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South China Morning Post
30-06-2025
- South China Morning Post
Why urban hiking in Korea is getting so popular, plus Seoul's top 3 mountains
Eating street food and shopping for K-pop merchandise and cosmetics tops to-do lists for many people travelling to Korea, but a new experience is climbing in popularity. Advertisement Hiking Korea's urban mountains, often dubbed 'K-hiking', has quickly become one of the most unexpected yet popular activities among international tourists. Searching hashtags like #seoulhiking, #hikingtourism or #hikinginseoul on Instagram now turns up more than 10,000 posts. Seoul is a particularly popular destination for urban hiking and it is now common to see foreign tourists exploring mountain paths and taking photos at the summits. A unique joy of hiking popular among Koreans – slurping ramyeon (instant noodles) and eating kimbap (seaweed rice rolls) at the peak, and cooling down with makgeolli (Korean rice wine) after a trek – is even catching on among foreigners as well. One key reason behind urban hiking's growing popularity is the ease and spontaneity it offers: tourists can enjoy a scenic hike surrounded by nature without leaving the city or preparing much at all. The idea of reaching a mountain just by taking a bus or subway feels fresh and novel to visitors from abroad. Advertisement Catalina, from Romania, recently took part in a 'Seoul Hiking Tour Programme' with some 30 foreigners that involved a three-hour hike on Mount Bugak, in the north of Seoul. She says that accessibility is the most surprising factor for mountains in Seoul and Korea more broadly.
NHK
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NHK
South Korean instant noodles hotter than ever
South Korean instant noodles hotter than ever People around the world are getting a taste for South Korean instant ramyeon, and the spicier, the better. NHK World's Kim Chan-ju looks at the craze, and how the industry is handling fame.
