First, though, I wanted to have a look at what it actually is and what you’ll discover when you visit the DMZ during your trip to South Korea. History of the DMZ The DMZ (officially called the Korean Demilitarised Zone) has been there for the entirety of many of our lifetimes – b...
Since knowing how to say hello in Korea greatly depends on showing proper respect, a special greeting is used when answering the phone if the age or standing of someone is unknown:yoboseyo.Pronounced "yeow-boh-say-oh," yoboseyo is polite enough to be used as a greeting when answering the...
A visit to South Korea isn’t complete without visiting the DMZ (demilitarized zone). For many of us, visiting North Korea is out of the question so this is the closest we can get to this country. While visiting the DMZ you will find out more about the Korean history and war. You wi...
This blog post is all about the JSA DMZ tour my Dad and I took back in early August when he came to visit for my Summer vacation! It was a fantastic experience and one that many foreigners partake in when visiting Korea. There are a number of different companies and groups that offer ...
5-Day Central Vietnam Culture ExplorationTrip to Phong Nha-Ke Bang and DMZ Visas for Vietnam When entering Vietnam as a tourist, you can apply for two different visas. The first is the visa-on-arrival which you start applying for online before you arrive, and the second is by applying ...
How does a DMZ work?Customers of a business that has a public website must make their web server accessible from the internet to visit the website. This puts their entire internal network at high risk. To avoid this, the organization can pay a hosting firm to host the website or its ...
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STEP 1: GET TO NORTH KOREA You first need toget to North Korea. Lucky for you, it’s easy to travel to North Korea, despite contrary belief. Almost anyone can visit legally as a tourist, even Americans, so long as youbook a North Korea tourthrough anauthorized DPRK travel agent. ...
Private DMZ Tour$150 or more *Prices are indicative and subject to change Exchange rate history South Korea is one of the fastest-growing global economies and the fourth-largest economy in Asia. Remarkably it was able to rise from one of the world’s poorest countries to a highly developed...
CNN Travel explains how to visit the DMZ, what you should know before going and the likely fate of the zone should South Korea and North Korea finally broker a formal peace. Get your bearings Visiting the DMZ: Dividing the Korean peninsula like a scar, the 160-mile-long Demilitarized Zo...