Year: 2023

Today is my last day in Seoul, so I wanted to make sure I tied up any loose ends: I don’t want to leave regretting not finishing my to-see list! Thankfully, because I’ve been organizing my trip by areas, most of the places I had left were roughly in the same corner of Seoul. I… Continue reading Itaewon, Dongdaemun, Gangnam

Today I decided to go to Suwon, site of an 18th century fortress, to the south of Seoul. Despite the considerable distance (I think about 35 km?), it is in fact reachable by subway. Things got immediately confusing because subway line 1, as it happens, has eight different platforms, and none of them listed the… Continue reading Suwon, National Museum of Korea, N Seoul Tower

As I was saying, today I got up terribly early due to the jetlag, so I was able to see the smoggy sunrise from my apartment. The weather app listed a frightful -4°C, although by the time I left a few hours later the temperature listed a comparatively balmy 1°C! I’m getting a lot of… Continue reading Mangwon Market, Cheonggyecheon, Myeongdong

Yesterday I forgot to tell you about my evening! Jet lag caught up to me and I woke up far too early, so I might as well do a short post. My apartment is close to Hongdae, a trendy university-centered neighborhood in western Seoul. If most of my day yesterday was spent traversing ancient palaces… Continue reading Hongdae

After a long, restful sleep, I was fully ready to take on Seoul by storm… but first I had to clear a couple of side quests! You see, in order to take the subway, first I needed a T-money card, but to charge it I needed cash, because you cannot top it up with a… Continue reading Changdeokgung Palace, Bukchon Village, Insa-dong

It is time for a new adventure! Ever since the lockdowns started, I’ve been trying to get back into traveling, starting with visits home, then a weekend in London, then a week in Italy (that one you can read about on this very blog!), but I hadn’t done one of my big trips since I… Continue reading Arrival in South Korea