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  FUN AND INTERESTING THINGS TO DO IN Seoul, Korea We weren’t quite sure what to expect when we entered Seoul. It was a place on our list only because a number of friends had visited and because we thought it might be some type of tech mecca because of companies like LG and Samsung that call it home. We had also read about some travelers being disappointed with their Korean experience - especially those that had just come from Japan...like us. We spent around 10 days in Seoul. Longer than expected because we came to know about a lantern festival only after we had landed. We extended our trip, shuffled some of our downstream plans, and made sure we didn’t miss the chance to celebrate this festival in the biggest city in Korea. A handy resource is the https://korea4expats.com website. It’s been put together by expats for expats to help them adjust and assimilate into Korean life and culture. I would definitely recommend combing through this! > WHERE TO STAY We stayed in Hongda...

  FUN AND INTERESTING THINGS TO DO IN Gwangju, South Korea Gwangju isn’t a common destination on most Korean itineraries for the reason that there honestly isn’t much to do there (though, right outside the main bus station, you'll find a really helpful tourist office with maps of local sites to visit!). That region or area is known within Korea for having some of the best food in the country, but as vegetarians we really didn’t get much of a chance to experience it. There is supposed to be one really amazing vegetarian place in Gwangju itself (Naver: http://naver.me/5BSaW5MT ), but it’s about an hour (by bus) away from the main bus station so we didn’t end up making the trek there. Instead, we used Gwangju as a base for a few day trips. Given it’s serviced by an airport, a high speed train station, and a bus station you’ve got pretty much any type of transportation method you could need to explore the southwest region of Korea. One thing to note is that the main bus station is ab...