeastern quadrant of South Korea was on...
0“Korea is the poor man’s Japan,” a well-meaning friend of mine told me nonchalantly many years ago, as I waited to board a flight to Seoul. “Go In with this mindset and it won’t disappoint...
0The day I left Kyoto for Korea, I read a provocative and timely article in The Japan Times—but it didn’t relate to the Korea cherry blossoms, which were on the cusp of blooming. 5G to...
0Seoul’s staggering size intimidated me before I even really got there.After getting off the plane, I had to descend four escalators, take a train to another building, then go up several more escalators just to...
0I hadn't yet flown Korean Air Business Class, so it was about time to put their upgraded seating and service to the test.Having just ticked off what was probably my number one all-time bucket list...
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