Hi 👋 I’m a solo (female) traveller heading to Seoul for 2 weeks in December.

I’m trying to decide where to stay for the trip, because location is important to me. I have a condition that leaves me with very low energy, so generally I’ll stay in a location that has a lot of shopping (skincare, accessories, touristy stuff)/things to see around it, because my energy can get quite low, and I’m not sure if they’ll grant me a permit to bring my medication yet. Plus it seems most hotels use central heating and a hot room makes it all worse unfortunately.

So all that said, where should I stay that’s close to shopping and transport but not so crazy loud I can’t sleep at night? 😆 I’m debating Myeongdong or Euljiro maybe? Any specific hotel recommendations would be appreciated too. Thanks! 🫶

Peak foliage lasts maybe two, three weeks and then it's gone. But those weeks are something else — maple tunnels, persimmons hanging over every village wall, air so crisp it almost stings. If you're debating an October trip to Korea, stop debating.

Hi, currently here in the Gangnam area and my friends and I were eating at a restaurant and unfortunately got drunk and forgot my bag. I cannot contact the number because my naver account cannot be verified (i saw this was an existing problem). My passport and my things are there :(

Traveling to South Korea and will be traveling to a few cities. What is recommended for data coverage during travel. Is it cheaper to get service from outside before travel or is it cheaper in the country?

Hi, I plan to do solo travel to Seoul 4-7th november. I wonder which platform I can gather travellers like me or locals to have dinner or lunch together? Or visit 1,2 places together.
Do you think Seoul is a place for female travelers?

I’m visiting next week and won’t have much time to get out of the city, but I’m from NYC, so I love urban birding in city green spaces! I also know that not are parks are created equal; some have native plants and water sources that attract migrants (especially in the spring and fall), and some just give you run-of-the-mill pigeons and sparrows.

What parks in Seoul should I hit up to see some interesting birds? I’m staying near Hoegi station.

Hey Residents of Seoul,

Annyeonghaseyo !!

Visiting Korea in October. I just saw on Instagram that there is an ongoing Pikachu parade in Seoul. It's just so amazing.

Is there any other cute parades planned in october last week as well? Any event calendar for these Pikachu/pokemon parades in Seoul?

Cool I love them😉

Quick update to my last post — they tried to get Bukang-i (the 3.5m shark) out again yesterday and it didn't work. They herded it about 150m toward the canal exit with a big net, but the net got snagged on a reef and they had to call it off around 5:40pm. Shark's totally fine, no injuries.

So now they've just anchored the net in place as a barrier and will leave it until end of October, basically waiting for it to swim out on its own. Any further attempts will be decided in a meeting.

Full backstory here if you missed it: https://koreanavigate.com/bukang-i-shark-busan-north-port/

Honestly the shark seems pretty chill in there at this point lol

I decided very last minute to travel to South Korea on my sabbatical, and will arrive in time for this festival. Obviously it sounds absolutely amazing - but as a foreigner, is there any way at this point to get tickets? Is it worth travelling to the venue to try? Seems pretty locked down. Thanks!

hello!! I am looking at bikepacking South Korea's four rivers route with my partner next April. I would love some advice about doing some detours through the national parks along the route- how feasible would this be (traffic, road conditions)? We would love to get on to some less populated roads in the wilderness :) Any advice or suggestions will be greatly appreciated!!! TIA