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international
trip journal
THE BEST TIME TO VISIT KOREA IS IN THE SPRING, AT THE ONSET OF CHERRY-BLOSSOM
SEASON, WHICH RUNS FROM LATE MARCH TO MID APRIL.
DID YOU
KNOW?
Visit Gamcheon
Cultural
Village, a
colorful place also known
as “Santorini of the East”
and “Lego Village”. Go to
Gwangbokdong Food Street
and sample local dishes
like
bibim dangmyeon
(cellophane noodles). Head
to Jagalchi FishMarket,
where you can dine on and
purchase fresh seafood.
Fatima S. Idul
employee
Busan
Area code
+82 (51)
Touchdown
Gimhae Busan
International Airport
Get to town via
train, taxi, bus
Stay at Nine
Tree Hotel,
which is located
in the shopping district of
Myeongdong. Take time to
visit the city’s most famous
landmarks: Gyeongbok
Palace, Changdeok Palace,
Changgyeong Palace, Deoksu
Palace and Jongmyo, Korea’s
oldest royal shrine. There are
English-speaking tour guides
at all of these places.
Mai Ilagan
entrepreneur
Seoul
Area code
+82 (2)
Touchdown
Incheon International Airport
Get to town via
AREX (train),
limousine bus, taxi
Stay at Holiday
Inn Kuwait
(kuwait-hi.com)
on Al Blajat St, Salmiyah.
Sample Arabic cuisine
at Mais Alghanim on
Arabian Gulf Street. Check
out Entertainment City,
Kuwait’s main amusement
park, located in Doha on the
Gulf. Go shopping at 360
Mall, The Avenues Mall and
Al-Hamra Tower Mall.
Andie Andros
planning engineer
Kuwait
Area code
+965
Touchdown
Kuwait International
Airport
Get to town via
taxi, bus
Kuwait
Liberation
Tower
