Looking for public restrooms in Korea when you urgently need a toilet? Start with a subway station, a large café or fast-food restaurant, or a public facility such as a museum or park. But the closest building is not always the easiest place to use a restroom. In Korea, a small café may share a … Read more
Seoul has a new photography museum in Chang-dong, and normally I would not tell a first-time visitor to travel that far just because a museum is free. But the current exhibition caught my attention. I have always liked photography and used to visit exhibitions at places like Daelim Museum and the Seoul Arts Center fairly … Read more
Autumn in Seoul can be ridiculously beautiful. The sticky summer humidity finally disappears, the air turns crisp, and entire streets begin changing from green to yellow. The ginkgo trees in Seoul are especially dramatic. When a whole row turns at once, even an ordinary Seoul street can suddenly look like a movie scene. Then you … Read more
If hiking in Seoul is only one part of your trip, you do not need to pack hiking boots, trekking poles, and outdoor clothing for your entire stay in Korea. That is the practical value of the Seoul Hiking Tourism Centers. They are not simply information desks. The official center currently operates locations for Bukhansan, … Read more
Korea is famous for speed. Fast internet, fast delivery, fast subway transfers, fast cafés — fast everything. So why are people still waiting outside restaurants, bakeries, pop-up stores, clinics, and cafés? Korea’s reputation for speed can make long waits feel especially surprising. In busy neighborhoods, popular restaurants, pop-ups, clinics, and service counters, however, waiting is … Read more
