As you enter Paju from the Seoul Expressway, you’ll come across various famous tourist spots in Paju, including the Paju Publishing Complex, Heyri Art Village, Provence Village, Shinsegae Premium Outlet, and Paju English Village (ChangeUp Campus). All of these are well-known tourist destinations in Paju. Especially around Heyri Art Village, Provence Village, Paju English Village, and Shinsegae Premium Outlet, you’ll ...
The Gwanghwamun area in Seoul can be considered one of the representative office-dense areas in Seoul. Starting from the Government Seoul Complex, you can find various embassies, media companies, headquarters of large corporations, and buildings of various small and medium-sized enterprises. It’s the first place that comes to mind when thinking of places where many companies are gathered in Seoul. ...
When you wear a hanbok and visit our country’s palaces, you can enter without paying an admission fee. Thanks to this policy, it has become easy to spot tourists wearing hanboks inside and around the palaces. For more related information, you can check the link below: I had the opportunity to visit Gyeongbokgung Palace again after a long time. This ...
When wearing a hanbok and visiting our country’s palaces, you can enter without paying an admission fee. Thanks to this policy, it has become easy to spot tourists wearing hanboks inside and around the palaces. For more related information, you can check the link below: I had the opportunity to visit Gyeongbokgung Palace again after a long time. This time, ...
The Gwanghwamun area can be considered one of Seoul’s representative office-dense areas. It also symbolizes Seoul’s economy. During lunchtime, you can see numerous office workers heading out for their meals. Various restaurants are scattered throughout the underground shopping areas of major buildings. “Gwanghwamun Lawyers’ Association Building Underground Mall, Sundubu Specialist” Even in the underground mall of the Gwanghwamun Lawyers’ Association ...
In the Gwanghwamun area, you can find a variety of cafes. From large franchise cafes to small ones, and even smaller ones that only offer takeout, it’s a place where you can explore a diverse range of cafes. This is likely because there is a high demand for coffee in the area due to the large number of office workers. ...
Kopitiam refers to local cafes found in Singapore and Malaysia. It denotes cafes that offer simple brunch options along with coffee. The term “Kopitiam” comes from the Hokkien word, which means “coffee shop.” Typically, Kopitiams offer local beverages like coffee and tea, as well as local dishes such as toast and egg-based dishes. “Meeting Singaporean and Malaysian-style Brunch in Seochon ...
In newly developed or planned cities, it’s easy to find large supermarkets. However, in the older downtown areas of Seoul, it’s relatively more challenging to find large shopping centers or supermarkets. Finding large-scale stores like E-Mart or Homeplus, which are commonly seen in downtown Seoul, is relatively difficult. Yeonhui-dong can also be considered a part of the older downtown area ...
Starbucks has now become a cafe easily found in major cities around the world. In Korea, after the first branch opened in Ewha Womans University, there was controversy surrounding the term “Doenjang Nyeo” (a term referring to a woman who enjoys fermented soybean paste stew), but now it has become a cafe as easily accessible as convenience stores. You can ...
N Seoul Tower, also known as “Seoul N Tower,” is one of Seoul’s iconic landmarks. It has been ranked as the number one landmark representing Seoul in past surveys. Although its reputation may have slightly diminished compared to the past due to the construction of Lotte World Tower in Jamsil, “Namsan Tower” still holds a special place as one of ...
The area around Gwanghwamun in Seoul is a representative densely populated office district. During lunchtime, you can see numerous office workers in this area. To meet the demand of these office workers, you can find various restaurants in the underground shopping arcades of major buildings. In the underground shopping arcade of Doryeom Building, which is located west of Gwanghwamun Square, ...
While Gangwon Province is closer than I initially thought, I hadn’t ventured there for a trip. Until before the COVID-19 pandemic, it wasn’t easy for me to travel to Gangwon Province since I had been living in Paju for a while. Even though it takes only 1 to 2 hours to travel from Paju to Seoul, considering the additional travel ...