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The area around Gwanghwamun Station in Seoul is a representative office-dense region in the city. It’s densely populated with various public institutions, overseas agencies, major corporations, and small to medium-sized businesses, including the government’s Seoul Administrative Complex. Because of this, it’s always bustling with office workers, and you can find various places nearby to cater to their needs. In the ...

The Gwanghwamun area can be considered a representative office-dense area in Seoul. It’s a place where you can find many office workers in need of coffee. To meet this demand, you can explore various cafes, both large franchises like Starbucks and Hollys, as well as smaller, budget-friendly franchise cafes, and even independently operated small cafes, all coexisting in the Gwanghwamun ...

KAKAO Friends are characters from the “Kakao Group,” well-known for KakaoTalk. There are stores that sell various goods and accessories featuring these characters, and one such store is the “KAKAO Friends Shop.” You can find KAKAO Friends Shops in various places, and when you arrive in Seoul by train, especially at Seoul Station, the gateway to the city, you can ...

For travelers embarking on overseas journeys, there’s a certain privilege bestowed upon them – the access to duty-free stores. Stepping out of our country for a while grants us this benefit. In reality, duty-free stores are easily accessible when traveling abroad. You can easily spot them at Incheon Airport, and they’re also readily available at airports overseas. “Overseas Travel: Buying ...

After completing the departure procedures and baggage check at Hong Kong Airport, I finally gained access to the duty-free area. My journey was gradually approaching its final stages. For my return flight on this trip, I also used Asiana Airlines. Asiana Airlines operates at Hong Kong Airport Terminal 1. “Duty-Free Shops at Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 1” After completing ...

Even without entering the duty-free area at Hong Kong Airport, you can find various shops. Among them, one store that left a lasting impression was “Homeless.” Just by the name, it might sound like it has something to do with homelessness, but it’s entirely unrelated to actual homelessness. “Concept Store, Homeless” Homeless is a concept store that was established in ...

On both sides of the main street at Hong Kong Disneyland, you can find numerous “gift shops.” This area also serves as the location for both the daytime and nighttime parades. While waiting for the nighttime parade, it was canceled due to rain, leaving some time before the park closed. Since other attractions were already closed, I took a moment ...

Located in the Cotai area of Macao, “City of Dreams (COD)” is a large complex shopping mall that serves various purposes, including hotels, casinos, theaters, and shops. You can also find a dining district here, named “Soho,” which is situated on the 2nd floor accessible from the south entrance. “Macao Cotai, COD Chinese Restaurant: Starz Kitchen” During my trip to ...

At the Studio City resort in Macao Cotai, which draws inspiration from Gotham City, a city featured in Batman, you can find the “Golden Reel,” an eight-shaped Ferris wheel, and a 4D multi-flight activity called “Batman Dark Flight.” Given that the resort is themed around Batman, it’s safe to say that Batman is a major attraction. While I didn’t get ...

Cotai, Macau, is an area known for hosting most of the luxury resorts that come to mind when one thinks of Macau. It’s a complex space comprising hotels, resorts, and commercial areas like The Venetian, Parisian, Studio City, and Sands. Among them, you can point to “City of Dreams (COD)” as the central complex space in the Cotai area. “Shopping ...

You can find Apple Stores selling products from the globally renowned company, Apple, in Macau. There are two Apple Stores in Macau, both located in the Cotai area. One is situated within a complex known as Galaxy, which includes a hotel, resort, and shopping mall. The other can be found in a place called “Cotai Strip.” “Apple Store in Macau ...

In the Cotai area of Macau, you can explore luxury hotels, resorts, and shopping malls. Many of these places operate not just as simple hotels, but also as vast integrated complexes. Among the various resorts, there is a relatively recent addition called “Studio City.” “Modeled After Gotham City from Batman” The hotels, resorts, and shopping malls in the Cotai area ...