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The Rough Guide To Korea

The Rough Guide to Korea is the ultimate travel guide to this fascinating peninsula. Discover Korea`s highlights with stunning photography, thoughtful itineraries, colour-coded maps and comprehensive, up-to-date descriptions of Korea`s best hotels, restaurants and bars, for all budgets. Find detailed practical advice on what to see and do, from the ancient palaces, hip art galleries and noraebang (singing rooms) of open-all-hours Seoul to the beaches of beautiful Jeju Island and the tombs of the Silla kings in Gyeongju - as well as the magnificent hiking trails and temples of Korea`s many national parks. The country`s wonderful cuisine - bibimbap, kimchi, barbecued meat and more - is covered in detail, and there`s plenty of advice on how to make best use of Korea`s excellent
public transport system. The Rough Guide to Korea also includes a chapter on North Korea, explaining what to see and what to take with you, along with the dos and don`ts of the world`s most intriguing country.
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The Rough Guide to Korea is the ultimate travel guide to this fascinating peninsula. Discover Korea`s highlights with stunning photography, thoughtful itineraries, colour-coded maps & comprehensive, up-to-date descriptions of Korea`s best hotels, restaurants & bars, for all budgets. Find detailed practical advice on what to see & do, from the ancient palaces, hip art galleries & noraebang (singing rooms) of open-all-hours Seoul to the beaches of beautiful Jeju Island & the tombs of the Silla kings in Gyeongju
- as well as the magnificent hiking trails & temples of Korea`s many national parks. The country`s wonderful cuisine
- bibimbap, kimchi, barbecued meat & more
- is covered in detail, & there`s plenty of advice on how to make best use of Korea`s excellent public transport system. The Rough Guide to Korea also

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a chapter on North Korea, explaining what to see & what to take with you, along with the dos & don`ts of the world`s most intriguing country.

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Stanfords
Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.
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