Reader's Share: Checking out what Seoul has to offer

Bukchon Hanok Village in Seoul, South Korea. Photos: TAN HOCK CHUAN

Planning my holiday in South Korea was surprisingly challenging due to a dearth of reference materials in English.

In fact, it was easier to plan trips to Eastern Europe or even countries like Nepal or Myanmar. To confound the problem, the information provided by the Korea Tourism Organisation website was sometimes rather sketchy. My first impression was that tourism is not taken seriously in South Korea.