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Destinations

Every week on DiscoveringKorea.com I profile new travel destinations in Korea. Below is a complete listing of places covered in this blog, organized into a few themes:

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Gwangju Biennale
Art & Design Destinations
VIDEO: The Lock Museum (2010 03/06)
VIDEO: Tranquil Seoul in Buam-dong (2010 02/22)
VIDEO: Insa-dong: Tradition & Modernity (2010 02/15)
The Gwangnaru Pedestrian Bridge (2010 02/10)
VIDEO: Sampling Old Seoul in Bukchon (2009 12/14)
VIDEO: Seoul Design Olympiad 2009 (2009 10/24)
VIDEO: Seoul Fringe Festival 2009 (2009 08/23)
VIDEO: Gwanghwamun Plaza (2009 08/10)
VIDEO: Han River Renaissance: Seonyudo (2009 06/26)
VIDEO: The Seoul of Design (2009 06/23)

VIDEO: The Prada Transformer (2009 05/06)
Korean Diaspora: Berlin (2009 03/13)
Gwangju Biennale 2008 (2008 11/01)
Seoul Design Olympiad 2008 (2008 10/27)
Heyri Artists’ Village (2008 10/24)
Gangwon Road Trip: At the Beach (2008 10/09)

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Yakcheonsa Temple
Buddhist Temple Destinations
Fall Color at Mt. Gwanaksan (2009 10/21)
Songgwangsa Temple (2009 09/14)
VIDEO: Bongwonsa Temple (2009 06/11)
Seoul’s Lotus Lantern Festival (2009 04/21)
North Chungcheongdo’s Beopjusa Temple (2009 04/15)
Youth Culture in Seoul’s Edae (2009 03/18)
Jeju Island’s Yakcheonsa Temple (2009 03/06)
Gimje’s Gold Mountain Temple (2008 10/17)
Gangwon Road Trip: At the Beach (2008 10/09)

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Gyeongbokgung Palace
Palaces, Fortresses & other Joseon-era Destinations
VIDEO: Tranquil Seoul in Buam-dong (2010 02/22)
Nagan Fortress Folk Village (2010 02/03)
VIDEO: Sampling Old Seoul in Bukchon (2009 12/14)
VIDEO: Tapgol Park (2009 08/19)
VIDEO: Seoul’s Royal Tombs (2009 07/28)
VIDEO: Gyeongbokgung Palace (2009 05/21)
VIDEO: Namsan Park & N Seoul Tower (2009 05/18)
Dosan Seowon Confucian Academy (2009 03/21)

Suwon’s Hwaseong Fortress (2009 01/19)
Deoksugung Palace (2008 12/31)
Gongju’s Songsanri Tombs (2008 12/19)
Jeonju’s Hanok Village, Part 2 (2008 11/24)
Jeonju’s Hanok Village, Part 1 (2008 11/19)
Hahoe Folk Village (2008 11/12)
Seoul’s North Village: Bukchon (2008 10/28)
Jongmyo: The Royal Ancestral Shrine (2008 09/20)
Gangneung’s Noble Homes (2008 09/06)
Gyeonghuigung: A Summer Palace in Seoul (2008 09/01)

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Korean cuisine
Food Destinations
VIDEO: Tranquil Seoul in Buam-dong (2010 02/22)
VIDEO: Seoul’s Best Bakeries (2010 02/18)
VIDEO: Seoul’s Best Cafés, part 1 (2009 11/08)
VIDEO: Jungang Traditional Market (2009 09/28)
Ddangkkeut: The End of the Earth (2009 05/16)
Brunch in Seoul (2009 04/10)
North Jeolla’s Seonyudo Island (2009 04/02)
Korean Diaspora: Berlin (2009 03/13)
Jeju Island Food Tour (2009 03/02)
Taebaek Mountain Snow Festival (2009 02/03
Seollal: The Korean New Year (2009 01/26)
Incheon: Gateway to Northeast Asia (2009 01/12)
Boseong’s Green Tea Fields (2008 12/03)
Jeonju’s Hanok Village, Part 2 (2008 11/24)
Garosugil: Sinsa’s Tree-Lined Street (2008 11/17)

