| South Korea is a very interesting country, which I | | | | acupuncture. Korean acupuncture is based on the |
| recommend visiting for a series of reasons. Below | | | | same principles as Chinese acupuncture and some |
| ten reasons to visit Seoul and South Korea. | | | | Korean practitioners study in China, but it is slightly |
| 1. Korean food - even though Korean food has | | | | different. Also, a typical Korean treatment is |
| some elements in common with other Asian | | | | cupping, which was made famous in the west by |
| cuisines, such as the use of soy and soy products | | | | Gwyneth Paltrow. Acupunctures practitioners in |
| (like tofu, soy sauce etc.), some spices and rice, it | | | | Korea are very good and they charge very |
| is entirely unique. There are ingredients, | | | | cheap prices comparing to acupuncturists in the |
| combinations of flavours and recipes that you will | | | | west. |
| not find anywhere else, so, if you are a food | | | | 6. Korean ginseng and green tea - Korean ginseng |
| lover and interested in experiencing new flavours | | | | is considered to be the best in the world and, if |
| it is worth visiting Korea. There are Korean | | | | you are a fan of this medicinal root, you can buy |
| restaurants around the world, but you will never | | | | it cheaper in Korea. Also, Korean green tea is |
| find the same flavours and variety of Korean | | | | very good and great for health. |
| cuisine as in Korea itself. | | | | 7. Korean sauna - Korean sauna is a great |
| 2. Shopping - shopping in Korea is an amazing | | | | experience if you are a wellness fanatic. Korean |
| experience. In a city like Seoul you are able to go | | | | saunas are rather different from any other spas |
| shopping at any time of the day and night. Also, | | | | around the world and quite cheap by western |
| the variety of shopping centres, markets, | | | | standards. In Korean sauna establishments you |
| shopping areas and department stores is incredible | | | | can find the traditional Korean kiln sauna, as well |
| and caters for every taste, need or pocket. | | | | as steam rooms and dry saunas and you can |
| Often shopping in Korea is part of a family day | | | | have body scrubs and traditional Korean massage. |
| out, as many shopping centres are created near | | | | 8. Korean Nore-bang - Nore bang is the Korean |
| attractions such as amusement parks, aquariums | | | | version of the Japanese Karaoke. If you love |
| and places of interest for tourists. | | | | singing but you are too shy to do it in public, or |
| 3. The kindness of Korean people - like in other | | | | you would like some background music and the |
| Asian countries, interpersonal relationships in Korea | | | | songs texts, in Korea you can go to a nore-bang |
| are very important and so Korean people are | | | | (literally sing room), with your friends or on your |
| usually friendly, very kind and willing to help their | | | | own. A nore bang is a place with individual private |
| friends. Sometimes they might seem blunt | | | | rooms for singing, so in privacy you can enjoy |
| comparing to westerners, but they are rarely | | | | singing as you please. |
| malicious. The important thing, anyway, is to know | | | | 9. Korean amusement parks - Korea boasts |
| some of their customs and etiquette in order to | | | | some great amusement parks, such as Everland |
| avoid cultural misunderstandings. | | | | near Seoul. Especially if you are travelling with kids, |
| 4. The Korean city of Kyongju - Kyongju is an old | | | | this will be a highlight in your trip to Korea, a |
| city, basically an open-air museum with a high | | | | country where you can find traditional Asian |
| concentration of the best-preserved Korean | | | | culture as well as the newest and most exciting |
| Buddhist art (sculptures, pagodas, temples and | | | | entertainments. |
| palaces). If you are interested in Asian | | | | 10. Experiencing Korean culture as a whole - it is |
| architecture Kyongju is worth a visit, as Korean | | | | worth visiting South Korea, just for the |
| traditional architecture is unique. Kyongju is one of | | | | opportunity to experience a culture that is so |
| UNESCO World Heritage Sites. | | | | different from our western cultures. Korea, even |
| 5. Korean traditional medicine - if you are | | | | if it is a small country, has its unique culture, |
| interested in traditional Asian medicine, than it is | | | | where traditions and innovations, old and new |
| worth experimenting traditional Korean | | | | coexist. |