South Korea the best place to visit
Korea is a unique place. The juxtaposition between the modern and traditional is striking. It is an easy, First World country to travel in with excellent, inexpensive transportation, clean water, a great educational system, first rate communications, and safe. All the benefits of traveling in the first world. Yet you have a thriving market culture, religious conviction, traditional food, traditional villages, people still growing things even in and around cities. Seoul still has, in between its boulevards, an extensive system of alleys where people live and shop, sometimes a dozen lanes deep where hardly a car could travel (without difficulty). Restaurants will usually still have an area for floor seating, and some places are entirely without chairs. Hotels, even modern ones, still have some 'ondal' rooms, without beds.
It is easy to see and appreciate traditional folk culture as well as the success of Kpop, a thriving movie industry, huge department stores, and business success everywhere.
And of course then there is the food which is thoroughly unique and mostly traditional - or you are never far from the traditional.
And the alphabet is easy and fun to learn. With a little bit of effort, you will be able to make out menus and signs.
Lastly, its a lot less expensive than many other First World countries, so you don't need to worry all the time about prices. It's easy enough to find cheap hotels and very cheap food. Activities and attractions do not suffer from tourist price gouging.
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