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Lonely Planet Korea

Lonely Planet Korea

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Summary

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher

Lonely Planet's Korea is your passport to the most relevant， up-to-date advice on what to see and skip， and what hidden discoveries await you。 Explore the graceful Changdeokgung palace and horticultural idyll of Huwon， hike the dramatic volcanic landscape of Jeju-do and get dirty at the Boryeong Mud Festival - all with your trusted travel companion。 Get to the heart of Korea and begin your journey now！

Inside Lonely Planet's Korea:


Colour maps and images throughout
Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local， avoiding crowds and trouble spots
Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation， phone numbers， websites， transit tips， prices
Honest reviews for all budgets - eating， sleeping， sightseeing， going out， shopping， hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
Cultural insights provide a richer， more rewarding travel experience - covering history， people， music， religion， cuisine， politics
Covers Seoul， Incheon， Jeju-do， Gyeonggi-do， Gangwon-do， Cheongju， Gyeongsangbuk-do， Sokcho， Samcheok， Chungju， Daejeon， Gongju， Daegu， North Korea， Pyongyang， Panmunjom， the DMZ， and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Korea is our most comprehensive guide to Korea， and is perfect for discovering both popular and offbeat experiences。

Looking for just the highlights？ Check out Pocket Seoul ， our handy-sized guide featuring the best sights and experiences for a short visit to the nation's capital。

Looking for more in-depth city coverage？ Check out Lonely Planet's Seoul for a detailed look at all the capital has to offer。

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand， providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973。 Over the past four decades， we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated， passionate global community of travellers。 You'll also find our content online， and in mobile apps， video， 14 languages， nine international magazines， armchair and lifestyle books， ebooks， and more。

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Reviews

Monica ，

Version I got was a little out of date

Annika ，

Interestingly they did not mention Seoul zoo at all。 Also the maps might be bigger。 But they had very interesting articles in the last 100 pages about culture， food， history， language and traveling。 I would have liked to see also hangeul reading instruction and spelling， but these can probably be seen also online elsewhere。

April （Aprilius Maximus） ，

I read this because I plan on holidaying in Seoul in October of this year （2017） and plan to live and work there in 2019 as an English teacher。 I'm not going to give this a rating， but it got me so excited to visit so many places and learn new things！ The section on Korea's history in the back was also really helpful and interesting！ I read this because I plan on holidaying in Seoul in October of this year （2017） and plan to live and work there in 2019 as an English teacher。 I'm not going to give this a rating， but it got me so excited to visit so many places and learn new things！ The section on Korea's history in the back was also really helpful and interesting！ 。。。more

Arantxa ，

absolutely not useful

Bronwyn Lok ，

Full review at http://bronzelock619。blogspot。com/2016/07/korea-lonely-planet-country-guide-simon。html。I bought this book to prepare for my trip to South Korea。 I knew next to nothing about Korea before reading this book， as I never watched Korean dramas or listen to K-pop。 But after finishing this book， I really felt that I leaned a lot， and understand the country better。 This book has some astounding and colourful pictures。 I would like more of the pictures so as to get a better idea of the loc Full review at http://bronzelock619。blogspot。com/2016/07/korea-lonely-planet-country-guide-simon。html。I bought this book to prepare for my trip to South Korea。 I knew next to nothing about Korea before reading this book， as I never watched Korean dramas or listen to K-pop。 But after finishing this book， I really felt that I leaned a lot， and understand the country better。 This book has some astounding and colourful pictures。 I would like more of the pictures so as to get a better idea of the locations introduced， but logistically that would be difficult since this is supposed to be a tour guide book you bring along in your travels。The book starts off with 13 top experiences to have in South Korea， which provides a great start to pick things to do there。 I also like how they created lists of places to go according to your preferences - traditional architectures， crafts and shopping， outdoor activities， or culinary experiences。After simple introductions， the book goes into detail about unique places to go， sorted by provinces。 Included are suggestions of accommodation and places to eat， ranked by affordability so that either budget or extravagant， there is something for everyone。 The book also listed events by month， and a list of dishes commonly found there， so I learned there is a lot more to Korean food than kimchi and barbecue。 At the back， you can find a list of romanized common phrases that would be really useful there。 With that book in hand， you would not have any problems communicating for simple things such as asking for the location of the nearest toilet。What I like about this book is that not only does it have guides on South Korea， but it also present important information on North Korea， a place people rarely get the chance to visit。 When in North Korea， it is immensely important to know what you can and cannot do。 They are very particular when it came to some of the things。 It even tells the history of North Korea and how it became so secluded。 I find all these really fascinating， even though I am not planning to go there。The major flaw of this book was that it absolutely did not fit with what Asian youngsters are looking for when they visit South Korea。 It is more suited for Western backpackers or families with children。 People my age are more interested in popular locations from the latest K dramas， or where to get all those unique desserts and street food that are all the rage right now。 We are less concerned with which temple is the best for meditation， nor do we like to visit museums unless it gets us out of school。 。。。more

