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[HanCinema's Digest] Travel Bug Bites

Enjoy a night tour of Changdeokgung palace with new tour packages, 10 Magazine finds the best English-speaking hairdressers in Seoul, SOOMPI has some suggestions for K-pop and K-drama travellers, and a foreigner shares her experiences with Seoul's charm on The Korea Times.

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"Changdeokgung to open for night-time tour"

Changdeokgung (literally translated as "prospering virtue palace") was a favourite of Joseon's royals, but now visitors can get a glimpse of this iconic palace under the stars with new moonlight tours. "The tour will include a photo shoot with palace guards clad in traditional garments, performance of traditional music and tour of the palace grounds led by a tour guide". Click on through to The Korea Herald to find out all the information you need to book your place on one of these memorable palace tours...

...READ ON THE KOREA HERALD

"10 HAIR SALONS IN SEOUL FOR ENGLISH-SPEAKING FOREIGNERS"

If you're an English-speaker planning on spending some months in Korea, it can be useful and comforting to know where to go to get your hair done the way you want it - preferably by someone who speaks your language. In this post on 10 Magazine, Jisoo Mun has put together a list of a number of hairdressers and salons who have professionals who speak English. "We've done the work for you by calling hair salons in Seoul and finding which ones have reliable English-speaking stylists to get you your perfect haircut".

...READ ON 10 MAGAZINE

"5 Unique K-Drama And K-Pop Locations To Visit In Seoul"

If you're a K-pop or K-drama fan with plans to visit Korea, you may be tempted to track down some of the settings you've spied in your favourite shows and series. "[Korea's] rich culture, amazing food, and stunning views attract a huge amount of tourists each year, many of whom are massive K-drama and K-pop fans". You can visit places like the Bonjuk shop from "Boys over Flowers", or maybe Sangam Cultural Square, which has been featured in a good number of K-dramas. Got a screened spot to add? Let us know in the comment section below...

...READ ON SOOMPI

"[My Seoul Story] History alive: Royal Asiatic Society walking tours"

The Korea Times is running a great series about "Seoul's charms as seen from foreigners' points of view". In this post, Cheryl Magnant, an assistant professor at Korea University, shares her experiences walking Seoul's streets and through its many palaces. "Now when I walk the streets of Seoul, I nod my head as I listen to the buildings and stones telling me their little-heard histories, writes Cheryl. "For me, learning of the past is understanding the national foundation on which the present is built".

...READ ON THE KOREA TIMES

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