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Temples offer quick spring getaways

By Do Je-hae Templestays are hosted throughout the year but the Jogye Order, running many of Korea’s oldest and most prominent Buddhist temples, recently announced a special program geared to springtime visitors. One of the special features of the springtime program is the opportunity to learn to make dishes with spring vegetables that form the main part of the increasingly popular temple diet. The spring templestays will run at participating temples starting Feb. 25 through April. With the 5-day school week starting in March, temples are planning to organize more family-oriented activities. “The springtime program consists of activities geared toward bringing participants closer to nature, through trekking, harvesting wild greens and experience making temple food,” said Chun Young-eun, a PR official with the Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism. With a focus on temple cuisine, these programs are in line with the Jogye Order’s efforts this year to globalize temple food, as part of plans celebrating the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the templestay program ahead o

Feb 23, 2012By Do Je-hae

Mumbai slum tour reveals hidden vibrant life

Visit to Dharavi challenges observer attitude and fosters engagement By Kwaak Je-yup MUMBAI ― The word slum may conjure up some unpleasant or even dreadful images in a tourist’s mind. Chances are that one would most likely find the term on a page about safety in the back of the guidebook than in the list of attractions. But in Mumbai, that preconceived notion is destroyed by a novel tour established by an expatriate and a local. Thanks to them, visitors to the country’s business and entertainment hub have a way to engage with the lives in the slum ― if they come with the right mindset. Reality Tours and Travel, founded by Chris Way and Krishna Poojari in 2006, has taken hundreds of tourists through the slums of Dharavi, once upon a time Asia’s largest slum and world-renowned after the runaway success of the 2009 film “Slumdog Millionaire.” Making people’s daily lives a commercial tourist product has not settled well with everyone, here or abroad, as some see it as a voyeuristic exercise disrespectful to the workers and residents, likening it to people walking through

Feb 16, 2012

Hotel Lobby

Renaissance Seoul Hotel Renaissance Seoul Hotel’s buffet restaurant Cafe Elysee presents a selection of regional specialty menus from Gangwon Province through March 22. A special buffet station will prepare the province’s unique delicacies including seasoned wild vegetables; Chuncheon-style spicy buckwheat noodle with vegetables; buckwheat pancake roll with kimchi; pan-fried chicken with vegetables and spicy sauce; grilled yellow Pollack; and Chinese bellflower root. The buffet is priced at 60,000 won for lunch and 66,000 won for dinner on weekdays, and 63,000 won for lunch and 70,000 won for dinner on weekends. For more information, call 02-2222-8635. Lotte Hotel Lotte Hotel has appointed Song Yong-dok as the new president and CEO of the hotel chain group. Song was the head of Lotte Hotel Moscow’s local corporation, Lotte Rus, and has been recognized for successfully launching the Korean hotel chain in the Russian hospitality market. Since joining Lotte Hotel in 1979, the 57-year-old has held various posts such as sales team leader, marketing division chief, a

Feb 16, 2012By Kim Rahn

Visiting chefs offer international culinary experience

By Kim Rahn Hotel restaurants offer good quality food on their usual menus, but to provide new, unusual items they invite chefs from other hotels or restaurants here and overseas. During February, chefs from around the world ranging from China and Japan to Dubai and Switzerland will present their local delicacies. The Grand Hyatt Seoul’s The Chinese Restaurant invited chef Li and chef Xu from the Grand Hyatt Beijing’s award-winning restaurant, Noble Court, to offer a variety of Chinese dumplings and noodles authentically reflecting traditional Chinese tastes. Through Feb. 28, the two chefs with more than 10 years of culinary experience introduce 17 dishes of dumplings and noodles, using the highest quality local and seasonal ingredients. These include steamed shrimp dumplings with bamboo shoots; steamed shao mai with shrimp mousse and goose liver; wok-fried eel and vegetable spring rolls; and boiled dumplings filled with minced prawn, pork and mushroom. The noodle dishes include boiled noodles with homemade tomato sauce; traditional Beijing noodles with stewed

Feb 16, 2012By Kim Rahn

Art therapy lets children open up

By Noh Hyun-gi In many suspense movies or TV shows, we often see a child character offering critical information (usually ugly truths) for a case through art. Be it an absent father in a drawing of a family or a rough sketch of crime scene, the simple images disclose troubled young minds. Psychoanalysis of drawings and paintings such as these are only a part of art therapy. “People usually think of identifying children’s problems through artwork when they talk about art therapy,” said Yeo Im-gyeong, an art therapist at Cham-Bit Center for Children with Special Needs at Kwangwoon University, on Wednesday. “But that is only the beginning; art therapy gets children to communicate, gain self-confidence and even overcome their disabilities.” Yeo may prescribe the widely used Draw-A-Person test developed by American psychologist Florence Laura Goodenough in the 1920s, which can hint at a child’s condition. A small figure may represent low self-esteem. Failure to include basic anatomical features such as hands or odd images showing the intestines may imply schizophrenic tendencie

