Pohang Guryongpo Gwamegi Festival The Pohang Guryongpo Gwamegi Festival celebrates gwamegi -- dried mackerel -- along with other local specialties of the Pohang city region, including snow crab and squid.The festival presents events like folk games, traditional Korean music performances, specialty product competitions and free samples.The festival is from Nov. 10-11. Admission is free.For more information in Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese, call the travel hotline at 1330. The homepage (gu

Camping has been popular pastime since it became fashionable in the late 2000s. The number of campers in Korea was 600,000 in 2011 but broke 5 million in 2016, Statistics Korea estimated, suggesting a strong growth in the popularity of outdoor activities. Among many types of camping, from classic tent camping to luxurious glamping in fully-equipped cabins, camping out in a car has risen as an affordable option. (Instagram @dalnote_kang)Often called “cha-bak” in Korean, which translates to “stayi

“Most experts are in agreement that Seoullo is a failure of urban regeneration. I haven’t seen any architect or designer who said good things about it.”

Pohang Guryongpo Gwamegi FestivalThe Pohang Guryongpo Gwamegi Festival celebrates gwamegi -- dried mackerel -- along with other local specialties of the Pohang city region, including snow crab and squid.The festival presents events like folk games, traditional Korean music performances, specialty product competitions and free samples.The festival is Nov. 10-11. Admission is free.Prior to the festival, a promotional event for the festival is being held at Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in

Integrated resort complex Paradise City has added more art to the property with its luxury boutique hotel Art Paradiso. Situated next to Incheon Airport, the nation’s main gateway to the world, Paradise City opened its art and entertainment facilities in September, including a spa facility, a club, a shopping arcade and more. One of the facilities revealed at the time was the all-suites boutique hotel Art Paradiso.The hotel, including the rooms, the lounges and the elevators, is filled with mode

For foreigners here looking for a chance to experience Buddhist culture, the Korean Buddhist Cultural Foundation is running “Templestay Weeks for Foreigners” from Nov. 5-30.Korean Buddhist temples are known to be peaceful and quiet, as most of them are located in mountainous regions. Templestay programs offer participants a glimpse into Buddhist temple life. Poster image for Templestay Weeks for Foreigners (Korean Buddhist Cultural Foundation)During the promotional period, 39 temples across Kore

“I‘m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers,” Anne said while watching the beautiful autumn scenery of the Green Gables. Many Seoulites seem to feel the same. South Korea used to be known for having distinctive four seasons in a year, but spring and fall are getting shorter year by year. To fully enjoy the short period of the autumn season, people in Seoul are flooding to popular picnic spots in the city. Many families, couples and friends can be spotted taking selfies and

Korea is a country with rich culture and lengthy history, spanning across nearly five millennia. Taking a trip across Goryeong-gun in South Gyeongsang Province, one can come across remnants of one of Korea’s ancient civilizations -- Gaya.Trekking across remains of Daegaya KingdomGoryeong is where Daegaya Kingdom, one of the leading powers of the Gaya confederacy that occupied the southern part of the peninsula, had been based in before succumbing to invasion by Silla Kingdom in 562 AD. The small

Halloween at COEX AquariumCoex Aquarium is hosting series of events to commemorate Halloween, from raffle events to photo zones set up under the theme of the spooky holiday.Halloween-themed photo zones in the Garden of Jellyfish feature sea creatures that fit their theme, such as a spider crab zone set on the theme of spiders. At the Deep Blue Aquare at 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, children can get Halloween candy after Octonaut Underwater Performance.Those who post photos of

With less than three months left in 2018, South Korean workers are scurrying to use up their remaining annual leave in light of the Moon government’s new overtime policy. Traditionally, November hasn’t been the most favorable time to travel, but under the Moon Jae-in administration’s new 52-hour maximum workweek policy, more workers are getting a chance.According to a survey carried out by trip expense comparison site Skyscanner, out of 576 respondents, 66 percent said they still had part of the

In South Korea, the arrival of fall is apparent when the leaves change into a stunning array of colors. From mid-October to late November, visitors can witness a landscape full of beautiful reds, oranges and yellows. The autumn foliage usually reaches its peak in early November in the capital city of Seoul. First-time visitors should visit Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul to enjoy the scenery. Clad in trench coats, many Korean workers were spotted in Seoul’s Boramae Park, enjoying a stroll duri

Pink muhly grass and crimson kochia bushes entrance Koreans

Daejeon Science Festival Daejeon Science Festival provides a chance for visitors to experience advanced technology, particularly with hands-on activities for children.It is runs Oct.19-22, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. The festival is open to visitors of all ages, free of charge, although some paid programs are also available.Call the travel hotline at 1330 for more information in Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Vietnamese. The homepage (www.djsf.kr) is only in Korean.Busan One Asia Festiv

Healing Yoga’ at Coex Aquarium Coex Aquarium is holding an event that allows visitors to look at aquatic life while doing yoga. The “Healing Yoga” session to be held at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 19 will take place at the Ocean Kingdom zone of the aquarium, which has various sea creatures including sharks, rays and sea turtles. A specialist in Jivamukti Yoga will lead the session.Those who wish to participate can register via the aquarium’s homepage (www.coexaqua.com). No additional charge is required fo

The crisp cool breeze of fall brings out the colors of nature. Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, is famous for the demilitarized zone that bisects the Korean Peninsula, and heavy snow in the winter, but at a slightly warmer time of the year, beds of cosmos fill the tension-filled border lands. (Photographed by Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)Through joint effort of Cheorwon County and its residents, the Cheorwon Cosmos 10-ri Road was born three years ago, on a strip of land that used to serve as an old