Ebook: Korea: A Travel Survival Kit

Following 50 years of foreign occupation and a devastating civil war, the Republic of Korea has made a remarkable recovery to become one of the economic powers of Asia. Seoul, site of the 1988 Olympics, is today the cosmopolitan capital of a modern, industrial nation.

Yet Korea is also an ancient land and its proud, friendly people are culturally quite distinct from the rest of Asia. The countryside reveals another world of sublime mountain forests, thousand-year-old temples and remote, windswept islands.

This guide, with its practical information and use of Korean script, is designed to help you explore Korea with a minimum of fuss. It provides information on what to see, where to stay and how to get around, plus concise descriptions of Korean history and culture.