Ingrid Diane ，

good info。。。

©lukisan athirah espada ，

The best！！！

Ninja Neko ，

My copy is the 9th edition， February 2013I used this guide to plan most of our 2 week trip around South Korea in November 2014。 Some of the info is outdated （especially prices have all gone up it seems）， and as we had a Korail train pass I would have preferred more info on train times （a lot of info on bus times， hardly any trains）。 The restaurants we tried from the guide were spot on。And as always with LP， I really liked the little blurbs （in the blue boxes） with background info。

Yunita1987 ，

Kurang sih soale informasi pariwisatanya tidak terlalu banyak

Kristina ，

Informative and really useful。

Nicole Burr ，

Very useful and informative！ Highly recommended。

Dongkwon Choi ，

Almost Korean romanization is terrible with a lack of information。 Sometimes it is whole different from actual information。And as a Korean， I'll NEVER recommend this fuckin' book。 Almost Korean romanization is terrible with a lack of information。 Sometimes it is whole different from actual information。And as a Korean， I'll NEVER recommend this fuckin' book。 。。。more

Ash Mishra ，

Meh。 Not extraordinary

Peter ，

Nice because it cuts both ways！: This is a very complete guide， as they come from LP。 Many famous and not so famous places are described in detail and in 99% of the cases accurately，too。 Nice if you want to know where other foreigners hang out in Korea。 Next thing is to decide wether you want to meet them or avoid them。。。

Crystal ，

I am preparing for my third trip to Korea as a chaperone。 Reading the guidebook after having been there actually helped me understand a lot of what I had seen， and the listing of most sites in hangul as well as English helped me learn to at least sound out hangul words。

Frank McGirk ，

I suppose this is better than nothing， but it's not updated well， and there's not that much in Korea anyway。 The internet would be just or more useful。I've used Lonely Planet guides plenty of times， but this one is dissapointing。 I suppose this is better than nothing， but it's not updated well， and there's not that much in Korea anyway。 The internet would be just or more useful。I've used Lonely Planet guides plenty of times， but this one is dissapointing。 。。。more

Adam ，

Unfortunately I didn't get to use this book nearly as much as I had hoped while living in Korea！ I expected to spend all my free time traveling around the country。 While I did get a bit of travel in， the majority of it was with a soccer team and thus sightseeing wasn't high up on our priority list！Even so， I was able to use the book for a few out of Seoul adventures， most notably a week on the enigmatic island of Jeju！The Jeju part of the book was incredibly useful as much of the local literatur Unfortunately I didn't get to use this book nearly as much as I had hoped while living in Korea！ I expected to spend all my free time traveling around the country。 While I did get a bit of travel in， the majority of it was with a soccer team and thus sightseeing wasn't high up on our priority list！Even so， I was able to use the book for a few out of Seoul adventures， most notably a week on the enigmatic island of Jeju！The Jeju part of the book was incredibly useful as much of the local literature on the island is published in Korean only！Again， LP stands out to me with regards to lodging and maps， two things that are very important to me when traveling！ 。。。more

Mag ，

3。5/5

Melissa ，

[2008。10] This book was invaluable in planning the Korea portion of our Fall 2008 Korea-Japan trip。

Velvetink ，

I have a 1980 edition

Matt Athanasiou ，

Gave me a good overview of Korea's history and understanding traditions。 A bit more subjective than necessary， which has its pros and cons， but overall an informative read。 Make sure you will be visiting one of the cities the book considers before you purchase。 Gave me a good overview of Korea's history and understanding traditions。 A bit more subjective than necessary， which has its pros and cons， but overall an informative read。 Make sure you will be visiting one of the cities the book considers before you purchase。 。。。more

K ，

Really just read the Seoul chapter， which wasn't that helpful because this was published five years ago， and also due to snarkiness of the writing。 Really just read the Seoul chapter， which wasn't that helpful because this was published five years ago， and also due to snarkiness of the writing。 。。。more

Travis ，

Yeah， well I liked this one for the history and context it gave me in understanding and touring around Korea。 I really love this country。 This particular book has earned a revered place as a bathroom book for a many months。 So if you ever see it on my shelf， don't touch it。 I'm just kind of "moseying" through it randomly。 Yeah， well I liked this one for the history and context it gave me in understanding and touring around Korea。 I really love this country。 This particular book has earned a revered place as a bathroom book for a many months。 So if you ever see it on my shelf， don't touch it。 I'm just kind of "moseying" through it randomly。 。。。more

Patricia ，

A solid guide， but Seoul based。 Lonely planet skims the surface of Korean culture， but if you want off-the-beaten-track experiences， purchase the Moon Guidebook instead。

Natalie ，

For this genre of book， I like the format and the writing。

hana ，

Just getting ready for my trip to Korea in 2 weeks！ So far this book is really good。 I can't stop reading and looking for things to do and food to eat。 Just getting ready for my trip to Korea in 2 weeks！ So far this book is really good。 I can't stop reading and looking for things to do and food to eat。 。。。more

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