Koreans attribute their indigestible culture to the binding agents of Confucianism, language and pride. Korea's stunning landscape has also played a big part in creating a cohesive Korean identity. This is a country swathed in green, prodding its stony fingers skyward, and the Koreans are a people obsessed with nature, and with mountains in particular. Wherever you travel, you'll see them out in the open air, clad in the latest adventure fashions, pushing ever onward and upward. It's sunny, the skies are blue, and Korea's spectacular autumn foliage is a real drawcard.
Summer is hot, muggy, crowded, wet, typhoon-prone and expensive.
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