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Are you on for challenging hikes? The treasures and the views that Jeju Island’s Hallasan Mountain is definitely worth the sweat and long way. Hallasan Mountain is standing proud and tall at the very center of Jeju Island. Designated as a national park in 1970, there are 368 parasitic volcanoes called Oreums (peaks) around the…
The Garden of Morning Calm, the oldest private garden in Korea which derived its name from a great Indian poet, Rabindranath Tagore’s description for Korea as “Land of the Morning Calm” during the Joseon Dynasty, is one of the must-see places you need to check out, whether you love garden and flowers or just looking…
If the world regards kimchi as the representative Korean food, it is only natural that this highly-nutritious and super addictive fermented dish is made in to kimchi jjigae, a stew, which Koreans love. Kimchi, the fermented staple in a Korean cuisine spread, is considered as one of the healthiest food in the planet due…
The tangerine season is probably the best time of the year for orange lovers. In this season, everybody’s favorite oranges are never as delicate and as sweet. With that, Jeju is a perfect pick for this celebrated season. Let’s go through the orchards in search for the glorious fruit. This inexpensive yet very enjoyable activity…
The requirements for dongchimi is pretty straightforward: radish, korean pear, ginger, garlic cloves, red chili peppers, and green onion. The radish is primarily fermented in a water-based brine and this brine, in turn, is used as part of many of the known Korean dishes such as naengmyeon. Like many other Korean dishes, dongchimi was…
With many vegetables as supporting characters to bulgogi jeongol, the crowd-favorite pan-grilled beef transforms into a delightful dish that’s perfect to share with friends over lengthy conversations in the dead of winter. That’s quite an image, but bulgogi jeongol, translated to Korean barbeque in a hot pot recipe, is more of a poem-inducing creation than…
If you love the cold winter season so much and would prefer challenging winter treks, the best place to go to is Seorak National Park where snow would not melt even after a long time, keeping \ the mountain in its preserved, snowy state. That’s why it is called Seorak because it is derived from…
Kkakdugi |깍두기 Kimchi is a very well-known Korean side dish, and arguably the country’s representative food. But kimchi has many varieties and kkakdugi or cubed radish kimchi is one of those. In the same way, there are several different varieties of radish around the world and the Korean radish is characterized mainly by its rotund…
The yangnyeom Korean chicken is perhaps one of the most successful Korean food ever to invade the foreign market, at least in Southeast Asia. In malls across SEA, one would find Korean chicken stalls and restaurants marketing these unbelievably crispy chicken dishes coated with sticky, spicy sauce, together with other flavors of deep-fried chicken goodness. …
We owe our runway-inspired and warm winter clothes to these little guys, which are loaded with fluff and cuteness. They are well taken care of at Daegwallyeong Sheep Farm, which is a private ranch (and the only sheep farm in all of Korea) that serves as home to 200 sheep and provides a well-maintained facility…
Sixteen hours in the city of Seoul. Source: This Is Korea: 5 ways to make the most of your Seoul layover
Korea is different things for different people. For some, Korea is the home of K-pop and Samsung. For others, Korea is a land rich in history, culture, and beautiful scenery. This enthusiastic client put in great effort to show what Korea is to him and his wife. They went on a 3 days tour of the…
Link to blog Roam About Mike Incheon, South Korea. It’s early and late – that perfectly discombobulating, dream-like state of still being stuck between two polar opposite time zones. Caitlin and I make our way to the lobby of the Grand Hyatt and she asks how well I know this guy were about to meet. I tell her I don’t know…
Private tour by This is Korea I don’t quite remember the kind of feeling when I traveled without kids. Should be the first couple of years when I got married and went for honeymoon. Nowadays, traveling means having to pack for 4, preferably within 1 big and 1 cabin size luggage plus 1 stroller, at…
Emperors & Empires Cruise on the Oceania Nautica – Seoul, South Korea We had been very excited that Seoul was on our itinerary. I had heard so much about it and was looking forward to experiencing it myself. We were very disappointed that we would only be in port from 1:00 PM until 10:00…
Welcome to our new website and our first ever blog post. My name is Albert Kim and I am the COO/VP of This is Korea! I have worked at This is KOREA! since January, 2014. It seems like my first day was just yesterday. I can’t believe it has been nearly 3.5 years. Enough about…
