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Taste of Nuclear Security Summit at Sheraton Grande Walkerhill

Apr 20, 2012

Sheraton Grande Walkerhill offers the 5-course menu served at the recent Nuclear Security Summit luncheons and dinners through May 31 at all-day dining restaurant and caf The View. Sub-themed as “Exploring a Taste of Spring in Korea,” the promotion includes two types of 5-course menu for lunch and dinner. Menu A is composed of Sheraton Grande Walkerhill’s renowned dry-aged beef and four other courses that are made easy to digest. It is priced at 110,000 won. Menu B, priced at 80,000 won, is comp
Tourism sector eyes travelers from emerging nation

Apr 20, 2012

TOKYO (AFP) ― The global tourism industry, hit by natural disasters and economic turmoil, is eyeing potential travellers from emerging nations in hope that their growing middle and upper classes could spur growth.Delegates converged on disaster-struck Japan this week for the sector’s major annual conference and were in an upbeat mood, encouraged by the prospect of the so-called BRICS nations: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.“Our industry will grow despite all the crises of the last
Airport stripper says he was 'nude but not lewd'

Apr 19, 2012

A high-tech worker who stripped naked at Portland International Airport as a protest against airport security screeners said Wednesday he was being ``nude but not lewd,'' and characterized his act of defiance as protected political speech. John E. Brennan, 49, of Portland was charged with disorderly conduct and indecent exposure after taking off far more than this belt and shoes during the screeni
Visit Jeongeup, cradle of history

Apr 16, 2012

Fed up with hectic city life, but cannot spare more than a day off work? Put on a holiday outfit and head to Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province. If a timely break in peaceful traditional sites is what you need, this is a perfect place to cool off in the spring breeze. Hikers who initially come for Mount Naejang soon discover that this beautiful city, about 230 kilometers south of Seoul, has much more to offer. Naejang TempleFounded in 660 A.D. under the name Yeongeun Temple, Naejang Temple has a 1,
Sunchang, home of hot pepper paste

Apr 16, 2012

Also known for long life expectancy of residentsSunchang, North Jeolla Province, is known for its excellent gochujang, or hot pepper paste. As households increasingly purchase ready-made gochujang rather than make their own at home, Sunchang has become synonymous with gochujang, with many gochujang brands using the name Sunchang on their products.At Sunchang Traditional Gochujang Folk Village, gochujang artisans who use the traditional methods of making the highest quality hot pepper paste conti
Enjoy springtime in Gochang

Apr 16, 2012

Walk around green barley field and take a break at a beautiful templeIt’s spring. Flowers are blooming and the weather is warming up. Itching to get of out of town? How about walking around a vast green field or enjoying a quiet stroll at a beautiful temple.Gochang, North Jeolla Province, located some 290 kilometers south of Seoul, is a perfect place for a spring outing. Green Barley Field FestThe annual Green Barley Field Festival at Hagwon Farm this year is scheduled from April 21-May 23, off
New JW Marriott to open in Dongdaemun

Apr 16, 2012

A new JW Marriott Hotel, a luxury hotel chain from Marriott International, is coming to the Dongdaemun area by 2013, becoming the first Marriott hotel in the northern part of Seoul. “Dongdaemun is a neat area to be in and since the city is growing that way, we are positioned perfectly as it continues to expand,” Craig Smith, chief operating officer of Marriott International’s Asia Pacific operation, told The Korea Herald in a recent interview. He was in Seoul last week to check on the Korean mar
More train services for Yeosu Expo

Apr 13, 2012

Tickets for extra train services to Yeosu during the Expo period from May 12 to Aug. 12 are on sale. Six weekday and 10 weekend KTX operations from Seoul Station to Yeosu Expo have been added to the regular schedule. Four daily Mugunghwa Train services from Yongsan Station to Yeosu Expo are also arranged. Two Mugunghwa Train service between Iksan and Yeosu Expo as well as free shuttle trains from Suncheon to Yeosu Expo are also available, Korail said. Passengers can get 30 percent off their trai
Lotte Jeju hosts ‘Pleasures of W10,000’

Apr 13, 2012

Lotte Hotel Jeju celebrates spring with an outdoor buffet of local specialties April 22-26. This special event offers an all-you-can-eat meal for two, originally priced at 140,000 won, for an incredible price of 10,000 won. This offer is only available to the first 10 guests each day who book the “Spring 8 Healing Package” for more than two nights. The hotel offers the “Spring Healing Package,” starting from 260,000 won, which includes a one-night stay in a deluxe room, breakfast for two in the
Millennium Hilton offers Napa wine

Apr 13, 2012

Millennium Seoul Hilton’s French restaurant Seasons will host a special promotion on April 20, showcasing Clos Du Val, a Bordeaux-style Californian wine. Diners can pick from a wine list that includes 2007 Clos Du Val Pinot Noir Reserve and 2008 Clos Du Val Chardonnay Reserve. Along with the wine comes dinner by Seasons’ executive chef Park Hyo-nam. The menu is carefully selected to match the bouquet of wines showcased. Created in Bordeaux style, Clos Du Val has its winery in the Napa Valley. A
Titanic’s wealthiest passenger built NYC hotel

Apr 13, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) ― A century after the Titanic sank, the legacy of the ship’s wealthiest and most famous passenger lives on quietly at the luxury hotel he built in New York City.John Jacob Astor IV, who was one of the richest men in America, went down with the ship in 1912 after helping his pregnant wife escape into the last lifeboat. But at the St. Regis, one of Manhattan’s oldest luxury hotels, the aristocratic sensibilities of the Gilded Age remain intact.Butlers in white ties and black tailcoat
Making strides along Cotswold Way in England

Apr 13, 2012

BATH, England ― On the high street of the lovely Cotswold village of Chipping Campden, just next to the 12th century stone marketplace, sits an unobtrusive but intimidating sign. “Cotswold Way, the beginning and the end,” it reads. “Bath 100 m.” The “m” stands for miles.The sign marked the starting point of our 10-day walk through the Cotswolds, along a trail that loosely follows the route that monks in ancient times walked each year to pay tribute to Bath Abbey. My husband, Carl, and I had been
Competition to find Earhart strong 75 years on

Apr 11, 2012

HOUSTON (AP) ― Jon Thompson has traveled the world collecting art and artifacts for museum exhibits, seen the remains of the Titanic on the sea floor and participated in two unsuccessful missions to find Amelia Earhart.Aged 72 and battling prostate cancer, Thompson is convinced he and a team from deep-sea exploration company Nauticos will finally be successful in finding the Kansas-born aviator’s plane, which disappeared with Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan in July 1937. He’s among the researc
Ship leaves NYC to visit Titanic graves in Canada

Apr 11, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) ― Passengers dressed in fur coats and wide-brimmed hats strolled the decks of a memorial ship as it began its journey to Canada to visit the spot where the Titanic sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean a century ago.The ship was packed on Tuesday with history aficionados who have long been obsessed with the doomed ocean liner. Quite a few wore old-fashioned costumes, and one boy in a fake white beard was dressed up as Captain Edward John Smith.The cruise ship Journey, operated b
Doomsday condos on sale for those who can afford it

Apr 11, 2012

Luxury flats built inside missile silos to fend off disaster“Act now, or you’re a loser.”A salesman abides by this strategy to prepare for the worst as he seeks to sell ultra-safety underground havens designed to withstand Doomsday. ‘Doomsday preppers,’ luxurious underground havens built deep under the Kansas prairie, have been sold to four buyers for a total of about $7 million so far, the Daily Mail reported.The luxury flats located within 3-meter-thick walls of abandoned missile silos stretc