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A belated look back at 2009

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by Philip Gowman on 9 January, 2010

in 2009 year-end posts, BoA, Business, Celebs, Conservation, Film, Food & Drink, Hallyu, History & heritage, Jeon Ji-hyun, K-pop rock and indie, Korea Sparkling, Lee Byung-hun, Rain, Wonder Girls, Younee

For the past 3 years LKL has concocted a quiz of the year as a way of gathering together some of the news stories which have most caught our eye. This year, as I came to draw up the list in mid December I found it hard to think of anything amusing or diverting: most [...]

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Jeju’s destiny is set in stone

27 November 2009 Interviews and features
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Darren Southcott, recently returned from a stint in Jeju-do, appreciates one of the island’s unique attractions: Jeju Stone Park

In this age of globalisation, authentic Korea may seem elusive and challenging for the visitor to find, but there are many sites which seek to preserve the nation’s cultural spirit. Jeju Island, despite heavy tourist development, [...]

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Korea, recharge your energy

23 November 2009 Interviews and features
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In fifty years since the Korean War, South Korea was catapulted from being one of the poorest countries on the planet, on a par with Ethiopia and Bangladesh, to being one of the OECD countries with a GDP that hovers between 11th and 13th in the world, depending on exchange rates. Now Mr Charm Lee, [...]

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An unforgettable Tea Tour

19 November 2009 Travel ideas
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I really wish I didn’t have a day job. This trip, in May 2010, has got to be one of the most appealing prospects for a holiday that I can think of, particularly if you tack on a few days in Seoul first to take in Korean’s intangible cultural asset #1, the ancestral rites at [...]

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LKL Weekly Tweets, 2009-11-09

9 November 2009 Design
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Best wishes to @youneelondon for her album launch gig tonight at Pizza Express Dean St. http://bit.ly/3TddQd #
@indiefulrok Welcome home after your travels! in reply to indiefulrok #
David Kilburn, friend to Korean traditional arts – and KAA UK – in ill health. Get well soon David. http://bit.ly/2NpuxL #
Bong Jong-ho Mother screening and Q&A now moved to [...]

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North Korean travel talk at Asia House

5 October 2009 DPRK
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The Asia House website was down over the weekend, so I only have sketchy details of this, but on Tuesday 6 October there’s a travel talk which includes material on the DPRK.

Doors 6.30pm. An evening of expert insights and travellers’ tales on some of the most exciting destinations in Asia, combining of practical advice for [...]

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Meeting more Mr Kims: CoolstuffKorea on Cheju Island

27 September 2009 Events news
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Jennifer Barclay, LKL contributor and author of Meeting Mr Kim, has landed herself a dream assignment for the Korean Tourism Organisation: tweet about Korea, travel round Korea, write about Korea on Facebook, generally do things we’d all like to be doing, and maybe earn a little bit of pocket money as well. Nice one, Jen. [...]

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Six ways to see South Korea

10 September 2009 Travel ideas
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If you are travelling by Finnair this month, you will see a striking image on the front page of their in-flight magazine, Blue Wings. A shamanistic dancer in a bright yellow costume looks you in the eye, advertising the lead article on the delights of Korea as a travel destination.

Finnair flies non-stop to Seoul from [...]

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Visit GoKorea.co.uk and enjoy the Festival

7 September 2009 Korea Sparkling
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As most readers will know, this weekend’s Thames Festival is a fun event, and more importantly has a lot of Korean performers entertaining the crowds and bringing the best of Korean culture to London.
The Korean “Village” is sponsored by Asiana Airlines, Expedia, H.I.S., the Korea Tourism Organisation and the Korean Cultural Centre UK. In order [...]

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Visit Korea, tour a shipyard

3 September 2009 Event reports and reviews
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LKL ponders some of the out-of-the-ordinary things you might want to do on holiday in Korea

In the Q&A which followed the Korean Tourism presentation and documentary screening at the Cultural Centre last week, some unusual holiday ideas were floated, all of which are achievable in Korea. Here are some of the suggestions, supplemented with one [...]

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Visit Korea, experience the Cold War

30 August 2009 Event reports and reviews
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Coming to the Travel Channel this autumn is a new travel documentary on Korea. At the Korea Tourism evening at the KCC last week we were given a preview. It was refreshing: a Korean tourism documentary, but from a Westerner’s perspective. Yes, we were told that the KTO assisted in the film’s production, but the [...]

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Visit Korea, escape to Thailand

28 August 2009 Travel ideas
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LKL considers the flight schedules and concludes that a critical vacation problem might just be soluble.

“Taekwondo, Technology and Kimchi” was the title of the talk given by the KTO at the KCC on Tuesday this week. The talk was billed as follows:
Culture shock, modern, unique, dynamic, sparkling, friendly, technological, ancient! These are all words used [...]

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The LKL Korea Trip 2009 – reflections

10 August 2009 Pictures
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My quick break in Korea was a bit of a last-minute affair. I seized an opportunity which presented itself – a five-week break between jobs – and I really had no time to plan anything beforehand. Sylvia Park of Park Air Travel (15 Hanover Square, 0207 495 2525) fixed my flights with Korean Air at [...]

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LKL Weekly Tweets, 2009-08-10

10 August 2009 Boryeong Mudfest
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Check out Urban Sketchers Seoul. It’s what it says on the tin. Great sketches and watercolours, constantly refreshed: http://bit.ly/rVVyF #
Feeling guilty that I don’t read Anna’s blog enough. Check out Dringe Augh’s track from July’s Music Alliance Pact: http://bit.ly/v6CYl #
Does Epik High have the same language coach as the Wonder Girls? “-t you” ≠ “choo” [...]

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The LKL Korea Trip 2009 pt 9: Hails and farewells

8 August 2009 Seoul
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Thursday 23 / Friday 24 July
I’ve left it rather too late to do my LKL-related networking, and I’ve been up too late most nights trying to do on my netbook what I could do in a quarter of the time at home, so I have little energy today – despite all the Korean food I [...]

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