Even though Seoul’s winters can be cold, the season always feels warm and magical when the city lights up at night.
One of the most beautiful winter events is the Seoul Lantern Festival, held every December along the Cheonggyecheon Stream.
We are back at Seoul’s Incheon Airport today and it’s super busy again due to all the flight cancellations/delays from the heavy snow yesterday. Thankfully it mostly stopped snowing in Seoul/Incheon around 10am today.
If you plan to travel to Korea, download and register yourself in the free ICN SmartPass app for Incheon International Airport. This app allows you to use skip the departure security line going into the secure area of the airport simply by using your Face (Face ID).
And for those shopping, the Duty Free Stores in Seoul and at the airport have lots of end of year sales, many 10-20% and sometimes more. For vocab, see our article.
Kim Yu-na, the 2010 Olympic figure skating champion, was in the news again this weekend for winning the World Figure Skating Championship in London, Ontario (Canada). She had been away from competitive events for nearly two years. Story here.
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Two articles on cold weather and staying warm.