Feb 9, 2012

Heal your body, mind and souul on jeju Island

Seongsan IlchulbongThis is the third in a series featuring ``Must-See Tour Routes’’ for foreign tourists, developed by the Visit Korea Committee. A total of five tour routes spanning the country will be presented over a three-month period. The series will introduce a high-quality tour biweekly and is in conjunction with the nationwide campaign to promote the ``2010-2012 Visit Korea Years.’’ ― ED. By Lee Hyo-sik The country’s southern resort island of Jeju used to be a popular honeymoon destination for newlyweds here before they started going abroad. But the island, with its subtropical climate and warm seawater, along with its flora, marine fauna and living culture, has emerged as an exotic holiday spot over the years for not only Korean tourists but also foreigners. Many of the island’s natural assets have been designated as a World Natural Heritage site, helping to draw many Chinese and other foreign tourists. Jeju’s pristine nature, unique cuisine based on a variety of seafood, and exotic cultures have turned itself into a must-visit de

Feb 9, 2012By Lee Hyo-sik

Lufthansa Korea appoints Zimmer as man in charge

By Lee Hyo-sik Christopher Zimmer has been appointed as the new head of Lufthansa Korea. He replaces Christian Schindler who had led the German airline’s operation here since 2008. Lufthansa said as of Feb. 1, Zimmer is responsible for overseeing the passenger airline’s sales and marketing activities in Korea. `` Korea has a very strong and dynamic economy and Lufthansa aims to offer tailor-made services and connections for our growing number of Korean customers,’’ the airline said in a statement. ``Zimmer together with our great staff in Lufthansa Korea will continue to focus on customer service and `Lufthansa quality’ made in Germany to keep our leadership in the Korean market as No. 1 European airline.’’ The company said with his extensive expertise and experience, along with in particular, his previous position in South Asia, he will guide Lufthansa’s team in Korea with special insight. Prior to this appointment, Zimmer has served in various key positions within the company, most recently as the general manager for passenger sales in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and

Feb 2, 2012By Lee Hyo-sik

First local cruise ship set for maiden voyage

By Lee Hyo-sik For years, Korean tourists seeking to travel onboard a cruise ship had to head overseas, with no liners operating here. The majority of them went far as southern Europe or the Caribbean, spending thousands of dollars. But after Feb. 16 they can take a luxury cruise ship from the southeastern port city of Busan and spend several days onboard while calling at Japanese port cities. Harmony Cruise, Korea’s first cruise ship operator, held a launch ceremony Wednesday for its first ship, named Club Harmony, at the Busan International Cruise Terminal. The 26,000-ton vessel, manufactured in Italy, is 174 meters long and 26 meters wide with 383 cabins. It can accommodate up to 1,300 passengers and crew members. It is equipped with an outdoor swimming pool, movie theater, fitness club, spa, restaurants and other amenities. ``We have spent several years to introduce this unprecedented cruise program here by linking Busan with Fukuoka and several other Japanese port cities,’’ a Harmony Cruise spokesman said. ``Club Harmony will set off on its maiden voyage on Feb. 16

Feb 2, 2012By Lee Hyo-sik

Hotel Lobby

Ritz-Carlton Seoul A new general manager is taking over the reins at the Ritz-Carlton Seoul. His name is Christopher R. Clark and the primary goal of the expert with 24 years of hospitality experience is to improve the quality of the products and services offered by the hotel. As part of the new brand platform “Let Us Stay With You,” Clark looks to have guests experience a more mystique and memorable stay. Clark’s Ritz-Carlton career began in 1997. Throughout the world he has held various posts at the hotel chains in Buckhead in Atlanta, Kuala Lumpur, Bali, Sanya and Tokyo. He has also assisted in the opening task forces for many other sister hotels including those in St. Thomas, Sharm El Sheikh, Istanbul, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Grand Hyatt Seoul The Paris Grill at Grand Hyatt Seoul presents two dining experiences to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The special gourmet dinners include a five course menu, a bottle of Moet & Chandon rose champagne, a flower bouquet, chocolate pralines from The Deli, and limousine pickup or drop-off service.

Feb 2, 2012By Kim Rahn

Find your own wedding story at Lotte Hotel

By Kim Rahn Everything in your life has a story, and your wedding should not be a mass-produced event but contain your own, says an event designer. To Youngsong Martin, president of Wildflower Linen, what is important in a wedding is characteristics and style rather than just beautiful decorations or formality, and that’s what Korean weddings lack. “In Korea, brides and grooms are ‘too polite.’ They usually don’t have any opinion about their wedding. Wherever they have the ceremony, it is the couple’s own wedding. If somebody asks them why they chose the color of the decorations, they should have answers rather than saying: We just followed the wedding hall’s concept. Come on, it is one of the most important moments in your life,” she said. Martin runs Wildflower Linen, an event design firm that has brought a new trend to the VIP party culture in the United States. She introduced unique decorations for various events from weddings and award ceremonies to home parties. Martin’s creations were featured at the post-Oscars Governor’s Ball, Vanity Fair after-parties, a gal

Feb 2, 2012By Kim Rahn
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