Seoul for First Timers - Korea, Day by Day

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Seoul Travel Guide Part 4: Gangnam, the Han River & the City’s Modern Soul

The first three parts of this series have taken you through the royal palaces of old Seoul, the creative neighborhoods of the city’s younger generation, and the food markets that have been feeding the city for centuries. Part Four shifts the lens one more time — south of the Han River, into the neighborhood that

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Seoul Travel Guide Part 1: Royal Palaces, Hanok Villages, and the Soul of Old Seoul

Seoul is one of those cities that refuses to be simplified. It’s a place where a glass skyscraper casts its shadow over a five-hundred-year-old palace wall, and where a grandmother sells sesame sweets from a wooden cart a few steps away from a Michelin-starred restaurant. Getting to know Seoul properly takes time — which is