South Korea Travel Stories

Jun 18, 2024 • 13 min read

Before your trip to this cultural powerhouse, read our tips for planning, navigating etiquette, health and safety concerns and more.

Feb 20, 2024 • 6 min read

South Korea packs a staggering number of attractions within its borders. Plan your visit now with our seven favorite places to visit when you get there.

Feb 19, 2024 • 7 min read

If you’re looking to travel to South Korea on a budget, follow this money-saving guide, from advice on SIM cards to tips on transit.

Feb 18, 2024 • 4 min read

Do you need a visa to enter South Korea? Read our guide to find out.

Feb 18, 2024 • 7 min read

South Korea's seasons bring exciting events and festivals, as well as action-packed activities. Here's how to decide when you should go there.

Feb 17, 2024 • 10 min read

South Korea might not leap out as the obvious place for a road trip, but the back roads reveal a different side to the peninsula. Here are our top trips.

Feb 17, 2024 • 8 min read

With some of the best public transport in the world, South Korea is a gift to travelers. Here's what you need to know about getting around when you arrive.

Jan 27, 2024 • 16 min read

If you’re just getting started with points and miles, Seoul makes a fantastic point to begin your journey. Here's how.

Sep 27, 2022 • 6 min read

In Korea, food is for the soul as well as for the stomach. Whatever takes your fancy, start with our beginner’s guide to Korean dining.

Aug 19, 2022 • 8 min read

Here are the best places to hike in South Korea, from challenging mountain ascents to urban explorations and relaxing seaside strolls.

Aug 15, 2022 • 9 min read

From urban oases and subtropical sanctuaries to simply perfect stretches of sand, these are some of South Korea’s best beaches.

Aug 10, 2022 • 8 min read

In South Korea, you are never far from delicious street food to satisfy your cravings. Here are the best street foods to try and where to find them.

Jul 6, 2022 • 5 min read

If you’re looking to explore the great outdoors in South Korea, here’s our primer on the country’s top national parks, from mountains to marine areas.

Jan 4, 2021 • 6 min read

As vaccines begin to roll out in the US and abroad, travelers are optimistic about returning to a peripatetic lifestyle in the new year. 

Nov 27, 2018 • 6 min read

Germ-laden airports, upended sleep patterns and unfamiliar local bugs are just a few of the health risks travellers face when seeing the world. But…

Aug 9, 2018 • 5 min read

It’s 2am on a Saturday night in Seoul and the local watering hole is a packed house. You can hardly find a seat but eats are cheap and drinks are even…

Jan 4, 2018 • 5 min read

Quieted away, around the corner from one of South Korea's grandest hotels is a great food secret: Gwanghwamun Jip. Its worn-out blue sign gives away the…

Aug 9, 2017 • 5 min read

For over 2000 years Koreans have been shaping the landscape around them into pleasing contours and vistas. The arrangement of rocks is a crucial element…

Aug 28, 2015 • 4 min read

The term 'street art' can often conjure up an image of hooded graffiti-artists stenciling edgy pieces down seedy city laneways in the dark of the night.

Oct 21, 2014 • 6 min read

3am. Stars hover over a misty mountain temple. A gong sounds, rousing you from sleep on a thin floormat.