| Description: | After shopping the day away in the Gangnam district of Sinsa-dong, soothe your aching shopping arms at Spa Lei. Unlike most Korean spas, Spa Lei is for girls only and goes out of its way to accommodate female guests. The rock sauna, a bed of heated stones that contour to the curves of the body, is particularly relaxing, and the massaging jets of the hot tubs will have you and your gal pals wanting to stay at this sanctuary for the rest of your trip. From a nail salon and powder rooms to an outdoor cafe and small shops selling jewelry and lingerie, Spa Lei brings beauty, fitness, health and fashion together into one package. Located just a little outside of Seoul is a German-style spa resort which is the Icheon Termeden Spa, which feature indoor and outdoor pools. What started out as a hot spring spa has now turned into a multi-resort complex complete with hotels, a golf driving range, horseback riding and more. A sight to behold is its outdoor pool, surrounded by a thick forest. Enjoy the steaming waters of the bade pool, where water jets provide an underwater massage and revitalize the skin. Swim, play, or soak in this Incheon hot springs water stream pool, or try one of the many sporting facilities and its arcade. If it looks familiar to you, it's because you might have recognised it from hosting the popular reality show, Running Man! This beautiful national park includes miles of raw coastline on over 300 separate islands. Each has hiking trails with spectacular ocean and cliff views. The area also features a cable car, known as the Hallyeosudo Viewing Ropeway. It's the only dual-cable, automatic circulating gondola system in the country. The ride is almost 2.4 kilometers long and takes nine minutes to reach the summit. You're rewarded with sweeping views of the countryside and coastline, including the Japanese island of Daemado. The park is about an hour by bus or car from downtown Seoul. The demilitarized zone between North and South Korea is one of the tensest borders in recent times. For some visiting the area, the DMZ zone is the only glimpse of the mysterious and brutal country, North Korea, that they will ever get. There are various viewing platforms from the South Korean side that look northward toward North Korea. The strip that borders each country was decided at the end of the Korean Wars as part of the Korean Armistice Agreement. The area is often used as a place of self-reflection: to reflect upon the state of our political systems and the freedoms we enjoy today. Guided tours are available at the DMZ, which explain in detail the political and social atmospheres of each distinct country |
