, Posted by Matt in ALL DESTINATIONS, Food & Drink, News, 2 Comments

20 South Korea Trends Profiled in Wallpaper* Magazine

Korea makes the cut as one of 10 countries profiled in the November 2010 issue of Wallpaper* Magazine, one of the globe’s top design and travel periodicals.

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Happy New Year from Gampo, Korea!

Here’s wishing everyone a very Happy New Year from Gampo, Korea!

, Posted by Matt in Nature, Notes from Matt, 2 Comments

When To See Autumn Color in Korea

When To See Autumn Color in Korea

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New Show on TBS eFM

Starting this week, I’m hosting a new Korea travel show on TBS eFM. I hope you can check it out!

, Posted by Matt in News, Transportation, 7 Comments

Incheon International Airport Named Worlds Best (again!)

Korea’s award-winning Incheon International Airport Named Worlds Best (again!)

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Introducing The Map!

Introducing DiscoveringKorea.com’s Google Map Feature

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Introducing the Korean Diaspora

Millions of ethnic Koreans have settled across all 7 continents (yes, including Antarctica!). Let’s take a closer look at the Korean Diaspora.

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Welcome to Discovering Korea

Welcome to DiscoveringKorea.com, a new travel and culture blog for anyone interested in Korea’s people and places. This Web site complements the weekly radio show I host on KBS World Radio. Each week, this is the place to read transcripts of the show and see photos of our trips around the Korean Peninsula.

But that’s not all! I’ll periodically post other travel and culture-related information that we can’t fit on the show, and in the near future we’ll also include sound clips and streaming video of our travels. There are a number of exciting things happening with the show that I’ll share with you in the coming weeks, so please visit the site again.

To get things started, I’ve posted a few articles- an overview of this past weekend’s Chuseok autumn harvest festival, a look at the city of Gangneung’s Joseon Dynasty-era homes from our September 6th show, a list of upcoming fall festivals and a profile of Seoul’s Gyeonghuigung palace. I’ve also started a list of travel resources for anyone who’s planning to discover Korea on their own.

If you have any comments or questions, please post them here on the site, or you can e-mail me directly, at matt@discoveringkorea.com. I would love to hear what you think.

Thank you for visiting, and happy travels!

Matt Kelley