Every week on DiscoveringKorea.com I profile new travel destinations in Korea. Below is a complete listing of places covered in this blog, organized into a few themes:
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Art & Design Destinations VIDEO: Seoul Fringe Festival 2009 (2009 08/23) VIDEO: Gwanghwamun Plaza (2009 08/10) VIDEO: Han River Renaissance: Seonyudo (2009 06/26) VIDEO: The Seoul of Design (2009 06/23) VIDEO: The Prada Transformer (2009 05/06) Korean Diaspora: Berlin (2009 03/13) Gwangju Biennale 2008 (2008 11/01) Seoul Design Olympiad 2008 (2008 10/27) Heyri Artists’ Village (2008 10/24) Gangwon Road Trip: At the Beach (2008 10/09) |
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Buddhist Temple Destinations VIDEO: Bongwon Temple (2009 06/11) Seoul’s Lotus Lantern Festival (2009 04/21) North Chungcheongdo’s Beopjusa Temple (2009 04/15) Youth Culture in Seoul’s Edae (2009 03/18) Jeju Island’s Yakcheon Temple (2009 03/06) Gimje’s Gold Mountain Temple (2008 10/17) Gangwon Road Trip: At the Beach (2008 10/09) |
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Palaces, Fortresses & other Joseon-era Destinations VIDEO: Tapgol Park (2009 08/19) VIDEO: Seoul’s Royal Tombs (2009 07/28) VIDEO: Gyeongbok Palace (2009 05/21) VIDEO: Namsan Park & N Seoul Tower (2009 05/18) Dosan Seowon Confucian Academy (2009 03/21) Suwon’s Hwaseong Fortress (2009 01/19) Deoksu Palace (2008 12/31) Gongju’s Songsanri Tombs (2008 12/19) Jeonju’s Hanok Village, Part 2 (2008 11/24) Jeonju’s Hanok Village, Part 1 (2008 11/19) Hahoe Folk Village (2008 11/12) Seoul’s North Village: Bukchon (2008 10/28) Jongmyo: The Royal Ancestral Shrine (2008 09/20) Gangneung’s Noble Homes (2008 09/06) Gyeonghuigung: A Summer Palace in Seoul (2008 09/01) |
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Food Destinations Ddangkkeut: The End of the Earth (2009 05/16) Brunch in Seoul (2009 04/10) North Jeolla’s Seonyu Island (2009 04/02) Korean Diaspora: Berlin (2009 03/13) Jeju Island Food Tour (2009 03/02) Taebaek Mountain Snow Festival (2009 02/03 Seollal: The Korean New Year (2009 01/26) Incheon: Gateway to Northeast Asia (2009 01/12) Boseong’s Green Tea Fields (2008 12/03) Jeonju’s Hanok Village, Part 2 (2008 11/24) Garosugil: Sinsa’s Tree-Lined Street (2008 11/17) |
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Holidays, Festivals and Culture Destinations VIDEO: Seoul Fringe Festival 2009 (2009 08/23) VIDEO: Tapgol Park (2009 08/19) Independence Hall of Korea (2009 08/15) Summer Festivals Calendar (2009 06/20) VIDEO: Queer Seoul (2009 06/19) VIDEO: Bongwon Temple (2009 06/11) Korea Floritopia 2009 (2009 05/12) Hi Seoul Festival 2009 (2009 05/02) Seoul’s Lotus Lantern Festival (2009 04/21) The Hampyeong Butterfly Festival (2009 04/20) Cheongdo’s Bullfighting Festival (2009 04/07) A Useful Island: Seoul’s Yeouido (2009 04/01) Jinhae’s Cherry Blossoms (2009 03/24) Jeju’s Jeongwol Daeboreum Fire Festival (2009 02/21) Romantic Holidays and Destinations (2009 02/12) Taebaek Mountain Snow Festival (2009 02/03 Seollal: The Korean New Year (2009 01/26) Winter Festivals Calendar (2009 01/14) Gwangju Biennale 2008 (2008 11/01) Chuseok: The Full Moon Festival (2008 09/14) Autumn Festivals Calendar (2008 09/02) |
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Transportation Destinations VIDEO: Seoul Metro’s New Golden Line 9 (2009 08/05) Han River Cruise (2009 06/04) Ask Matt: AREX Airport Express (2009 03/26) Jeju Island Special Feature Intro (2009 02/20) Korea’s Budget Airlines Bonanza (2008 09/24) |
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Korean Diaspora Destinations Korean Diaspora: Berlin (2009 03/13) The Korean Diaspora (Intro) (2009 03/1) |
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Miscellaneous Destinations Independence Hall of Korea (2009 08/15) Korea Travel Expo 2009 (2009 02/24) Autumn Travel News Summary (2008 10/31) The House of Sharing (2008 10/04) |
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Video Blog Destinations VIDEO: Seoul’s Haneul or Sky Park (2009 09/10) VIDEO: Seoul Fringe Festival 2009 (2009 08/23) VIDEO: Tapgol Park (2009 08/19) VIDEO: Gwanghwamun Plaza (2009 08/10) VIDEO: Seoul Metro’s New Golden Line 9 (2009 08/05) VIDEO: Seoul’s Royal Tombs (2009 07/28) VIDEO: Han River – Banpo Park (2009 07/21) VIDEO: Gangnam Underground Shopping Arcade (2009 07/10) VIDEO: Pimatgol, the “Avoid Horse Alley” (2009 07/04) VIDEO: Han River Renaissance: Seonyudo (2009 06/26) VIDEO: The Seoul of Design (2009 06/23) VIDEO: Queer Seoul (2009 06/19) VIDEO: Bongwon Temple (2009 06/11) VIDEO: Seoul Pet Cafés (2009 06/06) VIDEO: Gyeongbok Palace (2009 05/21) VIDEO: Namsan Park & N Seoul Tower (2009 05/18) VIDEO: The Prada Transformer (2009 05/06) |
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By: New Feature on DK.com « Discovering Korea with Matt Kelley on 20 February 2009
at 17:34
I read somewhere that there are is a festival in Pyoseon around August?
By: Eirallina on 27 August 2009
at 08:54
Hi Eirallina,
You’re right. Pyoseon in southeastern Jeju hosts an annual White Sand Festival in early August. I missed it this year, but hope to catch it in the future. Have you been? ~Matt
By: Matt Kelley on 10 September 2009
at 09:21