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Jeongwol Daeboreum Fire Festival
Holidays, Festivals and Culture Destinations
Spring Festivals Calendar (2010 03/13)
VIDEO: Seodaemun Independence Park (2010 03/01)
VIDEO: Seoul Snow Jam 2009 (2009 12/24)
Ppeppero Day & Other Quirky Korean Holidays (2009 11/11)
VIDEO: Seoul Design Olympiad 2009 (2009 10/24)
Happy Chuseok! (2009 10/01)
VIDEO: Seoul Fringe Festival 2009 (2009 08/23)
VIDEO: Tapgol Park (2009 08/19)
Independence Hall of Korea (2009 08/15)
Summer Festivals Calendar (2009 06/20)
VIDEO: Queer Seoul (2009 06/19)
VIDEO: Bongwonsa Temple (2009 06/11)
Korea Floritopia 2009 (2009 05/12)
Hi Seoul Festival 2009 (2009 05/02)

Seoul’s Lotus Lantern Festival (2009 04/21)
The Hampyeong Butterfly Festival (2009 04/20)
Cheongdo’s Bullfighting Festival (2009 04/07)
A Useful Island: Seoul’s Yeouido (2009 04/01)
Jinhae’s Cherry Blossoms (2009 03/24)
Jeju’s Jeongwol Daeboreum Fire Festival (2009 02/21)
Romantic Holidays and Destinations (2009 02/12)
Taebaek Mountain Snow Festival (2009 02/03
Seollal: The Korean New Year (2009 01/26)
Winter Festivals Calendar (2009 01/14)
Gwangju Biennale 2008 (2008 11/01)
Chuseok: The Full Moon Festival (2008 09/14)
Autumn Festivals Calendar (2008 09/02)

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Cheongdo Bullfights
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Gwanaksan Mountain

Nature Destinations
Spring Festivals Calendar (2010 03/13)
VIDEO: Seodaemun Independence Park (2010 03/01)
The Gwangnaru Pedestrian Bridge (2010 02/10)
VIDEO: Boramae Park
(2010 01/03)
Fall Color at Mt. Gwanaksan (2009 10/21)
VIDEO: Seoul’s Haneul or Sky Park (2009 09/10)
VIDEO: Seoul’s Royal Tombs (2009 07/28)
VIDEO: Han River – Banpo Park (2009 07/21)
VIDEO: Han River Renaissance: Seonyudo (2009 06/26)
Han River Cruise (2009 06/04)
VIDEO: Namsan Park & N Seoul Tower (2009 05/18)
Ddangkkeut: The End of the Earth (2009 05/16)
Korea Floritopia 2009 (2009 05/12)
Jeju’s Sunrise Peak (2009 05/04)

Mt. Wolchulsan (2009 04/29)
The Hampyeong Butterfly Festival (2009 04/20)
Cheongdo’s Bullfighting Festival (2009 04/07)
North Jeolla’s Seonyudo Island (2009 04/02)
A Useful Island: Seoul’s Yeouido (2009 04/01)
Jinhae’s Cherry Blossoms (2009 03/24)
Youth Culture in Seoul’s Edae (2009 03/18)
Korean Diaspora: Berlin (2009 03/13)
Jeju Island Feature: Climbing Mt. Halla (2009 02/25)
Romantic Holidays and Destinations (2009 02/12)
Cheonggyecheon Stream (2008 12/09)
Boseong’s Green Tea Fields (2008 12/03)
The Glorious Gingko (2008 11/14)
Fall Color at Mt. Bukhansan (2008 10/30)
Where to See Autumn Color (2008 10/25)
Heyri Artists’ Village (2008 10/24)
Gangwon Road Trip: At the Beach (2008 10/09)
Gangwon Road Trip: Outer Mt. Seoraksan (2008 10/06)
Han River Renaissance: Seonyudo Island (2008 09/25)

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The Gwangnaru Pedestrian Bridge (2010 02/10)
VIDEO: Seoul Metro’s New Golden Line 9 (2009 08/05)
Han River Cruise (2009 06/04)
Ask Matt: AREX Airport Express (2009 03/26)
Jeju Island Special Feature Intro (2009 02/20)
Korea’s Budget Airlines Bonanza (2008 09/24)

