Looking for public restrooms in Korea when you urgently need a toilet? Start with a subway station, a large café or fast-food restaurant, or a public facility such as a museum or park. But the closest building is not always the easiest place to use a restroom. In Korea, a small café may share a … Read more
Seoul has a new photography museum in Chang-dong, and normally I would not tell a first-time visitor to travel that far just because a museum is free. But the current exhibition caught my attention. I have always liked photography and used to visit exhibitions at places like Daelim Museum and the Seoul Arts Center fairly … Read more
Foreign visitors sometimes ask why trash cans in Korea seem so hard to find. As a Korean, I find that question interesting because I have never really thought of trash cans as especially difficult to find. That does not mean there is one on every corner. There isn’t. I just do not usually feel that … Read more
Autumn in Seoul can be ridiculously beautiful. The sticky summer humidity finally disappears, the air turns crisp, and entire streets begin changing from green to yellow. The ginkgo trees in Seoul are especially dramatic. When a whole row turns at once, even an ordinary Seoul street can suddenly look like a movie scene. Then you … Read more
Maybe you have seen it in a Korean drama. Friends are sitting beside the Hangang River on a warm summer evening. Someone orders fried chicken, cans of cold beer appear, the city lights begin to come on, and dinner somehow becomes part of the night. Or maybe it is a cool autumn afternoon. You have … Read more
Hotel checkout is at 11 a.m., but your flight from Incheon Airport is not until the evening. Easy Drop can let you check your suitcase in Seoul and collect it at your destination, leaving the afternoon free of luggage. Start with your flight details. Airline eligibility, the terminal, the counter and the baggage transport schedule … Read more
An Incheon Airport late night arrival can make every small decision feel bigger. Your phone battery suddenly matters more. So does the distance from the bus stop to your hotel. A walk that would feel ordinary in daylight can seem like one task too many with a suitcase after a long flight. When I arrive … Read more
Losing your phone or wallet on a trip is bad enough. Losing it in another country feels worse. Your map may be on that phone. So are your hotel booking, translation app, train ticket, messages, and maybe even your payment cards. When you suddenly realize it is gone, the natural reaction is to retrace every … Read more
Seoul Station luggage storage can become a problem fast when the lockers are full. If you are standing at Seoul Station with a suitcase and nowhere to leave it, don’t start dragging your bag around the station looking for another locker. There are several luggage storage options inside and around Seoul Station, including subway lockers, … Read more
Looking for luggage storage in Jeonju before exploring Hanok Village? The good news is that Jeonju has several public luggage lockers around its main tourist area — including free options and lockers that cost only a refundable KRW 500 deposit. There is also reservable luggage storage near Jeonju Hanok Village if you would rather pay … Read more