Busan
A bowl of dwaeji gukbap and the walk around it
One lunch, one neighborhood, and the half day that fits around them. Where the soup shops sit, how to order when nobody speaks English, and what to do with the two hours after.
Travel notes
What a day in Korea looks like at walking speed.
These are free. They are the same notes we work from when we build a paid plan, written out one city at a time. Read them, use them, order nothing.
Busan
Busan is a long city, so pick two ends
Haeundae and Nampo are forty minutes apart on the subway. Trying to do both before dinner is the mistake almost everyone makes on day one.
Seoul
Your first day in Seoul, with the jet lag
You land tired. This is a day built for that, with one neighborhood, flat ground, and an early dinner you can walk to.
Gyeongju
Gyeongju is flat, so rent the bike
The tombs, the pond, and the museum sit in a ring you can ride in an afternoon. Walking the same ring takes the whole day and most of your legs.
Trains
The KTX, explained once
Which seat to book, how early to get to the platform, and why the cheap Mugunghwa train is sometimes the better call.
Money
Paying for things without a Korean card
Cards work almost everywhere. Almost. Here is the short list of places that still want cash, and how much to carry.
Want this for your own dates?
A paid plan is the same notes, rebuilt around the cities and dates you give us, with the stops in walking order and the train between them already chosen. Twelve dollars a day.
Build my plan, $12 a day