A South Korea Guide To A Dream Holiday
"The Land Of The Morning Calm"
Welcome to this South Korea Guide to a beautiful country that was named 'Chaohsien' meaning morning freshness in 1934 by an emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, the Celestial Empire of the East. The name reflected it's stunning scenery and picturesque tranquility of high mountains and clear lakes particuarly at the beginning of the day, and so South Korea became known as The Land Of The Morning Calm.
It was to this country that my son travelled in order to take up a teaching post in a primary school on the outskirts of the capital city, Seoul. He arrived to many new sights and sounds that were quite different to his native England. In the two years since he has been there he has made many new friends and discovered some amazing sights.
One day I hope to visit him in his new country, meet his new friends and experience for myself The Land Of The Morning Calm.
Until then, let me take you on a short journey- a South Korea guide to sample some of these amazing sights and sounds for yourself and who knows, maybe you too will have the privelege of visiting this beautiful country.
First Impressions Of A New Country - At the beginning my son was living on the outskirts of Seoul in the Cheolsan neighbourhood
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Sampling The Local Food - Where they often sit on the floor around a low table
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A Map Of South Korea
The official currency is the South Korean Won
Seoul is the capital city and the country's #1 attraction, famed for it's palaces, museums, shopping, night-life and historical places of interest.
Map of South Korea, North-East Asia
A South Korea Guide Book - With vital information about the country
This travel guide will get you experiencing the culture in an unforgettable journey. Packed with advice, recommendations and information to ensure that you don't miss anything, but rather get the most out of your holiday of a lifetime.
Yellow Dust Descending
swept across from China and Mongolia.
This is the view once a year in Summer.
Outside The City Of Seoul
South Korea has many national and provincial parks across the country and other popular attractions such as beaches, tropical resorts with stunning scenery and watersports facilities, seafood restaurants and mountains in the east which provide excellent ski facilities and winter sports.
The Beauty Spots Outside The City Of Seoul
A Buddhist Temple On Namhae Island
In The North West
In South Korea or The Republic Of Korea, as it is officially known, out of a population of 48,422,600, 26% of the population are Buddhist, the rest are Christian (26%) and No Affiliation (46%).
Here, on the Namhae Island is a Buddhist temple, one of many pagodas and temples that accent the South Korean countryside.
A Boat Ride To Explore An Island At Yeosu In The South
A Model Of Yeosu Harbour
In the Southern City Of Yeosu
Here Is The Flag Of South Korea
Would You Like To Visit Korea? - A dream holiday?
This would be my dream holiday for two reasons:
1. Because I would love to experience this kind of culture that is so different to my own and
2. Because I would be able to visit my son.
Three Years Later I Visited My Son!
Would this be your kind of dream holiday?
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