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Hotel Lobby

Sheraton Grande Walkerhill The Sheraton Grande Walkerhill offers a special package that allows guests who stay in deluxe room to enjoy the clown show ``Zephora.'' The show, which features clowns characterized by colorful wigs, stylistic makeup and exaggerated facial expressions, is accompanied by a five-course meal. Package guests can also receive a 10 percent discount for any additional tickets to Zephora. The package is 270,000 won for two people, with a special 20,000 won-per-person rate for the breakfast buffet at The View. For more information, call (02) 2022-0000. COEX InterContinental Seoul The COEX InterContinental Seoul's lobby lounge holds a ``Wonder Hour''. This special offers customers unlimited draft beer, wine and a snack buffet from Monday to Saturday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Also from 6:30 p.m. a four-piece jazz band will perform. For more information, call (02) 3430-8603. Sejong Hotel The Japanese restaurant Fujiya at the Sejong Hotel presents globefish specialties. The special menus include globefish table d'hote (150,000 wo

Nov 8, 2007

Siberia: Land of Natural Wonders and Adventurers’ Paradise

By Oleg Kiriyanov Contributing Writer If you ask somebody what he or she knows about Russia, probably 90 percent answer, “The country where Siberia is.” Correct, Siberia occupies more than a half of Russia’s territory stretching from the Ural Mountains to the Far East. Its area is more than 10 million square kilometers -- 4,000 to 5,000 kilometers from west to east and 2,000 to 3,000 kilometers from north to south -- vast territory, which is difficult to imagine until you get there. If you see five to 10 people a day while traveling in the vast Siberian valleys or mountains, that means you are walking along a crowded avenue, from the Siberian point of view. It is obvious that Siberians have a different sense of distance. For them a distance of 500 to 600 kilometers means “close,” 1,000 to 2,000 kilometers “not so far,” and only above that is accepted as “far away.” For people from Novosibirsk, the most popular place for weekend parties is the riverside of the Katun River -- about 550 kilometers away. Well, great distances between cities and the small number of popula

Nov 1, 2007

Hotel Lobby

Ritz-Carlton, Seoul European restaurant, The Garden at the Ritz-Carlton, Seoul promotes a venison menu, in the French tradition. The Garden will offer the menu with traditional French recipes including natural mushrooms, beans, duck liver and venison. Guests can choose a venison steak or pan-fried pork chop of black pig. The Venison menu will also include two course menus for the price of 80,000 won and 65,000 won through Nov. 30. For more information, call (02) 3451-8271. Hyatt Regency Incheon The Hyatt Regency Incheon will hold an event under the theme of ``Casino Royale'' on Nov. 10. A set menu dinner will be offered alongside Black Jack, Roulette and Baccarat tables manned by croupiers. A lucky draw event will offer prizes including two complimentary flights and an overnight stay at Hyatt Regency Manila and Hyatt regency Incheon. The event is priced at 130,000 won and 100,000 won for CATH members. For more information, call (032) 745-1713. Grand Hilton Seoul Japanese restaurant Mitsumomo at the Grand Hilton Seoul features king crab menu

Nov 1, 2007

Chefs Present Home-Style Indian Dish

By Kim Tae-jong Staff Reporter The Millennium Seoul Hilton's Mediterranean restaurant Cilantro will hold an Indian cuisine promotion during the month of November. To keep with the authentic flavors of Indian specialties, the restaurant has invited two veteran chefs from India. The two, Mukul Sharma and Chintan Pandya, from the Hilton Towers Mumbai have vowed to offer authentic cuisine ― different from what diners here know as Indian food. ``What we will offer is really authentic Indian cuisine, something that ordinary Indians eat at home,'' Sharma said. To many people here, Indian dishes consists of mainly Tandoori chicken and typical curries, but he said traditional Indian foods are simple and plain, much different from those well known as Indian dishes. The promotion continues through the end of the month but the chefs will only stay at the hotel until Nov. 9. So they are now busy training the chefs and staff at Cilantro so that guests can enjoy authentic Indian dishes even after the two return home. Although the home-style Indian dishes are simple, the

Nov 1, 2007

Tour to Filming Sets

Dramatic Legacy Still Goes on Locations Nationwide By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter Does a mega-hit drama or film leave a tourist attraction behind it? Even after dramas end, their legacy seems to remain through film sets. Since the set of hit drama ``Winter Sonata'' on Nami Island became a landmark tourist site a few years ago, other dramas have followed suit. Thanks to the on-going hallyu, Korean Wave in Asian countries, mostly spurred by Korean dramas, various destinations around the country from Nami Island in Gangwon Province to Jeju Island are luring tourists including not only Koreans but also foreigners. Taean County The filming site of ``Taewangsasingi'' (The Four Guardian Gods of the King) in Taean County, South Chungcheong Province, is becoming a fresh spot for many fans of actor Bae Yong-joon, fondly called ``Yonsama,'' in Japan. This year's blockbuster drama, now airing on MBC, was shot on a 9,744 square-meter set in Taean County. The drama starring Bae and award-winning actress Moon So-ri is a love story set in the lifetime of K

