For those of you seeking a short break from the hustle and bustle of daily life my colleague Ahn Sung-jin suggests a unique temple stay that also warmly welcomes your furry friends.
Do take a look.
Away from the city, in the peace and quiet of nature.
It’s a healing day at a temple in Chungcheongbuk-do Province, South Korea, a two-hour drive from Seoul.
Those in need of a rest can head to a temple to experience the life of a Buddhist practitioner and escape the stresses of everyday life.
But this temple stay is a bit different.
You get to do all of this, but with your dog.
“You may think you brought your dogs, but I believe the dogs brought you here.”
In coordination with the Korea Tourism Organization, Banlife is a platform for pet owners to find anything from one-day activities to hotels and resorts that allow pets.
This year it branched out into temple stays where you can take your dog with you.
This program comes as more and more South Koreans have pets.
“This program is carried out to discover and further develop smaller tourist areas. In the future, we look to expand programs like these nationwide to revitalize domestic tourism.”
Running once a month from May till November except for July and August due to the heat, up to 12 human participants and their dogs can attend at a time.
Due to high demand, the previous session was fully booked within 30 seconds.
Dogs get to wear their own Buddhist robes and participants also get to enjoy various activities such as making your own lily lantern and learning how to do the Buddhist 108 prostration.
“Having this kind of program allows me to spend more time with my Bori, and I think there are not many places my dog and I can go relatively. so having this kind of program where you can just be intimate with your dog and see others dogs as well I think is really good.”
“There are many ways to find internal peace, and perhaps this summer staying at a temple with your pet dog could be your getaway from the stress of everyday life.
Ahn Sung-jin, Arirang News”
Source : Arirang TV, https://www.arirang.com/news/view?id=273154
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