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10 Magazine lists 13 must-visit traditional markets around Korea, see the real locations of your favourite Korean TV shows and movies, Jeju Island may be reaching saturation point in terms of tourism, and should you reveal all at a Korean sauna?

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"13 TRADITIONAL MARKETS IN KOREA TO EXPERIENCE"

10 Magazine can help take some of the guesswork out of navigating Korea's many traditional markets with this great guide. "From braving live octopus to slamming soju with the locals, eating at one of Seoul's many markets can be a great way to connect with the city's people and food". If you're looking to make the most of your trip and experience Korea's incredible cuisine in context, be sure to head on over to 10 Magazine and take note of these top traditional markets...

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"Tourism pressures: Five places tackling too many visitors"

Is South Korea's favourite island, Jeju, attracting too many visitors? The BBC's Vicky Baker highlights five top travel destinations around the world that are trying to figure out how to deal with an influx of travellers. In addition to Thailand, Italy, Peru and Colombia, South Korea's own Jeju Island is having to find creative solutions to handle the large wave of local and international visitors. Did you know, for example, that the flight from Seoul to the island is one of the busiest flight routes in the world? Click on through to the BBC for more about these popular global destinations...

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"Re-visit your favourite Korean TV and movies at their filming locations"

South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recently launched their plans for Spring Travel Week, a 16-day period designed to promote destinations around the peninsula that have been featured on popular Korean TV shows and films. The campaign, which started back in 2014, aims to capitalise on the massive popularity of the so-called Korean Wave ("Hallyu"); "With Hallyu spreading Korean culture across the world, the popularity of Korean movies, television shows and music has been attracting foreign tourists to the country". If you enjoy Korea's thriving film and TV scene, and you have the opportunity to visit the Land of the Morning Calm, click on through to The Strait Times for more information about the government's Travel Week campaign. Applications for the programme ends May 12, so bali bali!

...READ ON THE STRAIT TIMES

"Naked etiquette: From onsens in Japan to jjimjilbangs in South Korea"

"Friends who sweat together, stick together"? There are bathhouses all around the world, but how does a "newbie nudie" know what level of nakedness is appropriate and where? In this post on Channel News Asia, writer Khoo Bee Khim takes us from onsens in Japan to jjimjilbangs in the Land of the Morning Calm. In South Korea, unlike some countries, a trip to a jjimjilbang won't require you to be entirely in the buff. Have you visited a public sauna overseas before? Let us and others know how it was in the comment section below...

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