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#Seoul Of course, it's mainstream, but somehow I visited this place for the umpteenth time in Seoul) The Jogyesa Temple is located very close to the royal palace, and is formally the main place for the Korean Buddhist religious order.
#Seoul is again sneaking some amazing beauty into my feed!
#Seoul is again sneaking some amazing beauty into my feed!
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#Seoul What a wonder of civilization! By dusk, I manage to run to Eunpyeong Village, where I finish my hike in beauty - with tea and a cake😋
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#Seoul On the north side of the mountain, there's already more snow, but it's not quite winter yet. There are some frozen springs here and there. Meanwhile, I'm rushing down to the temple, as the sun is already disappearing behind the horizon... If I still…
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#Seoul I met the sunset according to the canon on the top of one of the mountains. Hiking during the golden hour is the best time, the main thing is to calculate the descent time correctly so as not to be left alone in the dark I met a wild dog here.…
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#Seoul ... And only occasionally, the icicles that appear let you know that it's winter now. In my opinion, nature in Seoul is much better in the cold season than in the hot one. You can see tropical jungles all over Asia, but the coniferous rocky mountains…
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#Seoul On the weekend, I went hiking in the Bukhansan Park itself. The weather with negative temperatures is still amazing - just a perfectly clear sky and sunshine. But we need to make it before sunset, which happens quite early here.
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#Seoul A random haiku near Bukhansan. A grandfather in the temple gave me a tangerine. I ate it on the way to the mountains. +5 to motivation💪 Found broken glasses on the road. Someone dropped them, or maybe just threw them away. A lonely grandfather is…
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#Seoul The evening district of Bukchon
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#Seoul December in Korea is surprisingly pleasant, mild, and sunny, with temperatures rarely dropping below zero. Although people might feel a bit chilly at first, they still go outdoors. For it to snow and not melt, all the stars would have to align. I…
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#Seoul Domestic flights from Jeju arrive at Gimpo Airport, which is located right in the city. Therefore, upon landing, you'll be greeted by landscapes that resemble a modernist's fantasy. But don't let them intimidate you - winter in Seoul isn't as bad as…
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#Seoul I had a really exhausting flight from Korea to Toronto, but I think I've finally recovered. I'm back to share posts from Seoul with you all! This time, my friend and I decided to splurge and stayed in this awesome little house in the north of the…
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#Seoul I think moments like these are a hundred times more awesome than any visit to a tourist attraction. After all, we don't travel the world just to see another palace or try a different version of roast chicken (though that's cool too). We travel to see…
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#Seoul At six o'clock in Seoul, the leader of the opposition party addressed the crowd, announcing the impeachment of the president. The protest turned into a real open-air concert. Despite the cold, the crowd's jubilation knew no bounds 😄 While this may…
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#Seoul During the protest, the internet completely crashed due to network overload, but this is the case when you learn about the news not from a Telegram feed, but from the crowd's reactions.
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#Seoul Initially, the plan was to get closer to the parliament building (the dome is visible in the second video) to film the most interesting part, but even a kilometre away, it became clear that the wall of people would not let us through 😅 There were…
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#Seoul On the way. They're playing "March for Our Beloved" on the radio. I remember listening to it a year ago, and I didn't know it was so popular at protests. 🎧 https://youtu.be/ttnynek1LVg
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#Seoul What to do on Saturday when you arrive in Seoul? Of course, go to the protests for the impeachment of the president!)) By 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the trains were no longer stopping at the National Assembly station due to overcrowding, but you…
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#Seoul Another example is the 120-story skyscraper Lotte World Tower in southeastern Seoul. Koreans also call it the Sauron Tower. It was built by the same company that produces chocolate pies and other sweets. The same company also owns a luxury hotel in…
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#Seoul One of the curses of Korea is the monopolization of the market. In an effort to ensure the competitiveness of Korean companies in global markets, the Korean authorities actively subsidized "family businesses" - chaebols, guaranteeing them cheap loans…
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#Seoul What do you know about Korean cinema? Probably almost nothing. But there's one great actor in Korea, after learning about whom, you'll start seeing him absolutely everywhere. This is Ma Dong-seok, known for such great films as: - "Gangster, Cop,…
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#Seoul I once posted a photo of, oh my god, the bottles they use to sell soju in Korea. Anyway, recently I found a whole tank of 30-degree soju. That means you can buy 3.5 liters of vodka for 10 dollars and get completely drunk. I thought, who would even…
