Travel Planning (여행 계획)
Packing lists, how to prepare for a trip, and more. Plan for upcoming trips and travel with these guides, tips, and tricks. (포장 목록, 여행 준비 방법 등. 이러한 가이드, 팁 및 요령과 함께 향후 여행 계획 및 여행 계획 수립.)
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Top 15 Apps to Download When You Come To Korea
When coming to Korea for the first time, it can be overwhelming trying to work out how to navigate this new and exciting country. From finding the best places to eat in Seoul, learning how to get around the Seoul Subway, reading menus in Korean, and even going on exciting day trips from Seoul, it can quickly become overwhelming, especially for first-time visitors (particularly when they realize how unreliable Google Maps is in Korea!) Thankfully, we live in the modern world, and in the modern world, we can rely on our smartphones to help us do just about everything. If you’re traveling in Korea, make sure you get an eSIM or…
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Visa Runs From Korea: Where To Go
Living in Korea on a short-term visa and need to do a quick visa run to reset your tourist visa or change visas? Visa runs are a common practice for foreigners residing in Korea who need to extend their stay without the luxury of obtaining a long-term visa. Or, if you’re changing your visa, a visa run may be in order. I had to do a visa run decades ago when I was switching from a tourist visa to an E2 teaching visa in Korea. If you’re trying to figure out how easy a visa run is, where the best places for you to take a quick visa run from…
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A Guide To Winter In Korea: Snow and Ice and Everything Nice
Though the winter in Korea can be cold, maybe even frigid at times, there can also be some beautiful wintery white landscapes, light festivals, and iced over canyons and waterfalls that create beautiful experiences. Make sure you know what to pack for winter, and you’ll be able to stay warm while enjoying this magical season. From street food to warm your insides and heat packs to warm your outsides, zip up, get out, and there is plenty to enjoy about winter in Korea. Winter is one of the top travel seasons in Korea. What to expect: (This post contains affiliate links, which means I receive a certain percentage of a…
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Where To Buy A TMoney Card For Korea
When planning your visit to South Korea, one indispensable item to acquire is a T-Money card. This versatile transportation card is your key to convenient travel on public transportation networks throughout South Korea, including subways, buses and even taxis. After purchasing and loading credit onto your T-Money card, you can begin to hop from transport option to transport option. You can even use Korean T-money cards for shopping at some traditional Korean markets, in convenience stores, and more. But first, you need to get one. If you’re already in Korea, there area few places you can buy a T-money card, even custom T-money cards. If you’re abroad, you’ve got some…
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A Guide to Fall In Korea: Foliage and More
Fall in South Korea is a time of vibrant colors, crisp air, and beautiful landscapes. As the summer heat subsides the scenery transforms to fall flowers like cosmos and pink muhly and then transforms again to colorful fall foliage in Maple reds, Metasequoia oranges, and Ginkgo yellows. From what to expect from fall weather in Korea to what to wear and the festivals to find, this is your guide to fall in Korea. Delve into the seasonal activities in Seoul and revel in the delicious delicacies that make autumn in Seoul so much better. There is so much to enjoy about fall in Korea. Fall is one of the top…
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A Guide to Summer in Korea: Get Ready For Fun
Summer in South Korea is a season of heat and humidity, some monsoons, but also a lot of fun! If you’re planning to visit Korea during the summer, be prepared to experience some wet and wild festivals, beaches to cool off, and more. From music festivals to traditional celebrations, there is plenty to make you forgot how hot it is… maybe. Although it can be hot and sticky, there are plenty of ways to beat the heat and enjoy all that this amazing country has to offer. In this guide, we’ll explore the top festivals, activities, and tips to help you make the most of your summer adventure in Korea.…
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A Guide To Spring In Korea: Cherry Blossoms and More
Spring in South Korea is a time of renewal, rejuvenation, and cherry blossoms! If you’re a flower hunter, spring might be the best time to visit Korea. If you’ve been in Seoul throughout the winter, when spring comes, it is as if everyone has collectively awoken from a slumber. The sun begins to warm everything up and energize people to get out too. It’s a time for moving, grooving, but also dust. Learn all you need to know about spring in Korea and what to expect in the spring in Seoul to make the most of your adventure to the Land of the Morning Calm. Spring is one of the…
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A Guide To Tipping In Korea: Do you? Or Don’t You?
