The list I wrote for my niece's first South Korea trip: Ten unique things to do, from coin lunch boxes to Jeju sunrises and slow trains.…
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Keep ReadingOn New Year's day in Seoul, we went to the Bongeunsa Temple, a Buddhist temple. Going to a temple on a new year was our family tradition.…
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