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#Seoul Continuing my urban exploration, I'd like to talk about Seoul's parks, particularly the river parks. Korea has one of the best approaches to coastal zone design and preservation in Asia, if not the world. Haters will of course say that the area…
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#Seoul I'm the kind of person who only made it to the upper part of Bukchon in my third month in Seoul. How much beauty I've missed all this time... And I don't care that it's +33 degrees outside and raining - wandering around here is still awesome. The…
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#Seoul Catholic churches in Korea are also a local meme. For some reason, their architecture here always goes to extremes - it's either a cathedral in the English style, or some kind of 2000s modernism, where you don't immediately understand what's in front…
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#Seoul Continuing the theme of Seoul's urban development in the 70s and 80s. In the photo, one of the few preserved districts in the west of the city. The key differences from newer ones are the semi-basement floors, block-style development, European…
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#Seoul #Suwon A royal fortress, a giant cathedral, and the Starfield Library, which surpasses the Seoul one - Day trip to Suwon (https://telegra.ph/Day-trip-v-Suvon-07-20)
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#Seoul #Suwon Sorry for disappearing, but the flight to Japan really exhausted me. Plus, I spent way too much effort and time preparing a long post about the Korean city of Suwon for you. It's a non-standard format for my channel, and I'm not sure if it will…
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#Seoul The abundance of gay bars across the street from the Seoul Central Mosque is the ultimate level of trolling. And yes, they named one of them ♂GYM CLUB♂.
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#Seoul (Part 2/2) By the whims of fate, I ended up in a traditionally styled mountain village, which serves as a transit point for all hikers and a home for a few people seeking solitude away from the hustle and bustle of Seoul. It's at least an hour's bus…
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#Seoul (Part 1/2) Maybe hiking in the rain with a temperature of +30 and 90% humidity isn't the best idea, but Korea knows how to reward the resourceful. So even though the views from the mountain were obscured by fog this time, I was still satisfied with my…
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#Seoul Perhaps the Koreans have some sort of score to settle with the Italians, because the copy of the Trevi Fountain isn't the only thing that shows the influence of the Roman Empire and Italian culture on Korea. Once, while drinking at a restaurant with…
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#Seoul There's an opinion that subways in Asia are all the same and boring. And then along comes the Jamsil station in Seoul, where they've installed a Roman fountain in the pavilion🤣 There's no historical subtext here, it's just that the shopping center…
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#Seoul How old districts die On the hills to the north of Seoul's main river, the Hangang, lie the city's oldest districts. The 2-3 story buildings in the photos represent typical Seoul architecture from the late 1970s. Many of them have a classic Asian…
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#Seoul After Busan, I headed back to Seoul. At that time, my passport was still in the Philippines, and I had no idea when it would be ready, so I extended my stay by two weeks. But there's so much content coming out on my channel that I'm starting this…
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#Seoul The heat still has a detrimental effect on some people Well, it's a free country, isn't it?
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#Seoul -> #Busan Yeah, the express train to Busan is definitely not a Shinkansen. Judging by the vibe, it's more like our Sapsan. At least it's going fast - you can travel across the entire 400-kilometer-long country in 2.5 hours. I wanted to watch "Train…
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#Seoul Here's a list of good places to visit if you end up in Seoul: Ossuloc Tea House - a chain of tea houses in Korea, specializing in green Korean leaf tea and matcha. The design is modern with touches of traditional elements. For fans of Chinese tea,…
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#Seoul The Revival of Korean Architecture Near the Seoul City Hall, there is a small free museum that showcases projects aimed at improving the city. In addition to a huge map of Seoul and standard urban themes, the museum also explores the process of…
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#Seoul On our hike in Bukhansan, just half an hour uphill, we found a real gem among Korean Buddhist temples - Geumseonsa Temple. This is a temple complex on a mountain with residences for monks. Anyone can stay here - there's a promotional stand right at…
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#Seoul On the weekend, we went to Bukhansan National Park. This is the second time I've hiked here, and it's probably the most interesting mountainous area within easy reach of Seoul. Since the temperature was over 30 degrees, we decided not to push…
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#Seoul In Korea today, it's another anti-authoritarian protest. Two small parties organized the protest, demanding the president's resignation, telling Japan and the US to "go fuck themselves", and probably something else that I don't understand in Korean)…
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#Seoul Me and my friends, when we downed three cans of beer each I didn't photoshop these pictures, they're just such crappy sculptures.
