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 enlarge | Author: Robert Nilsen
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
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Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 91794
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3rd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 860
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 1566914183
Dewey Decimal Number: 915
EAN: 9781566914185
ASIN: 1566914183
Publication Date: November 26, 2003
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Great lists of things to do, but prioritizing would helpful July 24, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The South Korea Moon Handbook was a great read before we got to Korea, and a help once we decided what we had time to see. Since our stay in Korea was short (8 days), a list of "must-see" places would have been helpful.
Some wonderful places we did see are the National Museum, the Royal Palace, the Folk Village, the Buddhist temple by COEX, the National Center for the Traditional Performing Arts (a must for musicians), the "63" building , the DMZ tour through the USO (cheaper than any other option), the National War Museum, the a bamboo forest, and the island of Jeju.
 anyonghasehyo... July 24, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book got me through a ton traveling. If I could go back in time, I'd still buy this and the insight guide both pre-used. This one needs more color maps. You sould forget about most of the hotels in Korean travel books. You should just stay at a yeogwan. You'll know it by the symbol of a bath with three wavey lines. P.S. While traveling always remember to unlock your credit card for every country you travel to!!!
Good information but needs to be more up-to-date! May 8, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Book is broken out nicely into sections and provides relevant information about the area attractions. The book, however, was not as up to date as it really should have been. This was my first time to South Korea and this book was a great introduction to the country and all of its parts.
 too much literature January 24, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Not good for quick referencing when on the road. Not the sort of lengthy literature that one has time to read when they are looking for a good hostel and nearest transport points en-route to some far out place. The history and cultural information was good to read on long trips but I prefer to do my cultural learnings first-hand.
It did not detail some of the more essential points on disaparate and isolated locations. I found some of the views on modern cities like Seoul to be somewhat dated and missed the point slightly. Overall, it gave the impression of korea as some country stuck in medieval times with only monasteries and mountains for people to marvel at.
 Serves its purpose January 20, 2007
The book served its purpose, which I guess is what you want, but it did not go into enough detail for me on the areas of Korea I needed it for. The maps also were not as easy to follow as in other books.
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