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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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.…
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Recommended Travel Adapters For Korea
I recently had a group of tourists here in Korea and one of them didn’t realize there were different power sockets in different countries. If you haven’t traveled abroad that often, or maybe stuck to one continent if you did, you may not have noticed that there are different kinds of power sockets all over the world. It’s important to know what the right power adapter for Korea is, if you’ll be coming here. Don’t get here and realize you can’t plug a darn thing in. Power up! When you start packing to travel to Korea, here is what you need to know about travel adapters to travel to Korea.…
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Quarantine In Korea: What To Expect
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we go about our daily lives and how we travel… or maybe don’t travel. Things are opening back up again and a lot of people are looking to travel to Korea. The government recently made an announcement that more people would not have to go through quarantine in Korea. That said, if you’re just coming here to travel, you didn’t quite make the cut yet. Currently, the only people that won’t have to go through quarantine are residents and resident’s family members that have been vaccinated. If you’re a tourist looking to travel through, you’ll still have to go through the 2 week…
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How To Get To Seoul From Incheon International Airport: A Guide To All Of The Transfer Options
Are you traveling to Seoul, Korea soon? Most likely you’ll land at Incheon International Airport, Seoul’s airport, which is an amazing airport and the 22nd busiest airport in the world and serves more than 60 million passengers each year. The airport is one of the leading transit airports in the world and honestly, it’s absolutely stunning. Incheon International Airport is one of the few airports I enjoy getting to early because there is plenty of good food to eat, lovely architecture to see, and it’s a great airport with kids because there are play places to find too. Keep that in mind for your way out. To the business at…
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An Epic Travel Guide To Seoul, Korea For The First Timer
Seoul, Korea is huge and has gained a ton of attention in the past decade for not only a beautiful culture but also the Hallyu wave that has swept over the world. When you begin to plan your trip to the capital city of Korea it can seem overwhelming and you may not know where to begin. While I’m known for promoting the off the beaten path spots in and around Seoul and promoting new hot spots to check out, I wanted to create an essential guide for the first time visitor to this busy and fun capital of Korea. Having lived here since 2006 when I first came as…
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Do I Need A Fine Dust Mask In Korea?
While I don’t often write articles on any negative aspects of living in Korea, unfortunately, this one needs to be done. If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve probably seen me with a face mask, or dust mask, on from time to time and since I get a lot of questions from tourists about whether they would need one or not, I want to dig in and answer. Yes, yes you should have a face mask, as the Koreans call them, if you’re going to come to Korea. We aren’t living in a smog filled polluted country all of the time, but when it’s bad, it can be pretty bad.…
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A List Of The Best Korean Subscription Boxes: From Korean Beauty Boxes to Snack Boxes
As I was on the Internet checking out the gifts to give friends and family back home, I ended up down a rabbit hole of Korean subscription boxes. I had no idea there were so many and they are awesome to say the least. Subscription boxes are a great way to show someone that you care and if you’ve got a Korea lover in your life, then they’ll love anything on this list. While I culled together the best gifts to give Korea lovers in another post, I decided subscription boxes absolutely needed their own post because there are so many and they are super cool! Here are the best…
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What To Pack If You’re Traveling To Korea: The Only List You Need
Need a packing list for Korea? This is the spot. Whether you’re traveling to Korea for a short term trip or long term travel, it’s good to be safe rather than sorry. Korea has four seasons and here is what you need to have for each one. I get a lot of questions throughout the year like: What should I pack for Korea in the winter? Do I really need a parka for winter in Korea? How hot is it in the summer in Korea? What do I need to pack for the summer in Korea? Do I need a mask in Korea? Basically, there are a lot of questions…
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When & Where To Find Flowers In & Around Seoul, Korea
Flowers bloom in Seoul from April to October. Spring flowers, summer blooms, and autumn flowers make for stunning photos here in Korea. Want to know where to find flowers in Seoul? Here’s a guide to get you started. I’m just about a professional flower hunter in Korea and I want to help you find the flowers, too. Here are some places to see flowers that you might not know about… and maybe a few that you do. Make the most of spring in Korea and get out to see the dazzling display that Mother Nature provides. She certainly does not disappoint in Korea. Beat the heat this summer in Korea…
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The Langogo AI Translator: A Review Of The Real-Time Translation Device
Once you start traveling, you realize how many MORE places there are to see. You might also realize how many of those places don’t speak your language and while some people may be daunted by the thought of going to a place where communication will be difficult, it revs my engines. If you’ve got time to learn some key phrases before you travel, awesome. If not though, in steps an AI translator. Taking a translating device on travels really changes the way you can travel. Maybe you have an allergy or want to make sure the taxi driver is taking you to the right place. In both of those situations…
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The Wonderful Service Helping Foreigners In Korea
It’s inevitable that there will come a time when you just cannot figure something out here in Korea and in those moments, a personal assistant that can point you in the right direction and then even do everything to get you set up would be the dream, right? Well, it doesn’t have to just be a dream. If you’ve been in Korea for some time, you’ve likely heard of Wonderful. Need a personal assistant in Korea? Need someone to help you do everything from ordering chicken for delivery or planning a weekend away? The company started by Maria Lee, an American expat, was originally named Ask Ajumma. She saw a need…
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The Discover Seoul Pass: Travel On A Budget In Seoul
Whether you’re planning your trip to Seoul or already here, make sure you’ve looked into the Discover Seoul Pass if you want to travel Seoul on a budget. When used correctly, there are some great advantages but you need to understand how the Discover Seoul Pass works and how it will work for you and you need to have a plan or at least a good itinerary for your day or days of FREE site visits. Do not just buy the pass and then set out for the day. There are some things to consider. The Discover Seoul pass is more than just a pass to landmarks for free, you…
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Traveling With Children: Stop Judging Me
As someone who flies around the world at least a couple times a year, I find the stories from fellow travelers who loathe parents and their children especially intriguing. I wasn’t a parent until a bit over two years ago and previous to that, I didn’t really pay much attention to parents that were traveling or the kids that were with them. Why would you? I suppose I had grown up with little people around me for most of my life though as I am the eldest of three and the eldest in a family of 15 cousins. There have always been little ones around and that has never stopped…
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10 Things to Know Upon Arrival in Korea
From getting lost just steps from the front door to signs in another language being of no use for navigation, moving to a new country can be daunting. There are a lot of things you learn AFTER you come to Korea and plenty of them are easy enough to figure out and a ton are definitely good to know BEFORE you get here. Here’s what you should know if you’re moving to Korea and there’s a nifty packing list at the end of this post too. Wondering if you should learn Korean before you move to Korea? Let me fill you in. Wondering about the best apps for transportation in…
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10 Ways To Enjoy the Han River
The Han River is an iconic natural symbol that runs through the center of the city of Seoul. The construction projects that began in the 1980s to give the Han River a needed makeover have been rather successful and now there are plenty of things you can do to enjoy the scenic waterway. Don't be left out. Here are 10 ways to experience and enjoy the Han River in Seoul from summer to winter either on or along it.
