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Light sleeper in Myeongdong: can you find a quiet room and a good breakfast?
A first-time visitor on the Tripadvisor Seoul forum had picked the Myeongdong and Namdaemun area for six nights. Their must-haves were hard to combine: good soundproofing because of insomnia, a subway station close by, a
0 0Early flight home from Incheon: move hotels the last night, or not?
A question that pops up again and again: your flight leaves early in the morning, and your hotel is in the middle of Seoul. Do you switch hotels for the final night? The options people usually weigh Stay put and leave ve
0 0Hongdae's photo booth street: how to work a strip of Life4cuts, Photoism and the rest
Hongdae stopped being just a shopping-and-clubbing neighbourhood a while ago. Around the alleys near Exit 9 of Hongik University Station, the last couple of years have packed in a dense run of self-photo studios — Life4c
0 0AK& Hongdae: a floor-by-floor guide to Seoul's youth mall by Hongik University
AK& Hongdae is the five-floor mall right at Exit 4 of Hongik University Station, the same corner K-pop fans, streetwear shoppers and late-night Hongdae crowds have used as a meeting point for years. Unlike the standalone
0 0Korean sunscreen at 35 °C and full humidity: making it last
Korean sunscreens are known for feeling light, but in Monterrey, Guayaquil, Seville in August or the Caribbean the real question is: how do I keep it on my face at 3 pm? These are the tips people repeat most: Use the rea
0 0A Special Seoul Trip into K-Content Soul Spots
Seoul is a city where nature and downtown, day and night, reveal different charms and leave happy memories. It is also where K-content began. Seoul, a city with a wide range of pleasures like an OTT channel, is especiall
0 0K-Beauty Places Born as Complex Cultural Spaces
Cosmetics brand stores are evolving. They are being reborn from places that simply ‘sold’ cosmetics into spaces that offer consumers more than that and, further, embody brand values in a sensory way. Along with modern in
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