My favourite news of the month – from Yahoo news
(Haha, YES, I like to read the Yahoo news after my lunch and
before I re-start my work again. A lot of odd and interesting news, hehe )
This came just in time for my upcoming trip
Maybe I should try adding these in too.
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http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.
Insider tips to jazz up your South Korea trip
South Korea is famous for its cosmetics, fashion and K-pop music scene. While seasoned travellers to South Korea may already have a packed to-do list once they set foot in the country, here are some insider tips to enhance your trip, so that you can enjoy South Korea beyond what an average tourist experiences.
1. Many K-pop fans like to attend concerts or weekly music shows in Korea. Why not try something different by catching a musical there, such as "Wedding" at Music Show Wedding Theater at Jeong-dong in Seoul. Produced by the same director as comedy show Nanta, energetic singers and dancers deliver an interactive performance about a wedding ceremony that has gone wrong. It also features musicians playing 23 different kinds of instrument and famous K-pop hits such as "Gangnam Style" and "Abracadabra", which the audience can sing and dance along to. You even get to meet the cast after the performance.
2. Myeong-dong is not only place to get your beauty fix. Pamper yourself from head-to-toe at Skin Anniversary at Munbai-dong in Paju. There are staff there to analyses your skin using high-tech machines. They will then perform a customised skin treatment and recommend products for you to use at home.
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http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.
Insider tips to jazz up your South Korea trip
South Korea is famous for its cosmetics, fashion and K-pop music scene. While seasoned travellers to South Korea may already have a packed to-do list once they set foot in the country, here are some insider tips to enhance your trip, so that you can enjoy South Korea beyond what an average tourist experiences.
2. Myeong-dong is not only place to get your beauty fix. Pamper yourself from head-to-toe at Skin Anniversary at Munbai-dong in Paju. There are staff there to analyses your skin using high-tech machines. They will then perform a customised skin treatment and recommend products for you to use at home.
3. We also hear that the beauty spot is frequently visited by Korean celebrities. For those who are too busy to visit the skin care shop, sich as Heechul from Super Junior and Kim Hyun-Joong from SS501, they use Nuganic's two-step home care that can be purchased at Skin Anniversary. Even Hong Kong actor Wayne Lai and Taiwanese singer Vanness We have visited the store.
4. We all love to shop for bags in South Korea, but at the Simone Handbag Museum at Sinsa-dong in Seoul, not only can you be a fashionista, you can also be a fashion guru. The museum showcases a wide collection of iconic purses with the oldest dating all the way back to the 1550s. While the pieces on displays aren't for sale, Simone Handbag Museum sell their own quality leather bags. You can even sign up for a hangbag DIY class if you want to learn the craft.
5. Don't just head off to Myeong-dong and Dongdaemun for the shopping. Samcheong-dong in Seoul is a nice place to chill out too, with galleries, restaurants and shops selling unique items.
6. You can also find nice cafes in Samcheong-dong. Who can resist going into this cute Hello Kitty Cafe?
7. Are you a fan of Korean food? Instead of just enjoying all the yummy kimchi and BBQ in Korea, why not learn how to make Korean cuisine? At the Institute of Traditional Korean Food at Waryong-dong in Seoul, you get to pick up skills to cook up a Korean meal. There's also a tteokmuseum and cafe there shoecasing a wide variety of Korean rice cakes.
8. For those with a sweet tooth, Korean desserts aren't just limited to the rice cakes. Patbingsu (shaved ice) is getting really popular in Korea, especially for the hot summer. This patbingsu from the 10 Corso Como Cafe at Cheongdam-dong in Seoul tastes especially yummy. Instead of using shaved ice, they use shaved frozen milk which is sweeter and softer.
9. While we will also stock up on seaweed and ginseng when we go to South Korea, there are these snacks that are equally good, such as banana milk (they do see it in Singapore, but we reckon it tastes fresher there), choco pie (this one has rice cake in it too) and squid snacks.
10. Korean history is not all about the Korean war. Learn about the country's culture, how the Korean alphabet (Hangul) came about and check out ancient artefacts at the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan Family Park in Seoul.
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