Boat excursions offer a rare chance to see sea mammals up closeULSAN ― It’s spring, and if you are itching to get out of town, Ulsan could be an ideal place to spend a weekend. This suggestion may raise some eyebrows because Ulsan is a city known for its heavy industries. But sometimes one needs to see what’s happening on the far edge of the country, and there is something special about visiting this coastal city at this time of the year.Ulsan has been a driving force behind the country’s indust

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana ― No matter how I searched, the Wi-Fi wasn’t there. No television either. Even my phone, struggling toward two bars, conspired against modernity.But that’s what you pay for at the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center and its 108 wooded acres just south of this state’s flagship university. Not that you pay much. Renting one of the four yurts in these woods costs $65 per night.What you won’t get during your stay: what’s mentioned above. Or soap in the bathroom.What you d

LONDON (AP) ― Coming for the Olympics with money to spend? Then there’s still time to ensure you can take tea at The Ritz, drink at the Savoy’s American bar, or sleep in an Art Deco room at Claridge’s.Most of London’s most exclusive hotels have been booked for the Olympics, snapped up by Olympic officials or companies block-booking rooms for favored customers, but there are still amazing places to stay.That is, if you can afford the bill.“You can still get some rooms in certain periods of the ga

In time for 2012 Yeosu Expo, regions in North Jeolla Province offer various tourism packagesFor those who have never visited North Jeolla Province before, now is the perfect time to visit the warm, southwestern region of the country. In celebration of 2012 as the Visit North Jeolla Province Year and the three-month 2012 Yeosu Expo which will soon kick off on May 12, in nearby South Jeolla Province, various regions of the province are offering interesting festivals and attractive tourism package

‘tt’ call center operators offer information, careOn a cold December day last year, an elderly Japanese woman was found sitting on the steps of Myeong-dong subway station. The person who found her wanted to take her to her destination but couldn’t communicate in Japanese.The person called 1330 and was able to communicate with the woman through the Japanese language interpreter on the phone. The call was also transferred to the police who tracked down a report of the disappearance of an elderly J