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#Seoul Apparently, a typical day in Korea🤣
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#Seoul ⚡️⚡️⚡ I even found a snowdrift in Seoul! Where did it come from? Who the hell knows. It must have been brought here from Moscow. The daytime temperature here is around +7 degrees, so I consider this another Korean miracle.
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#Seoul During this short trip to Seoul, I finally got to visit Gyeongbokgung Palace for the first time! The place is certainly beautiful in its own way, especially in scenic photos against the backdrop of mountains, but every time I feel sad that there's…
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#Seoul A rainy day. I really want to call this collage "Seoul through the lens of Hong Kong".
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#Seoul I once again strolled along my favorite river alley. As always, there's always some kind of commotion in the center of Seoul on weekends. Today, people partially blocked the street near City Hall to protest for the rights of construction workers. A…
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#Seoul It seems I've checked into the most upscale area this time🤣
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#Seoul Unexpectedly, photos from evening Seoul, Myeong-dong district It's Wednesday evening, but it feels like a day off for everyone. After traveling around the provinces, it's like a breath of fresh air. Let's not even mention Taipei, it's far behind now.
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#Seoul Despite the hate towards the Seoul subway, I just can't help but praise their pedestrian infrastructure. In Europe, this might not be a surprise, but for Asia, it's a breakthrough and a miracle, especially compared to places like Thailand or Malaysia…
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#Seoul The pain of the Korean subway in pictures This is the case when the subway seems to be good, but every time you enter it, you experience frustration. Lots of signs. Lots of crosswalks. Randomly designed signage. Randomly untranslated inscriptions and…
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#Seoul You need to drink so much that your 20-degree vodka is sold in two-liter bottles, and foreigners constantly confuse it with water.
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#Seoul decided to "surprise" us at the end.
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#Seoul On the weekend, we tried to visit the DMZ. Why 'tried'? Because we decided to go without a tour, and only on the spot did we realize that you can't get into the hyped up part with a view of North Korea without a tour group, which you need to book in…
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#Seoul I'm afraid to ask what the author meant 🫥 This masterpiece proudly stands at the entrance to the Korean Folklore Museum.
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#Seoul Today, I indulged in another treat. This time, it was Japanese nabe. It's delicious, but damn expensive!
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#Seoul I didn't really use buses much in Moscow, but in Seoul, they're almost a must-have. So I'm asking the readers - do the benches in Moscow get heated? (I honestly don't remember). In Seoul, they definitely do, and it's really awesome. Otherwise, I…
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#Seoul I waited for dusk and decided to wander around the village some more. It's no less beautiful at night, but it's quite dark, and not every street has streetlights. It's clear that people live in the houses, as lights are on almost everywhere. In the…
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#Seoul There are a couple of local museums in the village, but I was already there in the late afternoon, so I didn't manage to visit them. However, if you walk about 15 minutes towards the mountains, you can climb up to the temple along a path past a…
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#Seoul Yesterday, I visited a traditional village on the outskirts of the city, near Bukhansan National Park - Eunpyeong Hanok Village. Surprisingly, it's not mentioned in many guides, as it was built relatively recently, and there aren't many entertainment…
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#Seoul The guys are already getting ready for the New Year. There's no snow, and it's not even certain that it will snow, but they've put up the Christmas tree anyway))
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#Seoul The Koreans are like: "Let's just go fuck a neon Blader in the alley." Right in front of my house🤪
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#Seoul Some things shouldn't exist.
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#Seoul Our second stop was Cha-Teul teahouse, which was actually a full-fledged house with a small garden in the center. Everyone sat on cushions at low tables, and the menu included a selection of Chinese teas, which were served according to all the…
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#Seoul The first stop was Shin Tea House, a small house tucked away deep in an alley. The decor was really cool and the atmosphere was quiet. Surprisingly, there weren't many people there on a Saturday, so we were able to grab seats at a low table. The teas…
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#Seoul Yesterday, we visited some traditional tea houses. For this, we had to travel to the northern part of the city, to an old district where many preserved hanok houses have been converted into shops and restaurants (you can see more details on Google…
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#Seoul Advertisement for contract service in the subway Familiar?)
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#Seoul It's still incredibly awesome when they build hanok houses somewhere in a forest park and convert them into tea houses.
