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Korean Travel Online - Songpa-gu is Looking for Tourism Promotion Ambassadors




Songpa-gu is looking for foreign nationals who will work as a tourism promotion ambassadors for Songpa, the city of international cultural tourism, in order to improve overseas promotion and increase the interest and participation of foreign tourists on Hanseong Baekje Cultural Festival, the festival that represents Songpa. 

Foreign nationals residing in Korea are eligible to apply.  

·           Applicant requirements : Foreigners and overseas students residing in Korea (priority to applicants in their 20s and 30s)

·           Personnel organization : approx. 50 ambassadors 

-  Teams will either be in 2-in-1 (Korean + Foreigner) or foreigner solo

-   Each country will have 1-2 teams

·           Date of Commission: In April 2013 (at the 1st anniversary of special tourism zone). One year period from April 2013 to April 2014.
 
Description of Promotion Ambassador's Responsibilities

·         Promote news and information about Songpa’s tourism, festival, concerts and events in their own countries.

·         Participate in the creation of promotional materials for Songpa’s tourism marketing (videos and etc.)

·         Participate in tourism promotion programs that include the Hanseong Baekje Cultural Festival and special tourism district festivals.

·         Monitoring and offering suggestions for tourism sites and festivals of Songpa

·         Idea contribution for better city policies, etc
 
Benefits of being a tourism ambassador

·         It is an honorary position without compensation. The ambassadors will be treated with utmost respect.

·         If you participate in the creation of promotional materials or festivals, related expenses will be provided within budget.

·         You are eligible to participate in the Songpa Fame Tour (March, April)

·         If you are a college student living in Songpa-gu, you are given priority for part time jobs during vacation.

·         Free tickets to cultural and art concerts hosted by Songpa

·         Activities are recognized as volunteer work hours

Application:
Application Period : 2013.02.01 – 2013.03.08 
Application Form : Download application form here
Email your application to esperson@songpa.go.kr
Announcement of Results : 2013.03.22
※ Inquiries: Songpa International Tourism City Promotion Team
(02-2147-2100, esperson@songpa.go.kr )




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Korean Travel Online - Event Updates (4th week of Feb)


Spring is just around the corner so we've updated the event listing with some of the spring flower festivals with confirmed dates. Stay tuned as we'll keep updating as soon as we get new information.

FESTIVALS

Jeju Hallim Park Maehwa Festival 2013.02.16 – 2013.03.03 Jeju-do
Uljin Snow Crab & Red Snow Crab Festival 2013.02.28 – 2013.03.03 Gyeongsangbuk-do
Jeju Hueree Apricot Flower Festival 2013.02.20 – 2013.03.10 Jeju-do
Jeju Field-Burning Festival 2013.03.08 – 2013.03.10 Jeju-do
Tongyeong International Music Festival 2013.03.22 – 2013.03.28 Gyeongsangnam-do
Holdman Lighting Show (Provence Village) 2013.12.23 – 2013.03.31 Gyeonggi-do
Gwangyang International Maehwa Festival 2013.03.23 – 2013.03.31 Jeollanam-do
Gurye Sansuyu Festival 2013.03.29 – 2013.03.31 Jeollanam-do
Yeongdeok Snow Crab Festival  2013.03.28 – 2013.04.01 Gyeongsangbuk-do
Nonsan Strawberry Festival 2013.04.03 – 2013.04.07 Chungcheongnam-do
Jeju Cherry Blossom Festival 2013.04.05 – 2013.04.07 Jeju-do
Jinhae Gunhangje Festival 2013.04.01 – 2013.04.10 Gyeongsangbuk-do
Seoul International Improvisation Dance Festival 2013.04.07 – 2013.04.13 Seoul
Cheongdo Bullfighting Festival 2013.04.17 – 2013.04.21 Gyeongsangbuk-do
Muaksan Cherry Blossoms Festival 2013.04.19 – 2013.04.21 Jeollabuk-do
Cheongpunghoban Cherry Blossom Festival 2013.04.19 – 2013.04.21 Chungcheongbuk-do
Shinan Tulip Festival 2013.04.19 – 2013.04.28 Jeollanam-do
Jindo Miracle Sea Festival 2013.04.25 – 2013.04.28 Jeollanam-do
Herb Island Light Festival 2012.12.01 – 2013.04.30 Gyeonggi-do
Hampyeong Butterfly Festival 2013.04.26 – 2013.05.08 Jeollanam-do


