Posts from the ‘South Korea’ Category

Since its inception in 2009, the annual Seoul Lantern Festival puts on a remarkable display of lanterns on the famous Cheonggyecheon Stream in downtown Seoul. During the festival period, hundreds of lanterns, each with a unique design and story, are lit on the stream. Visitors can expect to see lanterns made by international artists, as […]

As travelers, we have all been ripped-off by taxi drivers in terms of things getting stolen or higher than usual prices. And now Seoul is taking this to a whole new level by offering a cash reward of 500,000 won ($457) to anyone informing the authorities about taxi drivers who rip off foreign tourists. There […]

If you are visiting Seoul and want to use a local SIM-card in your unlocked smartphone, then you have two options available depending on the length of your stay. South Korea’s mobile service providers have launched a new and streamlined prepaid SIM-card for inbound tourists wishing to use their existing smart phones. For longer layovers, […]