http://www.exploringkorea.com Your Korea Travel Guide Thu, 04 Dec 2014 02:07:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.3 http://www.exploringkorea.com/songjeong-beach-busan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=songjeong-beach-busan http://www.exploringkorea.com/songjeong-beach-busan/#respond Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:08:11 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=4014 Songjeong Beach in Busan is not as well known as Haeundae beach but equally as beautiful with white sand and way less people. Songjeong Beach is located about 15 minutes from Haeundae beach and 1.2km in length. The beach is ideal for families with children as the water is shallower than other beaches in Busan. [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/songjeong-beach-busan/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/songdo-beach-busan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=songdo-beach-busan http://www.exploringkorea.com/songdo-beach-busan/#respond Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:00:46 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=4007 Songdo Beach was the first official public beach in all of Korea. The beach opened in 1913 and in 2000 underwent 5 years of reservation and planning to make it more popular for tourists. The beach is horseshoe shaped and surrounded by restaurants, apartments and hotels. At the night it can be quite romantic with [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/songdo-beach-busan/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/places-to-visit-in-seoul/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=places-to-visit-in-seoul http://www.exploringkorea.com/places-to-visit-in-seoul/#respond Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:46:17 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=3942 We often get emails at exploringkorea.com about places to visit in Seoul. There are thousands of places to visit in Seoul and it really depends on what your interests are and how long you will be staying here for. Some of the most popular places to visit are places like the Five Royal Palaces. The [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/places-to-visit-in-seoul/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/things-to-do-in-seoul/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=things-to-do-in-seoul http://www.exploringkorea.com/things-to-do-in-seoul/#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:26:28 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=3839 There are plenty of things to do in Seoul. Seoul is one of the biggest cities in the world and if you are exploring the city you will always find things to do in Seoul. Seoul city has a long and interesting history but what many people notice when they arrive in Seoul is how [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/things-to-do-in-seoul/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/cheonggwonsa-shrine-tomb-seoul/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cheonggwonsa-shrine-tomb-seoul http://www.exploringkorea.com/cheonggwonsa-shrine-tomb-seoul/#respond Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:12:34 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=3730 Cheonggwonsa Shrine in Seoul is located right beside Bangbae station on line 2. Cheonggwonsa Shrine was built below the tombs of Prince Hyoryong (1396-1486) and his wife, Princess Jeong (1394-1470). Cheonggwonsa Shrine was built in 1736. Prince Hyoryong was the 2nd son of King Taejong and the older brother of the next King, King Sejong the [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/cheonggwonsa-shrine-tomb-seoul/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/national-cemetery-seoul-korea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=national-cemetery-seoul-korea http://www.exploringkorea.com/national-cemetery-seoul-korea/#respond Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:35:37 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=3726 The National Cemetery in Seoul was established in 1955 and at the time was the only national cemetery. The National Cemetery in Seoul holds the bodies of over 160,000 Korean soldiers, Independence fighters,  police officers, Korean president's and many notable people have been buried in this cemetery. The National Cemetery is for Korean citizens however [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/national-cemetery-seoul-korea/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/beacon-mound-mt-ansan-seoul/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beacon-mound-mt-ansan-seoul http://www.exploringkorea.com/beacon-mound-mt-ansan-seoul/#respond Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:13:15 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=3606 The Beacon Mound is located at the top of Mt. Ansan in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul near to Yonsei University. The Beacon Mound looks like a small stone hut and were used to signal an enemy attack using a smoke signal during the day and fire at nights. Korea has lots of mountainous areas and viewing far [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/beacon-mound-mt-ansan-seoul/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/hongje-river-hongjecheon-stream-seoul/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hongje-river-hongjecheon-stream-seoul http://www.exploringkorea.com/hongje-river-hongjecheon-stream-seoul/#respond Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:54:29 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=3602 Hongjecheon River flows through Seodaemun-gu, Seoul and then joins the Hangang River. Over the years the banks of the stream have been developed to provide a scenic walking area for local residents similar to that of Cheonggyecheon Stream and Yangjaecheon Stream. Hongje Stream originates at Sumunbong Peak, Bohyeonbong Peak, and Hyeongjebong Peak of Bukhansan Mountain. [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/hongje-river-hongjecheon-stream-seoul/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/sinchon-railway-station-korea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sinchon-railway-station-korea http://www.exploringkorea.com/sinchon-railway-station-korea/#respond Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:57:02 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=3567 Sinchon Rotary Railway Station is one of the oldest train stations in Korea. Sinchon station was the first stop after Seoul station as the train headed to North Korea, China and connections with Russia, Asia and Europe. Sinchon Railway station is on the Gyeongui Line which is still running from Seoul station to the DMZ [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/sinchon-railway-station-korea/feed/ 0 http://www.exploringkorea.com/ganghwasanseong-fortress-incheon-korea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ganghwasanseong-fortress-incheon-korea http://www.exploringkorea.com/ganghwasanseong-fortress-incheon-korea/#respond Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:33:09 +0000 http://www.exploringkorea.com/?p=3555 Ganghwasanseong Fortress is located on Ganghwa Island of Incheon. The fortress was built in 1232 during the Goryeo Dynasty. The fortress and walls were built like many others around Asia at that time, to keep out the Mongolian Empire Invaders. Ganghwasanseong Fortress is similar to the fortress wall that was built around Seoul. Ganghwasanseong has [...]]]> http://www.exploringkorea.com/ganghwasanseong-fortress-incheon-korea/feed/ 0