9 Ways to Keep Cool This Summer in Seoul
Summertime’s superlative humidity, high temperatures and hungry mosquitoes are part and parcel of the Seoul life. Whether you’re bracing for it or totally embracing it, the heat is on and it’s only set to rise. For our cool down guide, we specifically picked weekday and weekend friendly no-travel options to provide you with a cool...
5 Korean Foods for Adventurous Eaters
Restaurant search apps tend to favor quantity over quality. Most mine the web to produce general results vouched for by random strangers who think Kimbap Heaven actually lives up to its name. The MangoPlate team set out to create a better restaurant app that’s not just a directory, but a useful tool that makes restaurant...
5 Brands Getting a New Life in Korea
Repurposing and reinterpretations of styles is one of the coolest things about looking at fashion on an international scale. Korean fashion is bursting with clever, and at times puzzling, reinterpretations of Western trends. What’s on the street back home – florals, high-top sneakers, Peter Pan collars, studs – have their own intensity and look in...
7 Steps to Acquire a Love Motel in Korea
Love motels are an institution that should be experienced at least once while you’re in Korea. That first time can be pretty daunting, so here are a few steps to keep in mind that may ease the tension and help you stay cool. Hopefully you’ll have some anecdotes to share with your friends after visiting:...
10 things to do with your Spam gift set
It’s the run up to Chuseok. Gift sets are piled high in the supermarkets. Many of them include Spam and it’s likely that you’ll end up with some. You are just one person. What are you going to do with all that mystery meat? Here are a few suggestions. LEARN TO COOK SOME SPAM-FILLED KOREAN...
5 Ways to Wait for the Subway Home (the PG-rated version)
It’s an old story. You’re doing your thing in one of Seoul’s party centres when disaster strikes: the craic ends abruptly in the wee hours of the morning and it’s a long time until the metro opens. Your options? Drink more? Taxi? Sit on a cold subway bench warily eyeing the soju-soaked ajeossi who shuffles...
10 Korean Christmas Gift Ideas
Snow has fallen and it finally feels like Christmas is near. Whether you’re going home for Christmas or just wanting to send gifts to your friends and family, here are some ideas for you. Kitsch socks Korea has an incredible range of novelty socks available pretty much everywhere. The designs cover everything from cute cartoons,...
10 Reasons to Love Winter in Korea
Did you know Korea has four seasons? Winter is definitely the worst one, so I decided to draw up a list of things to look forward to to stop me from crumpling into an icy heap of depression. Ondol (underfloor heating) Leaving your heating on all day and night might ruin the environment, not to...
