Incheon Airport to Ulsan by KTX – a Step by Step Guide
By Jenn Levy (with additional info from Deirdre Madden) UPDATE JULY 1,2014: The KTX now runs directly from Incheon Airport to Ulsan on a limited schedule (09:07, 12:07, 18:35), so if that works for your arrival time, you can follow the directions below to the Airport Express Train, then follow signs to the KTX station. Photos will follow as soon as we have some š GETTING FROM THE ARRIVAL GATE > AIRPORT EXPRESS > SEOUL STATION >> KTX DESTINATION...
Read MoreSummer Festivals
By Deirdre Madden Summer’s here, and the time is right for heading off to the beaches or mountain streams to chill out and escape the heat of the city. Ā Here’s a lineup of some of Korea’s upcoming (or ongoing) summer festivals you might want to check out. A full list is available at the Korean Tourism site, but here are some highlights for the end of June. June 11-23, 5-11pm – The Centum Beer Festival (site is Korean only)...
Read MoreBusan Lotte Giants
By Ryan Griffiths A great way to spend an afternoon is going to Busan to see a Lotte Giants baseball game. Whether you understand the game and the rules or not, the crowd and the atmosphere are worth the time. The Giants play at Sajik (ģ¬ģ§) Stadium in Busan, and getting there is simple. The first step is getting to Busan. Click here to read Ulsanonlineās travel directions for getting to Busan and once youāve chosen an option head...
Read MoreHow to Get to Busan
Busan, Korea’s second largest city, is only about 45 minutes away from Ulsan, making it a popular weekend destination for Ulsanites. There’s plenty to see and do, from art museums to shopping to dining and drinking. There are plenty of ways to get to Busan from Ulsan, but your choice partly depends on where you want to end up. Because of it’s inner-city mountains, traveling from one part of the city to another can take a long time, so...
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How to Get to Seoul
We’ve had a lot of enquiries recently, on the Facebook group, about the best way to get to various places. Now, most of the basic info on routes is available in the intercity travel guide, but it can be a little confusing. You can take two kinds of buses, two kinds of train or one of two airlines to Seoul – which way makes the most sense? In this article, I’ll go through each way to get to Seoul,...
Read MoreTemple by the Sea
Haedong Yonggungsa, Busan, by Jamie Vickers “If you’ve seen one you’ve seen them all!” is something I’ve heard many people say when talking about temples in Korea, but I would even urge the Korean temple naysayers out there to take a trip to Yonggungsa, a temple by the sea. Ā It’s not the biggest of temples; it’s not the most ornately decorated. But Yonggungsa stands on the coast with the waves lapping up against its foundations and it is...
Read MoreComing up in Ulsan!
By Deirdre Madden Festival season is upon us, and Ulsan is getting ready to host several events celebrating the area’s traditions. April 25th-28th – Ulsan Whale Festival. This controversial festival is held at the end of April every year to celebrate Ulsan’s heritage as a whaling city (not problematic) and it’s current whaling culture (problematic). The petroglyphs at Bangeodae are evidence of a whaling culture here going back to Neolithic times, when men in canoes would hunt whales with...
Read MoreMadame Tussaud’s Wax Figures in Busan
This week will be your last chance to check out the world famous wax sculptures of Madam Tussaud’s Museum, in Busan. The exhibition has been on the 6th Floor of Haeundae’s Shinsegae Department Store, in Centum City. Open from 10am – 8pm weekdays, and 10am-9pm Friday-Sunday. On display since June 2012, the exhibition is closing March 31st – so if you like creepy, waxy impressions of your beloved stars and historical figures, head down to Busan a.s.a.p. Shinsegae is...
Read MoreCherry Blossom Festivals
By Deirdre Madden No flower is more closely associated with the ancient, mystic Far East than the cherry blossom. The delicate pink bloom bursts forth in abundance for a few short days each spring, letting us all know that the cold days of winter are ending, and the blast furnace of summer is approaching. After their initial trumpeting of spring, they then flutter to the ground, rosey flurries carpeting the grass shoots. Korean cities and towns have spent probably...
Read MoreDMZ Tours from Panmunjom Travel Center
By Jason Teale Let’s face it, if you hear the word “Korea” in the news it is probably following the word “North” and most of what people know about it comes from the Korean War. So it is not a far stretch of the imagination to find that there are a lot of tours heading to the Korean Demilitarized Zone or DMZ. Recently, I had the pleasure of tagging along on a tour of the Joint Security Area (JSA)...
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