President of Frescobaldi Wines Visits Korea
By 10 Media on June 19, 2013 | 9:28 am | 0 Comments
It’s not every day that the president and heir to one of the oldest wineries in the world visits Korea, but it is almost every year. The Frescobaldi family got its start in wine production around the year 1300 at the Italian estate of Tenuta di Castiglioni in Val di Pesa, southwest of Florence. The winery has since then been handed down from generation to generation,
Books : The Geography of Thrones
By 10 Media on June 19, 2013 | 9:13 am | 0 Comments
| John Mensing | Ever had a character step out of fiction into real life? The deservedly popular “Game of Thrones” TV series recently spurred me to read the five novels in the ongoing A Song of Ice and Fire (1995-, 5216+ pages) saga. As part of the payoff of reading rather than watching, I was delighted to find Tyrion Lannister, the erstwhile hand of the King,
Cover Story: Korea’s 10 Best Resorts
By 10 Media on June 15, 2013 | 4:25 pm | 0 Comments
You want more than just a place to stay? We do, too. For an all-inclusive experience, check out these picks for Korea’s 10 best resorts. Sports, sightseeing, spas, and more are rolled into one at these luxurious destinations. 1. Alpensia Resort Olympian Standards, Year-Round With a water park, six ski slopes, and a golf course, there’s a little
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Luxury Within Reach, Touring Cebu’s Islands
By 10 Media on June 13, 2013 | 3:45 pm | 0 Comments
Luxury Within Reach Looking to get out of town? For families, couples, and groups of friends, Plantation Bay in Cebu—located just four hours by plane from Seoul—offers a hassle-free escape to paradise. For those of us who’ve moved beyond the hostel-and-convenience-store method of world travel, choosing accommodation to satisfy our budget and aspirations can be
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CHUNGCHEONG Discovery:Taean Six-Clove Garlic Festival
By 10 Media on June 13, 2013 | 9:42 am | 0 Comments
June 15th - 16th Taean Six-Clove Garlic Festival Mongsan-ri Garlic Harvesting Area at Mongsan Port, Taean-gun, Chungbuk There’s more than one way to skin a garlic clove—or dig one up. Visit the seaside county of Taean this month to try digging up your very own six-clove garlic in this famous garlic festival. While all garlic is important to Korean
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CHUNGCHEONG Discovery: King Sejong & Mineral Water Festival
By 10 Media on June 13, 2013 | 9:38 am | 0 Comments
| Words by Jee-hye Cho | June 15th - 16thKing Sejong & Mineral Water Festival Chojeong-ri, Cheongwon-gun, Chungbuk Chojeong-ri’s mineral water is one of world’s top three mineral springs in the world (the others being Shasta in California and Napolinas in the UK). This mineral spring was discovered 600 years ago. According to history, drinking
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A quiet weekend in another world 10 Themed Pensions
By 10 Media on June 11, 2013 | 3:37 pm | 0 Comments
Get away from it all with a twist at one of Korea’s quirky themed pension lodgings. If you’re more of a bed-and-breakfast traveler than a high roller, you’ll want to try staying at a Korean pension, one of the country’s casual kinds of lodging. Pensions don’t offer luxury on same the level as resorts and hotels. They come with only a basic set of services
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Suji’s Deli & Restaurant Itaewon
By Adam Fagan on June 11, 2013 | 10:26 am | 1 Comment
Their motto is “the next best thing to mom’s home cooking”, and they’ve certainly earned the right to that motto. With their bagels made fresh daily (amazing how hard it can be to find a decent bagel sometimes), and a well-stocked deli, they’ve got just what you need if you’re just stopping by. If you’ve got time to spare, sit down and enjoy the
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From The Editor: Beating Bad Korea Days
By 10 Media on June 11, 2013 | 9:26 am | 0 Comments
Beating Bad Korea Days You can have bad days anywhere in the world. Your taxi driver may respond to your friendly greeting with rude silence, or you may be bumped into without hearing, “Excuse me”; and occasionally someone will try to rip you off with a switcheroo on the fresh fish you just purchased from the fish market (watch for it people!). These sorts of
Shadow Thief
By 10 Media on June 11, 2013 | 9:00 am | 0 Comments
11 am on Thursdays & Fridays / 1 pm & 4 pm on Saturdays & Sundays LATT Children’s Theater, Dogok-dong, Seoul LATT Children's Theatre has opened its doors for an open run of “Shadow Thief,” a bilingual family play. Described as “simply magical” by the Courier Mail, “Shadow Thief” was the cornerstone of Australia’s “Out of the Box Festival of
