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Find out the best places to catch the morning rays in Korea, Lonely Planet has a great guide to country's mural villages, Eat Your Kimchi has some tips if you're planning a visit, and are Japanese tourist in Korea in decline?

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"The best places to see the sunrise and sunset in Seoul"

South Korea is often called "the Land of Morning Calm" and with the New Year, you may want to take some time to pull back and reflect on what could lie ahead in 2016. Waking up early to catch the sun is its own pleasure, and with these suggestions of places to catch the morning rays, you'll be able to witness the day's first light in all the right places.

…READ ON TIME OUT

"Visitors to South Korea continue to decrease"

Are the number of Japanese tourists in Korea decreasing? Apparently so, and it will be interesting to see if recent political agreements on issues like Korea's "comfort woman" will have any effect moving forward.

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"A guide to South Korea's most charming mural villages"

One thing that struck me while travelling Korea was the country's love and embrace of street art of all shapes and sizes. In this post, Lonely Planet shares a number of places to visit around the country to enjoy some of country's street art and murals: "The term 'street art' can often conjure up an image of hooded graffiti-artists stenciling edgy pieces down seedy city laneways in the dark of the night. But in South Korea, there's a different kind of street art scene going on – formerly underserved neighbourhoods are getting makeovers in the form of vibrant murals and art installations".

…READ ON LONELY PLANET

"Travel Tips for South Korea"

Yes, the Eat Your Kimchi crew will be heading to Japan in the near future, but they are still with us and last year they shared this post containing some useful travel tips if South Korea is on your itinerary this year; like, for example, avoiding black taxis if you're on a budget.

…READ ON EYK

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