All our articles about South Korea.
In Tokyo a tip can be handed straight back, while in Cape Town and on a Kenyan safari it is part of someone's wage. Here is how tipping really works across more than 20 countries, from service charges on the bill to car guards and trekking porters.
South Korea changes completely from one season to the next, from cherry blossoms and spring dust to a muggy monsoon, blazing maple hills and dry, freezing winters. Here is what each month really brings, and the holidays that can upend a trip.
Korean nights start at the dinner table and can end in a karaoke room at dawn. From Seoul's districts to Busan's lit-up bridge and Jeonju's rice wine alleys, here is where to go, what it costs and the etiquette that matters.
Barbecue with a table full of side dishes, bibimbap in Jeonju, pork soup in Busan and black pork on Jeju. Here is how Korean food works, region by region, and what a meal really costs.
Seoul's cosmetics shops get the headlines, but Korea's best buys also include hand-pressed paper from Jeonju, carved masks from Andong and fabric sold by the meter in Dongdaemun. Here is where to shop, what to pay and how to get the tax back.
Royal palaces rebuilt stone by stone in Seoul, Silla tombs in the middle of Gyeongju, mask dancers in Andong and lanterns on the Nam River. Here is where to find Korea's living heritage, which festivals to time a trip around, and what closes when the whole country goes home for the holidays.
Bullet trains that put Busan a morning away from Seoul, subways with English signs and one tap card for nearly everything. Here is how Korea's transport fits together after the 2026 rail merger, plus the trips that work differently, like the DMZ and Jeju.
Volcanic Jeju, granite peaks at the end of a subway line, Busan's city beaches and cranes wintering by the DMZ: South Korea's outdoors is closer and more varied than most visitors expect. Here is where to go, what it costs and how Korean hikers do it.
