A Day Out in Insadong

If you want to know what Korea is all about but you feel like your budget is not letting you travel all around the country, you must visit Insa-dong (인사동). The famous neighbourhood is a part of the Jongno-gu district of Seoul. Insa-dong is considered to be one Seoul’s most ancient places and will bring you […]

Shopping Near Ewha

If you feel like you have come to Seoul with too many autumn and winter clothes and every day seems like sweating in sauna then you are reading the right article. Of course if your wardrobe consists of shorts and t-shirts only and you are afraid that autumn might surprise you unexpectedly, then keep reading […]

Eat Eat Eat at Gwangjang Market!

If you want to experience something interesting (especially, in food part) in Korea, why don’t you go to Gwangjang Market (광장시장)? Gwangjang market has a very long history. It started in 1904! It’s over 100 years old. If you go there, you can sense a traditional atmosphere. Gwangjang market is close to Wangsimni (왕십리). There […]

Noryangjin Fish Market

For all the fish and seafood lovers, the massive Noryangjin fish market (노량진 수산물시장) is definitely worth a visit or two. Regarded as one of the top sights in Seoul by the Lonely Planet, the market is filled with rows and rows of all types of sea creatures ranging from live eels to fresh sashimi selection […]

Seoul Forest

If the weather is nice and you have a long, long time between your next lecture, how about going to Seoul Forest (서울숲)? I think Seoul Forest is great place to go on a picnic. It is not so far and you can go there easily. You can go to Seoul Forest by 3 ways. […]

Water Sports on the Han River

On a nice hot sunny Seoul day, I decided to rent a bike near the dorms (see Vincent’s bike rental article here) and bike along the Han River (한강). As I was biking I passed Ttukseom Hangang Park (뚝섬 한강공원), where many people were lounging in their tents enjoying the day by the river. About […]

Upcoming June 2015 Festivals in Korea

Hansam Ramie Fabric Festival (June 11th – 14th) Address: 1089, Chungjeol-ro, Hansan-myeon, Seocheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do Website: http://en.seocheon.go.kr/eng/sub03_01_03.do#toggle This festival will take place outside of Seoul, in an area called Seocheon-Gun (서천군). Specifically, the Hansanmyeon (한산면) area has been famous for producing ramie fabric, and has hundreds of years of tradition. Starting from June 11th to the […]

Loun Shabu Shabu Buffet at Hongdae

Although Seoul has lots of delicious foods, I find that I’ve been struggling eating with all small portions sizes that Korea offers. I find myself ordering doubles or even triples at some restaurants. Last week I even ordered a quadruple serving of meat at a Korean barbeque restaurant. You may think that I am quite […]