This time last year Yoon Seok-min, his wife Kim Hyo-jung and their two children were holidaying in the Philippines, Vietnam and Guam. A trip to Hawaii was on the cards for this summer.
Lee Seung-yoon cooks during a staycation at his family's home amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, in Seoul, South Korea, August 22, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
There are even different locales - the couple’s bedroom is meant to resemble a Bali resort, while the living room has been designed on the lines of Hawaii. Hanssem Co Ltd, South Korea’s largest home furnishing company, said that the number of houses they have refurbished in the second quarter of 2020 tripled from a year earlier, leading to a 172% jump in its consolidated operating profit.Other couples considering extreme staycation ideas need not look so far afield for inspiration.
They’re now on their second weekend home-camping trip. With folding chairs, picnicware and at least 15 different types of twinkling lanterns, the couple settled in on a rainy Saturday evening to enjoy cooking gambas al ajillo, a Spanish garlic shrimp dish, and pasta on a portable stove. Che and Lee had to wait two to three months to purchase their tents, folding table and stove, as South Koreans, normally among the top ten spenders on tourism globally according to the World Bank, splurged on equipment to make up for missed overseas trips.
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