Hii! If you're looking at this list, that means you're planning your trip to KR!

FYI - I lived in Seoul, Busan, and Jeju, which are the top 3 cities for tourists, and I'm happy to be your virtual tour guide 😊 If you need any help while you're in KR, or if you're looking for sth specific, let me know!

General tips

• Book stays from Stayfolio : Stayfolio is a curated accommodations booking platform - their selection of hotels are high quality and unique. And there're often 'private stays’ that accepts one guest at a time. I highly recommend this platform over hotels and airbnb!
• Use Naver map over Google maps for accurate ratings : No one use Google map in Korea, so the ratings are all from tourists. If you're okay with that, it's fine, but Naver is alternative to Google in Korea, and they have english version so it's easy to use. Also you can book restaurants from there as well.
• Booking restaurants : It's quite hard to visit good restaurant these days or at least there's always queue or waiting list. Restaurants often have a tablet device in front of the restaurant that you can put your name on, and get a SMS message when it's your turn, so I recommend getting a sim card or esim with Korean phone number.

Seoul

🎨 Art / Design shops

Point of view (map) : Super interesting stationery shop!

Poset (map) : Small shop specialized in postcards! - there're multiple locations, and they recently opened a new location in Centre Pompidou Seoul

Graphic (map) : Bookstore / library for comic books and graphic novels! You can stay there for coffee and drinks while reading these books. A few branches, but all of them have cool space.