EXHIBITS/MUSEUMS

The World Animals: Exhibition Project 2012.12.01 – 2013.03.03 Seoul
Seoul Modern Art Festa 2013.03.02 – 2013.03.17 Seoul
New & Now : SeMA's New Acquisitions 2012 2013.01.18 – 2013.03.17 Seoul
Van Gogh in Paris 2012.11.08 – 2013.03.24 Seoul
Dream Walking in the Magical Reality 2012.10.23 – 2013.03.24 Gyeonggi-do
Song of Life Kim Byung Jong  2013.03.01 – 2013.03.31 Seoul
I Am an Artist Exhibition 2012.11.02 – 2013.03.31 Seoul
Musei Vaticani Collection 2012.12.08 – 2013.03.31 Seoul
The Poetic Object - Contemporary Crafts 2013.09.28 – 2013.03.31 Gyeonggi-do
American Impressionism Exhibition 2012.12.22 – 2013.03.29 Seoul
Tim Burton Exhibition 2012.12.12 – 2013.04.14 Seoul
Modern Masterpieces from the Museum Collection  2313.01.25 – 2013.04.21 Seoul
Memory of Landscape I have never seen 2013.01.25 – 2013.04.21 Seoul
Caricatures of Korean Presidents 2012.12.21 – 2013.03.31 Gyeonggi-do
Art Across America 2013.02.05 – 2013.05.19 Seoul
The Peranakan World: Cross-cultural Art from Singapore and the Straits 2013.03.19 – 2013.05.19 Seoul
Donated Photographs 2012 2012.12.21 – 2013.05.26 Gyeonggi-do
Opulence : Treasures of Korean Traditional Craft 2013.03.28 – 2013.06.02  Seoul
Korean Art from the Museum Collection_Grand-Narrative Part I 2013.05.01 – 2013.06.09 Gyeonggi-do
Xiongnu, the Great Empire of the Steppes -Mongolian Archeological Excavation Result Exhibition 2013.04.30 – 2013.06.19 Seoul
The Secret Forest 2013.05.03 – 2013.07.28 Gyeonggi-do
Figurative Journal Chung Guyon Archive 2013.02.28 – 2013.09.22 Gyeonggi-do


OTHERS

Five Color Starlight Garden Exhibition 2012.12.07 – 2013.03.03 Gyeonggi-do
Gyeongju Bomun Lake Resort Grand Sale 2013.02.14 – 2013.03.03 Gyeongsangbuk-do
Korea Travel Expo 2013 2013.02.28 – 2013.03.03 Seoul
Buddhism Expo 2013 2013.03.07 – 2013.03.10 Seoul
Korea Golf Fair 2013.03.07 – 2013.03.10 Gyeonggi-do
Seoul International Marathon 2013.03.17 – 2013.03.17 Seoul
Gwangju Spring Flower Show 2013 2013.03.29 – 2013.04.07 Gwangju
Seoul International Photo and Imaging Industry Show 2013.04.04 – 2013.04.07 Seoul
Daegu International Marathon  2013.04.14 – 2013.04.14 Daegu
Seoul Seafood Show 2013.04.18 – 2013.04.20 Seoul
International Horticulture Goyang 2013.04.27 – 2013.05.12 Gyeonggi-do
Korea World Travel Fair 2013.05.30 – 2013.06.02 Seoul
Suncheon Bay Garden Expo 2013 2013.04.20 – 2013.10.20 Jeollanam-do
Wednesday Midday Concerts 3rd Wed of each month Seoul
Traditional Music & Dance Saturdays 2013 Busan



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Korean Travel Online - Coffee and Kimbap in Gyeongju


Somewhere between Daereungwon and Cheomseongdae in Gyeongju, there is a quaint little coffee shop by the name of 봄날 [bom-nal].

The impressive coffee art on the latte we ordered certainly drew a lot of oohs and aahs from my companions. The coffee itself was very good too.


What's endearing about it is that it looks like a hanok on the outside but inside it most certainly doesn't give off any old fashioned vibe at all from the inside.



Address: 경주시 황남동 221-13번지

Not too far away from Cheomseongdae, there is a famous Kimbap place called 교리김밥 [gyo-ri-kim-bap]. What makes this kimbap different is that it has plenty of egg.







Address: 경상북도 경주시 교동 69

While you are in this area, you might as well drop by Gyeongju Gyodong Beopju. Gyodong Beopju is home-made glutinous rice wine, made from indigenous glutinous rice, wheat and yeast, fermented more than 100 days and produced in the traditional way of brewing.








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Korean Travel Online - Seosan's Haemi-eup Seong and Gaesimsa

Seosan is located at the northwestern end of Chungcheongnam-do, bordering on Dangjin-gun, and Hongseong-gun to the east and on Taean-gun to the west.



There's no Starbucks, departments stores, or McDonalds in Seosan. It's a small city and most of the coffee shops and restaurants are situated around the Seosan Bus Terminal. You would think there's nothing to see here but there's actually more than a few beautiful sites to explore, including the Haemi-eup Seong Fortress and Gaesimsa.

Haemi-eup Fortress is one of a few fortresses in Korea, whose original form has been completely preserved, where commander-in-chiefs served, and where Admiral Sun-sin Yi was on duty for 10 months as a military officer in the 12th year of King Seonjo. It is also a martyrs scared ground where about 1,000 Roman Catholic Church believers were executed in the 3rd year (1866AD) of King Gojong.

It was a beautiful sunny day and we saw an ajeossi flying an amazingly long kite. He said it is made up of a total of 95 individual kites. Impressive.

If you are brave enough (or bored enough), you can even walk on the 5 meter high wall. And mind you, it's quite a distance before you can reach the next gate where you can get down.

Gaesimsa is treasure number 143 and one of the four major temples located in Chungcheongnam-do.






One of the ways that temples raise money is through these temple tiles. Donors purchase a temple tile and then write a message, prayer, or wish on the underside. Later, the tiles will be used to re-fit the roof.








The Seosan Tour and Culture website (seosantour.net) is actually more informative than expected and you can find a lot of information about the places worth going to.





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