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Jeju’s destiny is set in stone

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by Darren Southcott on 27 November, 2009

in Interviews and features, Jeju-do, Sculpture, Travel ideas

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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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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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 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 pt 8: Galleries old and new

5 August 2009 I-MYU
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Wednesday 22 July

A pleasant late start to the morning. Im Jeongae from London’s I-MYU gallery happens to be in town, looking after the show of British artists at the Total Museum. We cruise the Samcheong-dong galleries together as the heat of the day becomes slightly cooler, and the daylight light becomes milkier. People are staring [...]

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The LKL Korea Trip 2009 pt 7: Korea House

3 August 2009 Korean traditional music
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Tuesday 21 July
A slowish start to the day. Too much alcohol and food (and salt?) the previous evening, plus the heat and humidity of the Busan weather, meant that sleep did not come easily. A brief tube ride to Busan Station to the KTX for Seoul. On the Busan subway, a whim makes me buy [...]

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The LKL Korea Trip 2009 pt 6: Haeinsa

31 July 2009 Buddhism
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Monday 20 July

The trip to Haeinsa is via Daegu. A quick tube journey to the inappropriately named Busan Central Bus Terminal – at the northernmost extremity of the Busan public transport system (Nopodong), and then the express bus to East Daegu station takes nearly two hours. Another tube to the Seobu bus terminal to catch [...]

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Many ways to enjoy Korea

29 July 2009 Travel diaries
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The language classes at the Korean Cultural Centre attract a really interesting spectrum of people, from English businessmen to Bae Yong-joon besotted Japanese housewives, via museum curators and people married to a Korean. In my own language classes, apart from the above, was Jo, a TVXQ-obsessed party animal, who was good enough to review their [...]

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The LKL Korea Trip 2009 pt 5: Bulguksa and Seokkuram

27 July 2009 Busan
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Sunday 19 July

More World Heritage points today.

The Samgyeopsal from last night is still sitting heavily on my stomach and I don’t feel like breakfast. The 9 am KTX from Seoul Station, and the connecting train from East Daegu, went without a hitch, and bang on time. Just before I arrive in Kyongju I get a [...]

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The LKL Korea Trip 2009 pt 4: Recuperation and the Kilburn Art Space

26 July 2009 Lee, Bum
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Saturday 18 July.

Lee Seung-yeon relaxes in the Kilburn Art Space in Kim Ki-duk’s 3 Iron (빈집)

I think the activity of the previous two days, combined with the time difference, has finally caught up with me. After a slow start to the day I consult the helpful tourist information people in Insadong how best to get [...]

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The LKL Korea Trip 2009 pt 3: 20th century art and history

24 July 2009 Gyeonggi-do
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Friday 17 July
Today I elect to revisit the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Gwacheon (국립 현대 미술관). Very easy to get to: Seoul Grand Park subway stop on Line 4. Get out at exit 4 and get the free shuttle bus which leaves every 20 minutes. There’s a great Manhwa exhibition on at [...]

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