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Michael Ronasd

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Information on attractions and travel to and within Seoul, South Korea's capital city, a key Asian travel destination.

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Seoul Travel Guide - Wikitravel

Open source travel guide to Seoul, featuring up-to-date information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, nightlife, travel tips and more. Free and reliable advice written by Wikitravellers from around the globe.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Seoul
Seoul - Lonely Planet

Fashion and technology-forward but also deeply traditional, this dynamic city mashes up temples, palaces, cutting-edge design and mountain trails and more.
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/south-korea/seoul
Seoul - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Seoul - officially the Seoul Special City - is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea, forming the heart of the Seoul Capital Area, which includes the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province, the world's 14th largest city and second largest metropolitan area.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul
Seoul Travel Guide - TripAdvisor

146,825 Reviews of Seoul Lodging, Food, and Sights by other Travelers. TripAdvisor is the source for Seoul information.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel_Guide-g294197-Seoul.html
Seoul Hotels - Expedia

Get 870 Seoul hotel deals. Save time with our Best Price Guarantee. Read Reviews. No Expedia cancellation fee. Over 510,000 hotels worldwide.
https://www.expedia.com/Seoul-Hotels.d178308.Travel-Guide-Hotels
Seoul - CNN Travel

Want to see what the future looks like? Travel to the most wired city in the world.
http://travel.cnn.com/seoul
Visit Seoul - The Official Travel Guide to Seoul

Planning a trip to Seoul? This is your one-stop source for all the information you need to know about Seoul. Visit Seoul today!
http://www.visitseoul.net/en/index.do
Seoul Food: a Guide to the Top 10 Dishes and Where to Try Them - The Guardian

There is much more to Korean food than barbecue and kimchi. As BA launch direct UK flights to Seoul on 2 December, Nell McShane Wulfhart here's a guide to the favourite dishes in South Korea's food-mad capital.
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/nov/28/seoul-south-korea-food-guide-dishes
Seoul: Public Transportation - TripAdvisor

Inside Seoul: Public Transportation - Before you visit Seoul, visit TripAdvisor for the latest info and advice, written for travelers by travelers.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g294197-s303/Seoul:South-Korea:Public.Transportation.html
The 10 Best Seoul Hotels 2015 - TripAdvisor

Book the Best Seoul Hotels on TripAdvisor: Find 53,074 traveler reviews, 33,255 candid photos, and prices for 428 hotels in Seoul, South Korea.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g294197-Seoul-Hotels.html
40 Korean Foods we can't Live Without - CNN Travel

Street food, comfort food, spicy food for masochistic mouths ... Here are forty dishes dear to the Korean heart and stomach
http://travel.cnn.com/seoul/eat/40-foods-koreans-cant-live-without-054198
The 248 Best Tips on Seoul, South Korea - VirtualTourist

Seoul Transportation: 650 tips on getting to and getting around Seoul, South Korea from real travelers and locals.
https://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/South_Korea/Soul_tukpyolsi/Seoul-1058426/Transportation-Seoul-TG-C-1.html

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Seoul 서울
Special metropolitan city
Seoul Special Metropolitan City 서울특별시
transcription(s)
• Hangul	서울특별시
• Hanja ^[a]	서울特別市
• Revised Romanisation	Seoul-Teukbyeolsi
• McCune–Reischauer	Sŏul-T'ŭkpyŏlsi
Skyline of Seoul at night Deoksugung Korean National Assembly Lotte World and Lotte World Tower Gwanghwamun Seongsan Bridge over the Han River
Flag Seal Coat of arms
Motto(s): "Seoul, my soul" ^[1]
Anthem: none^[2]
Show Seoul Show South Korea
Coordinates: 37°33′36″N 126°59′24″E / 37.56000°N 126.99000°E / 37.56000; 126.99000
Country	South Korea
Area	Seoul Capital
Founded by	Taejo of Joseon
Districts	25 districts
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul Metropolitan Council
• Mayor	Oh Se-hoon (People Power)
• National Assembly	49
Area ^[3]
• Special metropolitan city	605.21 km² (233.67 sq mi)
• Metro	12,685 km² (4,898 sq mi)
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Highest elevation ( Bukhansan)	836.5 m (2,744.4 ft)
Lowest elevation ( Yellow Sea)	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2Q 2023) ^[5]
• Special metropolitan city	9,659,322
• Rank	1st
• Density	16,000/km² (41,000/sq mi)
• Metro	26,037,000^[4]
• Metro density	2,053/km² (5,320/sq mi)
• Demonym	Seoulite
• Dialect	Gyeonggi
GDP ^[6]
• Special metropolitan city	KR₩ 486 trillion (US$ 389 billion)
• Metro	KR₩ 1,137 trillion (US$ 910 billion)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Korean Standard Time)
ISO 3166 code	KR-11
Bird	Korean magpie
Color	Seoul Red^[7]
Flower	Forsythia
Font	Seoul fonts (Seoul Hangang and Seoul Namsan)^[8]
Mascot	Haechi
Tree	Ginkgo
Website	seoul.go.kr

