With K-pop idols, K-dramas and Oscar-winning films taking the world by storm, South Korea is becoming the region’s hottest destination.
Sticking out into the western Pacific like a rocky appendage, South Korea is one of the most rugged countries on Earth, with 70 per cent of its landmass made up of mountains. Once seen as a sleepy backwater, it has finally stepped into the spotlight, with an industrial, technical and pop-cultural output that boggles the mind.
That said, the nation is more than just bright lights and hyperkinetic urban modernity. Occupying the bottom half of the Korean Peninsula, South Korea is a land of sandy beaches, azure waters and more than 3300 islands. Much of its craggy landscape is blanketed in deep pine forests, and the countryside is home to timeless Buddhist temples, rolling hills, rice paddies and tranquil villages where – despite the trappings of modernity – the pace of life continues as it has for thousands of years.
K-pop blasts out from kiosks and mobile-phone shops, gruff street-food vendors tend their carts, and the smell of roasting coffee and sizzling barbecue fills the air. The city is also home to cool and quaint neighbourhoods, historic palaces and some of the most dazzling modern buildings in the country, including the Dongdaemun Design Plaza and the 123-storey Lotte World Tower – a gleaming architectural triumph overlooking the Han River and the twisting urban tapestry spread out below.
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