<strong>2018 Winter Olympics:</strong> Next year's Olympic Games will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Yongpyong Ski Resort, pictured, will host some of the events.
2018 Winter Olympics: Next year's Olympic Games will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Yongpyong Ski Resort, pictured, will host some of the events.
Yongpyong Ski Resort
<strong>Yongpyong Ski Resort: </strong>Prefer to hit the slopes after dark? Yongpyong, also known as Dragon Valley, stays open until 2:30 a.m. It has 28 slopes and 14 cable lifts.
Yongpyong Ski Resort: Prefer to hit the slopes after dark? Yongpyong, also known as Dragon Valley, stays open until 2:30 a.m. It has 28 slopes and 14 cable lifts.
Yongpyong Ski Resort
<strong>Dragon Peak:</strong> Dragon Peak, at the top of the Yongpyong gondola, is where you'll get your pop cultural fix. This lodge served as a key setting for one of South Korea's most famous TV dramas, "Winter Sonata."
Dragon Peak: Dragon Peak, at the top of the Yongpyong gondola, is where you'll get your pop cultural fix. This lodge served as a key setting for one of South Korea's most famous TV dramas, "Winter Sonata."
Yongpyong Ski Resort
<strong>Alpensia Resort: </strong>Pyeongchang's Alpensia ski resort will also host Olympic Games events in 2018.
Alpensia Resort: Pyeongchang's Alpensia ski resort will also host Olympic Games events in 2018.
Alpensia
<strong>Night skiing:</strong> Though not open as late as Yongpyong, Alpensia's slopes don't shut down till 10:30 p.m. <br />
Night skiing: Though not open as late as Yongpyong, Alpensia's slopes don't shut down till 10:30 p.m.
Alpensia
<strong>PyeongChang 2018: </strong>The future site of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in eastern Gangwon Province lies about 200 kilometers from the South Korean capital, Seoul.
PyeongChang 2018: The future site of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in eastern Gangwon Province lies about 200 kilometers from the South Korean capital, Seoul.
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<strong>Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre: </strong>The 2018 games will take place from February 9 to 25. The city was named as the host of the games in 2011, beating out two other bid cities: Munich, Germany, and Annecy, France.
Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre: The 2018 games will take place from February 9 to 25. The city was named as the host of the games in 2011, beating out two other bid cities: Munich, Germany, and Annecy, France.
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<strong>Alpensia Resort:</strong> Forget rollicking, raucous mid-mountain huts or log-cabin lodges. Pyeongchang ski culture means soju, BBQ and plenty of time soaking in spas known as<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2013%2F09%2F21%2Ftravel%2Fkorean-scrub-mistress%2Findex.html"> jjimjilbang</a>.
Alpensia Resort: Forget rollicking, raucous mid-mountain huts or log-cabin lodges. Pyeongchang ski culture means soju, BBQ and plenty of time soaking in spas known as jjimjilbang.
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<strong>On the menu:</strong> Roast dried pollock and plenty of side dishes at a restaurant in Hoenggye town, near the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies for the upcoming Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
On the menu: Roast dried pollock and plenty of side dishes at a restaurant in Hoenggye town, near the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies for the upcoming Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
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