Korea (South): Seoul – Jongno-gu (Old City Centre)

Come to Samcheong-dong My favourite places in Seoul are Insa-dong and Samcheong-dong. Both popular and artsy neighbourhoods are located across… 

I’m going to give you a little (daytime) picture tour of this artistic and historic neighbourhood in the old city… 

Where do you go in Seoul to experience a traditional Korean tea moment in a traditional Korean tea house? That… 

It is almost impossible to ran out of street food to sample in Seoul, South Korea because the country is… 

A relatively new square opened in 2009, the ‘Gwanghwamun Square’ is one of the new places where Seoulites like to… 

This is the main royal palace in Seoul located in Jongno-gu or Jongno (Seoul old city centre). Built originally in… 

One of the things I did right while visiting Seoul, South Korea was to stay in a Hanok House, a… 

I thought Dutch was hard to learn? Well, I am glad I do not have to learn Korean! At least… 

It’s pretty much a fact that Seoul has many ‘dongs’ (neighbourhood) that could win a nomination of being a mecca… 

For starters, a ‘dong’ in Korean means neighbourhood and a ‘gu’ means district. Samcheong-dong is a neighbourhood located in Jongno-gu… 

The most popular ‘Hanok Village’ that is architecturally preserved and live-able is ‘Bukchon Hanok Village’ located between the two main…