When you're introduced to a new country and culture, the most lasting memories might not be from tourist attractions or local cuisine, but more often from the connections you make with the people around you.
As Seoul faces an early and intense summer heatwave, the city is bringing back its most anticipated summer event: the 2025 Hangang Festival_Summer, running from July 26 to August 24 for an expanded 30-day season.
2024 Seoul Beauty Travel Week wraps up after a seven-day run from September 23 to 29. Over 20,000 guests visited Seoul Forest Park, the main location of the event, expressing strong interest in K-beauty and wellness. Kim Yeong-hwan, director of Seoul’s Tourism & Sports Bureau, reassures the public that Seoul will do its best to make the event one of the leading festivals of the city.
In Korea, summer is the season where people love enjoying horror movies and spooky experiences. Horror themed events will give you chills and scare away the summer heat!
Planning a surfing trip to Yangyang or Busan this summer? Hold on! Just an hour’s drive from Seoul, there’s a place where you can ride the waves without heading to the coast.
Summer festivals are the best way to cool off the Korean summer heat. Grab the fence and let yourself go rockin’, crack open some cold ones with fried chicken on a grass lawn, or pamper your skin with the finest mud
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