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Gangnam highrise
Urban Destinations
VIDEO: The Lock Museum (2010 03/06)
VIDEO: Seodaemun Independence Park (2010 03/01)
VIDEO: Tranquil Seoul in Buam-dong (2010 02/22)
VIDEO: Seoul’s Best Bakeries (2010 02/18)
VIDEO: Insa-dong: Tradition & Modernity (2010 02/15)
The Gwangnaru Pedestrian Bridge (2010 02/10)
VIDEO: Boramae Park (2010 01/03)
VIDEO: Seoul Snow Jam 2009 (2009 12/24)
VIDEO: Sampling Old Seoul in Bukchon (2009 12/14)
VIDEO: Seoul’s Best Cafés, part 1 (2009 11/08)
VIDEO: Seoul Design Olympiad 2009 (2009 10/24)
Fall Color at Mt. Gwanaksan (2009 10/21)
VIDEO: Jungang Traditional Market (2009 09/28)
VIDEO: Seoul’s 63 Building (2009 09/18)
VIDEO: Seoul’s Haneul or Sky Park (2009 09/10)
VIDEO: Seoul Fringe Festival 2009 (2009 08/23)
VIDEO: Tapgol Park (2009 08/19)
VIDEO: Gwanghwamun Plaza (2009 08/10)
VIDEO: Seoul Metro’s New Golden Line 9 (2009 08/05)
VIDEO: Seoul’s Royal Tombs (2009 07/28)
VIDEO: Han River – Banpo Park (2009 07/21)
VIDEO: Gangnam Underground Shopping Arcade (2009 07/10)
VIDEO: Pimatgol, the “Avoid Horse Alley” (2009 07/04)
VIDEO: Han River Renaissance: Seonyudo (2009 06/26)
VIDEO: The Seoul of Design (2009 06/23)
VIDEO: Queer Seoul (2009 06/19)
VIDEO: Bongwonsa Temple (2009 06/11)
VIDEO: Seoul Pet Cafés (2009 06/06)
Han River Cruise (2009 06/04)
VIDEO: Gyeongbokgung Palace (2009 05/21)
VIDEO: Namsan Park & N Seoul Tower (2009 05/18)
VIDEO: The Prada Transformer (2009 05/06)
Hi Seoul Festival 2009 (2009 05/02)
Seoul’s Lotus Lantern Festival (2009 04/21)
Busan’s Yongdusan Park (2009 04/17)
Brunch in Seoul (2009 04/10)
A Useful Island: Seoul’s Yeouido (2009 04/01)
Youth Culture in Seoul’s Edae (2009 03/18)
Korean Diaspora: Berlin (2009 03/13)
Incheon: Gateway to Northeast Asia (2009 01/12)
Colorful Daegu (2008 11/27)
Garosugil: Sinsa’s Tree-Lined Street (2008 11/17)
Seoul’s North Village: Bukchon (2008 10/28)

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The Korean Diaspora
Korean Diaspora Destinations
Korean Diaspora: Berlin (2009 03/13)
The Korean Diaspora (Intro) (2009 03/1)

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Traditional painting
Miscellaneous Destinations
The DMZ, Part 2: The Tours (2010 02/08)
The DMZ, Part 1: The Sights (2010 02/04)
Independence Hall of Korea (2009 08/15)
Korea Travel Expo 2009 (2009 02/24)
Autumn Travel News Summary (2008 10/31)
The House of Sharing (2008 10/04)

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Video Blog Destinations
VIDEO: The Lock Museum (2010 03/06)
VIDEO: Seodaemun Independence Park (2010 03/01)
VIDEO: Tranquil Seoul in Buam-dong (2010 02/22)
VIDEO: Seoul’s Best Bakeries (2010 02/18)
VIDEO: Insa-dong: Tradition & Modernity (2010 02/15)
VIDEO: Boramae Park (2010 01/03)
VIDEO: Seoul Snow Jam 2009 (2009 12/24)
VIDEO: Sampling Old Seoul in Bukchon (2009 12/14)
VIDEO: Seoul’s Best Cafés, part 1 (2009 11/08)
VIDEO: Seoul Design Olympiad 2009 (2009 10/24)
VIDEO: Jungang Traditional Market (2009 09/28)
VIDEO: Seoul’s 63 Building
(2009 09/18)
VIDEO: Seoul’s Haneul or Sky Park (2009 09/10)
VIDEO: Seoul Fringe Festival 2009 (2009 08/23)
VIDEO: Tapgol Park (2009 08/19)
VIDEO: Gwanghwamun Plaza (2009 08/10)
VIDEO: Seoul Metro’s New Golden Line 9 (2009 08/05)
VIDEO: Seoul’s Royal Tombs (2009 07/28)
VIDEO: Han River – Banpo Park (2009 07/21)
VIDEO: Gangnam Underground Shopping Arcade (2009 07/10)
VIDEO: Pimatgol, the “Avoid Horse Alley” (2009 07/04)
VIDEO: Han River Renaissance: Seonyudo (2009 06/26)
VIDEO: The Seoul of Design (2009 06/23)
VIDEO: Queer Seoul (2009 06/19)
VIDEO: Bongwonsa Temple (2009 06/11)
VIDEO: Seoul Pet Cafés (2009 06/06)
VIDEO: Gyeongbokgung Palace (2009 05/21)
VIDEO: Namsan Park & N Seoul Tower (2009 05/18)
VIDEO: The Prada Transformer (2009 05/06)
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