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If you are in the Itaewon area of Seoul and you are interested in joining a hockey club for some recreational hockey, contact Geckos for further information. They are looking for Men and Women to join.

For more information visit their website : http://www.geckoshockey.com/geckos/ppsecure/index.php

The Ripley’s Beleive It or Not museum is located on Jeju Island and is open year round for visitors to enjoy. The museum is made of up 12 galleries, an outdoor park, a souvenir shop, and a coffee house. If you enjoy the strange, incredible or hard to beleive, this is a museum you cannot pass up.

For directions, admission fees and other details about the museum, visit their website at: Ripley’s Beleive It or Not - Jeju

The Asan Spavis, located in Chungcheongnam Do about an hour outside of Seoul, is a spa and sports treatment facility that uses natural hot springs to heat it’s water. The spa is a family oriented facility that caters to many leisure activities such as outdoor hot springs that can be used in the winter, hot spring huts suitable for families or couples, snow sledding area, sports massage center, skin-care treatment and much more.

The Asan Spavis is open all year round.

For more details on directions, hours and rates please visit the following website for details: Asan Spavis

The Jeju Zipline is located on a green tea themed park, within Cave Café Daheeyeon on Jeju island. The attraction offers 4 different 1 Kilometre long thrilling rides. This attraction is open year round for visitors to enjoy. The fee is 28,000 won per person.

For more details please visit: Zipline Jeju

The Taereung snow field, located in Nowon-Gu Seoul, is a great place to hop onto a tube and slide down the groomed hills while overlooking the Bulamsan Mountains. They charge 9,000 won to rent a tube. They also have a food area where you can purchase refreshments.

For more details please visit Taereung Snow Sledding Field

If you enjoy snow crab, this is a festival for you. Over 100,000 snow crabs are sold at the public auction at discounted prices. Take a ride on a snow crab fishing boat or take part in the snow crab cooking competition. There are free samples of snow crab dishes on offer.

This festival typically takes place in February and March; however, the best time to visit is between March 8th - 12th.

For more information please visit the following link : Snow Crab Festival Korea

The Jeongwol Daeboreum Fire Festival is located on Jeju Island.

This unique festival is used to pray for health and a good harvest in the coming year. There are many hands on activities for visitors to take advantage of as well as enjoy all the natural beauty Jeju has to offer.

The festival runs from February 2nd - February 4th

For more information on the festival and location please visit the Jeongwol Fire Festival website

Korean pottery is recognized as one of the most historic art forms to the country. Visitors to this festival can witness 900 years of historic pottery making talent put to use. Tea sampling and even a chance to make your own traditional Korean tea bowl.

This festival runs from April 28 - May 6 2012

For more information please visit the Mungyeong Tea Bowl Festival website.

The Gwangalli Festival is held in the coastal city of Busan to celebrate the coming of Spring and the ocean. Visitors to the festival can sample all the fresh fish made available, catch fish bare handed or even take part in a cooking competition.

This is a 3 day festival held from April 23 - April 25

If you like seafood this is one festival not to be missed.

For more details you can visit the festivals website here:

Gwangalli Eobang Festival

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