Comments on: 9 Best Neighborhoods to Fall in Love with Seoul

By: Jesse

Jesse — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 06:30:55 +0000

Hey, there, thanks for all your good response and keep it up.

By: Christine Kaaloa

Christine Kaaloa — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 03:07:09 +0000

In reply to daytripper2000. @DayTripper: So glad you found the information helpful and that you had fun! Samcheong-dong is such a distinct and wonderfully artsy area. I felt like I was in a Korean Paris.

By: daytripper2000

daytripper2000 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 02:02:49 +0000

I found your blog when looking up information about travelling to Asia as a solo female traveller. I found your information ahead of time very useful! Samcheong-dong and Bukchon Hanok Village would be where I fell in love with Seoul. That and Hangang River Park.

By: Nick Lee

Nick Lee — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 17:53:09 +0000

When i was in Seoul last year, I took two half-day tours with a private tour guide company. It was wonderful because I got to see and experience all the great places in Seoul like a native.

You would probably want to explore the following places:

Insadong, Ssamzi-gil (Culture)
Myeong-dong (Shopping)
Itaewon (Bars & Good Eats)
City Hall (History)
Seoul Palace (History)
Nonhyeon-dong Young-dong Market (Local Korean Food)
The guys I work for is company called Seoul Tour Guide. They are helpful and will customize an itinerary just for you.

If i had to choose one place, I would recommend that you visit Nonhyeon-dong Young-dong Market because you can truly feel the local Korean vibe.

Hope this list helps others.

Cheers!
Nick

By: Christine Kaaloa

Christine Kaaloa — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 21:18:42 +0000

In reply to Carly Kabel.

@Carly Kabel: There’s not much to sell. From a traveler perspective, I’d recommend Seoul. From a getting into Korea quickly perspective, I’d say it were great if you could get it, but competition is high. Practically everyone wants to teach there and the SMOE standard is higher. Although Korea’s just getting more competitive to get into all around. My recommendation is to go for the regions around Seoul. Some are just an hour from the main city. Korea can be traveled fairly quickly (Living in Daegu, Seoul was just 4 hours away by bus. About 2 hours by train.). As for better access to nature scenes, you might want a different city, as Korea’s nature is beautiful and hiking is the national pasttime and it’s got great hiking spots… outside of Seoul.

By: Carly Kabel

Carly Kabel — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 19:21:31 +0000

Christine! I think you have sold me on Seoul 🙂 If someone applies through SMOE do they get to pick the area of Seoul that they would like to teach in? Or is it a small enough city that they just choose an area for you? Is there any part of Seoul that you liked best? I would want to be closer to more nature scenes or able to get to them easily. Does Seoul have that?

By: Christine Kaaloa

Christine Kaaloa — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 03:12:57 +0000

In reply to nandini. @Nandini: Yes, Seoul is a wonderful city! I've *not* visited the Trick Eye Museums yet. OMG, is there one is Seoul and I've been missing it?

By: nandini

nandini — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 22:44:11 +0000

Oh seoul is indeed a beautiful place to be in and live. Loving the culture, the extremely organised urban set up and the warm people! Shopping is a real pleasure. Also must see is the TRICK EYE MUSEUM. Amazing place

By: Christine Ka'aloa

Christine Ka'aloa — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 02:38:24 +0000

In reply to geraldine. @Geraldine: Very nice video. =)

By: geraldine

geraldine — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:52:18 +0000

I visited korea for 5 times within 2 consecutive years 2010-2012. And the result of my traveling alone to different Asia is far compared to Korea. See my video on youtube why “I love korea…”