Shopping
“Autumn is the season for reading,” the Korean saying goes. This isn’t simply because it becomes gloriously sunny and cool, which is perfect weather to become engrossed in a book on a park bench, but because autumn…
The area around Dongdaemun, the East Gate of old Seoul, has been a popular shopping location for nearly a century. Mainly the heart of a traditional market, the area has developed over the years and is currently known…
“A place with a hundred riches” is the literal translation for the Korean word for department store, baekhwajeom (백화점). Like its name, the main attraction of department stores is the one-stop shopping opportunity,…
I’m forever stumped by sizes in other countries. I’m quite sure it is the same vice-versa. What I find the most baffling is how X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, X-Large is completely different wherever I go. I’m…
* This post is written by Jo-Anna, one of the Korea Blog’s Worldwide Korea Bloggers. I’m currently on a mission to find some unique art to send home. Some art for our friends who are getting married in June and a…
The area around Dongdaemun, the East Gate of old Seoul, has been a popular shopping location for nearly a century. Mainly the heart of a traditional market, the area has developed over the years and is currently known…
Are you planning to come to Seoul during a rainy season? Are you already in Seoul and tired of shopping in crowded areas where you can barely move forward? Here is what you can do. It’s very simple and very easy. Take subway…
* This post is written by Cindy Z, one of the Korea Blog’s Worldwide Korea Bloggers. Korea is a beautiful country, a wonderful mix of bustling, modern cities and calm, picturesque countryside. During the three years…