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For a chilling reminder of cold-war animosities, hop on a DMZ-bound tour bus and catch of cold-war animosities, hop on a DMZ-bound For a chilling reminder The ancient dolmen (simple stone tombs) scattered across the island of Ganghwa-do across the island of Ganghwa-do stone tombs) scattered ancient dolmen (simple The All the region’s destinations are within easy day-trip range of Seoul, although to get the within easy are destinations All the region’s

 Seoul Grand Park, Anyang Art Park and Everland Resort answer to Disneyland. Everland – Korea’s and Anyang Art Park Seoul Grand Park, buy beautiful Korean pottery or wallow in hot-spring baths. Travellers with children can enjoy can with children Travellers baths. or wallow in hot-spring pottery buy beautiful Korean wire and landmines) are the principal draw of Suwon, while in Icheon the lures are a chance to are the principal draw of Suwon, while in Icheon the lures and landmines) are wire glimpses of North Korea from the Joint Security Area. Impressive fortifications (minus the barbed Impressive glimpses of North from the Joint Security Area. Korea port’s colourful Chinatown. ing mingling of cultures several decades later in nearby Incheon can still be viewed in the in nearby Incheon decades later several ing mingling of cultures started to be forced out of its self-imposed isolation in the mid-19th century. The result- started in the mid-19th century. The to be forced out of its self-imposed isolation are proof of the area’s long and fascinating history. It was here that the ‘hermit kingdom’long and fascinating history. It was here proof of the area’s are that you needn’t even go into Seoul first to visit many places. Seoul first to visit many places. go into that you needn’t even Airport’s excellent transport connections and location on the island of Yeongjong-do means means Airport’s transport excellent connectionslocation on the island of Yeongjong-do and most from some places it’s best to stay overnight or even longer. Incheon International Incheon International longer. or even it’s best to stay overnight most from some places tree-covered mountains that are crying out to be climbed in summer and skied in winter. summer and skied crying out to be climbed in mountains that are in winter. tree-covered several of them World Heritage listed – timeless temples, cultural villages, sandy beaches and – timeless temples, listed of them World Heritage several into the muddy West Sea like crumbs from a doughnut. Here lie illustrious historical sites – lie illustrious historical sites likeinto the muddy West Sea crumbs from a doughnut. Here gwangyeok-si, which includes the expanding city of Incheon and the nearby islands flaking expanding city of Incheon and the nearby which includes the gwangyeok-si, 경기도 Incheon- of metropolitan area and the Gyeonggi-do of the province are Encircling Seoul

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