Nov 1, 2007

Hilton Namhae Celebrates Successful Year

By Kim Tae-jong Staff Reporter The Hilton Namhae Golf & Spa Resort was launched last year in one of the most isolated places in the country _ the southernmost island of Namhae. It has been long known simply for its quality garlic or just centuries ago, a dumping ground for criminals and exiles. There was initial skepticism on its isolated location but after one year in operation its general manager seems confident about its success. ``It was hard when we first introduced it. Many people were skeptical, saying why not in a popular place like on Jeju Island or Busan,'' Nils-Arne Schroeder said during an interview with The Korea Times. ``But when they actually arrived here, seeing the environment and the villas, they loved it. We have now a lot of return-customers.'' Celebrating its first anniversary on Oct. 24, he vowed to continue making efforts to develop the property into the best resort in the country in the near future. The resort was the first property of Hilton Worldwide Resorts in Korea, and was introduced with the aim of offering perfect relaxation at its

Oct 25, 2007

Hotel Lobby

Seoul Plaza Hotel The Seoul Plaza Hotel has opened an all day restaurant, The Seven Square. The new restaurant guarantees to provide fresh and nutritious Mediterranean style cuisine. The diverse menu will include the economical Afternoon Tea Set to meet the needs of trendy life styles. Seven Square harmonizes the colors brown, beige, olive green, orange into a comfortable space together with a great view of the Seoul Plaza to create a relaxing and recharging atmosphere. For more information, call (02) 310-7340. W Seoul-Walkerhill The W Seoul-Walkerhill will hold a series of dinner events titled ``101 Things to Eat Before You Die'' on Nov. 7 in celebration of the appointment of the new head chef Ciaran Hickey. Guests can watch the chef in action on huge screens during the event and Hickey will make his rounds of the tables to meet guests as well. Various prizes will be given to winners of a raffle at the end of the event. There will be a cover charge of 100,000 won per person. For more information, call (02) 2022-0111. Park Hyatt Seoul

Oct 25, 2007

Rediscovering Koreas Spine

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff Reporter New Zealander Roger Shepherd had already walked 350 kilometers of the Baekdu-daegan mountain ridge in June last year, before he realized he should be documenting his trek through the ``spine" of the Korean peninsula. The Baekdu-daegan is the mountain range that runs through the Korean Peninsula (both North and South Korea), passing through every province except for Gyeonggi, South Chungcheong and Jeju Island. Shepherd was so entranced by the range's beauty and the friendliness of the Korean people he had met during his trek, that he felt more foreigners should know about this hiking trail. Thus, the idea to traverse the 670-kilometer Baekdu-daegan mountain ridge in South Korea was born. Baekdu-daegan means ``white-head great-ridge.'' It starts at Mount Baekdusan in North Korea, and ends at Mount Jirisan in South Korea, running nearly 1,625 kilometers from end to end. But the two Kiwis are doing the South first. Shepherd, a policeman from Wellington, vowed to return to Korea to walk the entire Baekdu-daegan trail, and to wr

Oct 25, 2007

Chungmuro Celebrates Soul of Korean Cinema

By Lee Hyo-won Staff Reporter With the Pusan (Busan) International Film Festival (PIFF) just having ended, the spotlight shifts to Chungmuro -- the heart of Seoul and the homeland of Korean cinema. From Oct. 25 to Nov.2., the inaugural Chungmuro International Film Festival in Seoul (CHIFFSS) will provide a cinematic adventure like no other. While most film festivals tend to draw art film buffs, CHIFFSS invites entire families to feel the cinematic pulse of Korea through a host of fun activities. Rather than boasting a high number of world or international premieres, the festival re-illuminates rare-to-see classic films from near and far. Why not? This is where Korean film began. The festival will show some 150 films from 32 countries under seven sections and two special sections. It seemed ``unfathomable'' to launch an international film festival in Busan because ``the cultural hub of Korea was Seoul, and the hub of the industry was also in Seoul, or Chungmuro to be exact,'' reads a book looking back at the history of PIFF, ``10 Years' PIFF History.'' PIFF has sin

Oct 18, 2007

North Korean Style Food at Jin Go Gae

By Lee Hyo-won Staff Reporter If you're looking for some great Korean food but nothing too fancy, Jin Go Gae might be just the right place for you. Founded in 1968, when the country was recovering from the catastrophic Korean War (1950-53), the restaurant has long established a name for serving homey but gourmet North Korean style meals, passed on from one generation to another. Typical of any ``matjib,'' a reputed restaurant known for its own colorful dishes, Jin Go Gae explodes with hordes of guests during prime mealtimes. The spacious ground floor is always packed with one party filing in after another, and is rather hectic with servers scurrying back and forth, taking orders for additional side dishes. But the wait is surprisingly short, so it's well worth it unless you are in a hurry. The private rooms on the upper level, where you can sit down for a relatively quiet meal, must be reserved in advanced. Once seated, help yourself to the menu beneath the table. A myriad of meals might confuse you, ranging from various sauteed beef to noodles and soups, to the list of

Oct 18, 2007
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