[HanCinema's Digest] Travel Bug Bites

Published on 2017/06/25

The Strait Times explores Yeosu ("beautiful water"), there's an unofficial guide to travelling in North Korea, hear how the 2nd Annual Han River Boat Party went, and new tours reveal Seoul's "dark side".

"Perfect Weekend: Scenic views in South Korea's port city of Yeosu"

Straits Times South Korean correspondent Chang May Choon adventures (with her adorable daughter) in Yeosu ("beautiful water") for a weekend. Here you'll find out exactly what they got up to (which was surprisingly quite a lot) as well as the relevant information so you can do the same. The town itself offers a "relaxed vibe" and strikes a "balance between conservation and development".

...READ ON THE STRAIT TIMES

"North Korea travel rule book: How to be an obedient tourist in the hostile nation"

North Korea isn't a particularly popular travel destination, but if you do find yourself with the option to visit it, or you've just curious, then be sure check out the unofficial "Notes for Travellers". This ten-page booklet outlines the major dos and don'ts when touring the Hermit Kingdom; "[...] One is also advised to bring photos of home and family as 'the guides like to see what the lives of their tourists are like' as well as gifts for the guides and driver - perhaps cigarettes or face cream, or something 'typical to where you live'".

...READ ON NEWS

"WHAT A BOAT PARTY ALONG THE HAN RIVER IS LIKE"

10 Magazine's Albert Kim reports on the 2nd Annual Han River Boat Party to answer one simple question: What is a boat party along the Han River like, exactly? As it turns out, pretty amazing: unlimited beer, the food, music...and, naturally, you're on a boat! "The sight of the Han River at night, with buildings on both sides of the river lit up, was something special to behold. After the ride ended, the boats would bring you back to the building where the party would continue".

...READ ON 10 MAGAZINE

"Seoul's 'dark history' to see the light as tourist attraction"

Explore Seoul's "dark side" with a series of new tours that take you around the capital to places where "cruel tragedies occurred". With tour names such as the "Road of National Humility" and the "Road of Human Rights", this new tourist attraction aims to "highlight the humility Korea suffered during the colonial period". Yes, modern South Korea is a splendid twenty-first-century city, but this, one of the world's major metropolitan areas, has an unsavoury past that's always waiting to be remembered.

...READ ON THE KOREA TIMES