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Seoul Travel Guide - Wikitravel

Open source travel guide to Seoul, featuring up-to-date information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, nightlife, travel tips and more. Free and reliable advice written by Wikitravellers from around the globe.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Seoul
Seoul - Lonely Planet

Fashion and technology-forward but also deeply traditional, this dynamic city mashes up temples, palaces, cutting-edge design and mountain trails and more.
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/south-korea/seoul
Seoul - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Seoul - officially the Seoul Special City - is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea, forming the heart of the Seoul Capital Area, which includes the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province, the world's 14th largest city and second largest metropolitan area.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul
Seoul Travel Guide - TripAdvisor

146,825 Reviews of Seoul Lodging, Food, and Sights by other Travelers. TripAdvisor is the source for Seoul information.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel_Guide-g294197-Seoul.html
Seoul Hotels - Expedia

Get 870 Seoul hotel deals. Save time with our Best Price Guarantee. Read Reviews. No Expedia cancellation fee. Over 510,000 hotels worldwide.
https://www.expedia.com/Seoul-Hotels.d178308.Travel-Guide-Hotels
Seoul - CNN Travel

Want to see what the future looks like? Travel to the most wired city in the world.
http://travel.cnn.com/seoul
Visit Seoul - The Official Travel Guide to Seoul

Planning a trip to Seoul? This is your one-stop source for all the information you need to know about Seoul. Visit Seoul today!
http://www.visitseoul.net/en/index.do
Seoul Food: a Guide to the Top 10 Dishes and Where to Try Them - The Guardian

There is much more to Korean food than barbecue and kimchi. As BA launch direct UK flights to Seoul on 2 December, Nell McShane Wulfhart here's a guide to the favourite dishes in South Korea's food-mad capital.
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/nov/28/seoul-south-korea-food-guide-dishes
Seoul: Public Transportation - TripAdvisor

Inside Seoul: Public Transportation - Before you visit Seoul, visit TripAdvisor for the latest info and advice, written for travelers by travelers.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g294197-s303/Seoul:South-Korea:Public.Transportation.html
The 10 Best Seoul Hotels 2015 - TripAdvisor

Book the Best Seoul Hotels on TripAdvisor: Find 53,074 traveler reviews, 33,255 candid photos, and prices for 428 hotels in Seoul, South Korea.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g294197-Seoul-Hotels.html
40 Korean Foods we can't Live Without - CNN Travel

Street food, comfort food, spicy food for masochistic mouths ... Here are forty dishes dear to the Korean heart and stomach
http://travel.cnn.com/seoul/eat/40-foods-koreans-cant-live-without-054198
The 248 Best Tips on Seoul, South Korea - VirtualTourist

Seoul Transportation: 650 tips on getting to and getting around Seoul, South Korea from real travelers and locals.
https://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/South_Korea/Soul_tukpyolsi/Seoul-1058426/Transportation-Seoul-TG-C-1.html

Seoul 서울
Special metropolitan city
Seoul Special Metropolitan City 서울특별시
transcription(s)
• Hangul	서울특별시
• Hanja ^[a]	서울特別市
• Revised Romanisation	Seoul-Teukbyeolsi
• McCune–Reischauer	Sŏul-T'ŭkpyŏlsi
Skyline of Seoul at night Deoksugung Korean National Assembly Lotte World and Lotte World Tower Gwanghwamun Seongsan Bridge over the Han River
Flag Seal Coat of arms
Motto(s): "Seoul, my soul" ^[1]
Anthem: none^[2]
Show Seoul Show South Korea
Coordinates: 37°33′36″N 126°59′24″E / 37.56000°N 126.99000°E / 37.56000; 126.99000
Country	South Korea
Area	Seoul Capital
Founded by	Taejo of Joseon
Districts	25 districts
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul Metropolitan Council
• Mayor	Oh Se-hoon (People Power)
• National Assembly	49
Area ^[3]
• Special metropolitan city	605.21 km² (233.67 sq mi)
• Metro	12,685 km² (4,898 sq mi)
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Highest elevation ( Bukhansan)	836.5 m (2,744.4 ft)
Lowest elevation ( Yellow Sea)	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2Q 2023) ^[5]
• Special metropolitan city	9,659,322
• Rank	1st
• Density	16,000/km² (41,000/sq mi)
• Metro	26,037,000^[4]
• Metro density	2,053/km² (5,320/sq mi)
• Demonym	Seoulite
• Dialect	Gyeonggi
GDP ^[6]
• Special metropolitan city	KR₩ 486 trillion (US$ 389 billion)
• Metro	KR₩ 1,137 trillion (US$ 910 billion)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Korean Standard Time)
ISO 3166 code	KR-11
Bird	Korean magpie
Color	Seoul Red^[7]
Flower	Forsythia
Font	Seoul fonts (Seoul Hangang and Seoul Namsan)^[8]
Mascot	Haechi
Tree	Ginkgo
Website	seoul.go.kr

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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