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#Seoul In Seoul, there are restored villages right in the middle of the city. Some of them are equipped as restaurants or souvenir shops, while others are exhibitions of household items from that era. Well, at least from the life of the wealthy Koreans back…
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#Seoul Thanks to Pyongyang and Beijing for the fucking air!🤬 The average air quality in Seoul is definitely a problem, it can even be worse than in Bangkok. All this week, it's been 70-100.
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#Seoul Ahh, grape soju for ONE dollar In Asia, it costs about ~$3, in Russia/Europe it's all $6
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#Seoul They say there are not many trash bins in Korea. And they also say it's very clean. Both of these statements are true. But the approach implemented in practice is not always adequate. Instead of using containers, people just leave their trash on the…
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#Seoul Had an insanely good BBQ hotpot
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#Seoul I visited an old friend. It's been half a year, but he's still basking in the sun on the windowsill 😆
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#Seoul Korean flex They also told me that it turns out that all soju with flavoring is essentially made for foreigners, as it's mostly exported, while real Koreans drink fresh soju (that is, diluted vodka, lol).
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#Seoul It's early autumn in Seoul. But it's still warm, around 20 degrees 😎 We plan to spend a month here until it gets colder, then we'll go to Moscow for business.
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#Seoul A holy land
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#Seoul #Review I decided to calculate my monthly expenses in Seoul. Unfortunately, it's hard to break them down by category precisely, as some things were bought with cash, and some were even purchased by friends in exchange for rubles, but I managed to…
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#Seoul Pretty good entertainment while waiting for the landing)))
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#Seoul I slept really well for about three hours, and now I'm heading to the airport by metro. It's nice that I can get there so easily (and for just $3), even though the distance from the city center is 50km.
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#Seoul An interesting walking area in the northern part of Seoul, built along the river. Initially, a multi-lane highway was built over it, but at some point, it was demolished and transformed into something more appropriate. In one of the photos, columns…
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#Seoul I'm feeling sad because I'm leaving Korea on Saturday(
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#Seoul We're eating in the best Chinese traditions, in a folksy way, so to speak.
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#Seoul The National Museum of Korea. It certainly looks grand!)
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#Seoul And a combo, Korean skyscrapers against the backdrop of cherry blossoms)
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#Seoul There's no need to go to Japan to take photos of crowds of Asians and blooming cherry blossoms)
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#Seoul A few urban Buddhist temples in the feed) They are usually located near parks and are relatively small. In some places, you can drink tea for a small donation (or even for free).
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#Seoul Since I've been living here for over two weeks, I can generally comment on the prices: - Decent housing, i.e., with a kitchen, workspace, washing machine, etc., starts at $1,500/month on Airbnb (example). - You can generally settle in any part of the…
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#Seoul Just a photo from today's walk) And again, areas with low-rise buildings. And I need to buy myself a phone with a decent camera. This one can't handle direct sunlight 😅
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#Seoul A bit of low-rise Seoul. From relatively decent low-rise buildings, which probably fill about half of the city, to some Armenian-style boxes located almost in the central part of the city. Often, such areas are separated from the skyscrapers by just…
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#Seoul In addition to the posts about Bukhansan. On the way to the mountains, there are many small Buddhist temples, sometimes built directly into the rock. In one of them, we even managed to drink herbal tea for free, which was very convenient, as we…
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#Seoul Judging by the scale, we only walked through a small part of the national park in the south. Farther on there is a whole network of trails, with loads of routes, rest stops, and temples; going around all of it would take who knows how much time and…
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#Seoul From yesterday: We went to the Bukhansan National Park, north of the city. Huge mountainous areas with lots of trails, ascents, and temples, which are impossible to explore in a day. We probably walked about 7 kilometers on the entire route, but since…
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#Seoul Compared to Southeast Asia, Korea has a very pleasant infrastructure. This applies to both public transport (metro, buses) and pedestrian areas - there are sidewalks everywhere (a luxury in Yua), and it's pleasant to walk on them, as they're not just…
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#Seoul A guide to finding the keys to an Airbnb apartment. For some reason, it's not specified how many centimeters to dig down to find them.
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#Seoul On public transport, you pay with a transit card, T-money. It's sold and recharged in convenience stores like 7-Eleven and Cu. The card itself costs ~3$. The only problem is that if you're a tourist, you can only top it up with cash, so you need to…