Korea Vacations
Often referred to as the "Land of the Morning Calm", Korea has a population of 48.50 million and a total land area of 99,678 square kilometers. Mountains cover 70% of Korea's land mass, making it one of the most mountainous regions in the world. The lifting and folding of Korea's granite and limestone base creates breathtaking landscapes of scenic hills and valleys.
Years of rapid economic development has propelled the country to becoming the world's 12th largest trading partner. Korea's industrial base shifted from agriculture to manufacturing and is now shifting to services. It is now a global force in a number of significant industries, including automobiles, petrochemicals, electronics, shipbuilding, textiles, and steel.
Leading Hotels in Korea
Paradise Hotel & Casino, Busan
Overview
In Busan, you can mix business and pleasure at the Paradise Hotel & Casino, a five-star establishment that combines the both worlds. The Paradise is renowned for its 521 luxurious rooms and its superb ancillary facilities that include a Duty Free shopping Center and an exclusive world class Casino. Since welcoming its first guest in 1987, The Paradise hotel & Casino busan has become Busan's premiere five-star establishment whose popularity with local and international travelers led to the opening of an Extension in 1999. It has been garnered numerous awards including The Golden Key in interior design by the American Hotel & Motel Association in 1989, the best Hotel in 1992 and again in 1996, and the Best Beach Hotel in Koreaby the Korea Times in 2000. After opening of the extension, a continued refurbishment program ensures the highest standards of the facilities and service. You will be forgiven for thinking it's heaven, in fact, it's the Paradise
The Shilla Jeju
Overview
The Shilla Jeju is set in its own private 21-acre cliff-top gardens at the centre of the Junmun Resort on the South coast of Jeju Island. It is a 50-minutes drive from Jeju International Airport and 20 minutes west of Seogwipo City. Close to International Cheju Convention (ICC) centre. From hosting PGA golfers and international conference delegates to opening Asia's first Guerlain Spa and introducing state-of-the-art technology, the luxury Shilla Jeju resort is at the forefront of a new tourism and conference era on Jeju Island. Since the opening in 1990, the 5 star resort with spectacular views over Pacific Ocean has been the most prestigious venue in the Jungmun Resort Complex - hosting ex-President Bill Clinton of the U.S., Mikhail Gorbachev of Russia and China's Jiang Zemin proved its high standards and security measures. It's design is Mediterranean-inspired with a gleaming white exterior surrounded by magnificent manicured garden of exotic flora and fauna
The Shilla Seoul
Overview
Rising from 23 acres of landscaped parkland in the heart of Seoul, The Shilla blends Korea's rich cultural heritage with luxurious guest facilities, advanced communications technology, and gracious, attentive service. The Shilla, with its distinctive Yeong Bin Gwan, a traditional Korean style banquet annex that was formerly the State Guest House, is also ideally located close to the city's favourite shopping areas and main business area
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SEOUL
Located in the mid-western part of Korea, the region of Gyeonggi-do embraces Seoul and Incheon. It offers a variety of beautiful tourist destinations and cultural facilities along the Hangang River. Gyeonggi-do is also proud to embody traditional Korean culture with such places as the Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, the Korean Folk Village and Icheon, which is famous for ceramics. Moreover, visitors can also visit Everland, a huge and exciting amusement park. Seoul is the capital of Korea with over 600 years of history. It is the heart of Korea's culture and education as well as politics and economics. Seoul is unique in that historical sites such as Gyeongbokgung Palace and modern cultural facilities coexist in harmony. Seoul is a world-class city with numerous amenities and shopping districts such as Myeong-dong and Apgujeong. |
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Korean cuisine is largely based on rice, noodles, tofu, vegetables, fish and meats. Traditional Korean meals are noted for the number of side dishes, banchan , which accompany steam-cooked short-grain rice. Every meal is accompanied by numerous banchan. Kimchi, a fermented, usually spicy vegetable dish is commonly served at every meal and is one of the best known Korean dishes. Korean cuisine usually involves heavy seasoning with sesame oil, doenjang , a type of (fermented soybean paste), soy sauce, salt, garlic, ginger, and gochujang , a hot pepper paste. South Korea has a humid continental climate and a humid subtropical climate, and is affected by the East Asian monsoon, with precipitation heavier in summer during a short rainy season called jangma , which begins end of June through the end of July. Winters can be bitterly cold, in Seoul, the average January temperature range is -7 °C to 1 °C (19 °F to 33 °F), and the average August temperature range is 22 °C to 30 °C (71 °F to 86 °F). Winter temperatures are higher along the southern coast and considerably lower in the mountainous interior. Rainfall is concentrated in the summer months of June through September. |
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