I was out with an old Korean halabeoji, or grandpa, for lunch. I’ve been going out for meals with him for about a decade. He’s the kind of guy that has a bottle of soju at lunch without qualm and wants me to join him even though I’ve got work to do after lunch. We go to all kinds of restaurants and he acts like he knows everyone everywhere… he might. I saw something I was surprised by though… he tipped the staff on our way out of the restaurant in Korea and then he tipped the valet who brought his car around. Is tipping in Korea common? No, but…
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Can I use the Wise Card In Korea? How To Send Money To Korea
Whether you’re looking to travel to Korea for the first time or you’re moving to Korea and want to be able to use your money from home in Korea easily, you should look into the Wise travel card when it comes to converting currencies and getting away from card fees and bad exchange rates. I first started using Wise when I was traveling outside of Korea and wanted to make sure I had money. If you’re a resident of Korea and traveled abroad, you’ve probably found like me, it was hit or miss to use your local Korean cards when abroad. What’s that about? Having thoroughly tested my Wise card…
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How To Rent A Car In Korea: From Seoul To Jeju
Travel around Seoul for a week or more and you’ll quickly realize that a car is NOT the way you want to go. The traffic can be horrendous and with an amazingly huge subway system that can get you throughout the city and even out to suburbs and islands nearby, why take a car? Well, once you’re out of the city, and definitely if you plan to visit Jeju Island, you quickly realize that your own transportation is really ideal. Trains and buses can get you to most of the major hot spots and must see places in South Korea, but there are a ton of hidden gems in Korea…
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What are the travel requirements for South Korea?
Are you thinking about traveling to South Korea? The country is one of the top places to visit in the world today. Do you know what you need to travel into the country? The travel requirements changed for tourists during Covid and while some of those updates will go away, some are here to stay. We will go through the list of travel requirements for South Korea and other things you may need to know. Do you need to get travel documents translated into Korean? Can you just walk right through immigration as a tourist to Korea? Let’s see. Get ready to travel to Korea: (This post contains affiliate links,…
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Everything you need to know about K-ETA
Before you head to the airport to take a trip to South Korea, read this! As of September 2021, visa-free travelers are required to apply for and get the K-ETA online before they board the plane. Airline staff will ask you if you’ve prepared this before you depart. Make sure you take all the steps to ensure that you can get to Korea complication free. These answers will be the perfect cheat sheet for making sure you can get through the K-ETA screening process and into South Korea problem free! Get ready to fill out your K-ETA and travel to Korea: (This post contains affiliate links, which means I receive…
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Where To Rent A Hanbok In Seoul: Everything To Know
Are you planning to travel to Seoul, Korea? Or you’re just looking for something fun to do downtown this weekend? Did you know that renting a Hanbok, or traditional Korean clothing, is one of the most popular things for tourists to do in Seoul? On top of that, Korean locals do it too. Renting a Hanbok is both fun and makes for gorgeous photos in the traditional areas of downtown Seoul. If you’ll be visiting a Korean palace or walking along the traditional streets of the Bukchon Hanok Village, and wondering how to rent a Hanbok in Seoul, you’ve come to the right place. Learn more about the Korean Hanbok…
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15 Mistakes Tourists Make When They Travel To Korea
You’ve taken the jump and are going to travel to Korea! Good for you. There are some cultural mistakes to avoid in Korea you should know though… well 15 things to know in this list. Before you take a trip to Korea, just remember that the crosswalk signal shouldn’t be pushed and you don’t need to tip. Check out the most common mistakes people make when visiting South Korea. Here are 15 things not to do in Korea: (This post contains affiliate links, which means I receive a certain percentage of a sale if you purchase after clicking at no cost to you. Thank you for your support.) 1 Pressing…
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13 Ways To Save Money on Travel In Korea
Ready to travel to Korea on a budget? While we’d all love to live that luxurious lifestyle and travel in style, for most of us, we gotta work travel out to be budget friendly and with inflation and prices soaring everywhere, it’s important to know how to cut costs where we can. It is actually possible to travel in Seoul and see some amazing places within a budget in Korea. If you want to save money in Korea but still see all of the travel hotspots, here are tips and tricks or travel hacks, if you will. This article is for the cheap hack lovers out there. From free places…
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The Best Korean SIM Cards For Your Trip
I was recently tasked with helping 15 tourists get SIM cards for their trip to Korea and ended up in an email string back and forth with quite a few companies and down a rabbit hole of information. Did you know there are more than 500,000 public WiFi hotspots in Seoul? Wifi is readily available and easy to access in Korea, but you do need a Korean phone number for a variety of things so a SIM is a convenient travel requirement really. So, with that, here we are. Everything you need to know about SIM cards in Korea and which one will be best for your trip to Seoul.…
