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Written and checked by hand, with sources. Where a fee or a closing day matters, we verify it against the operator rather than repeating what other guides say — several widely copied facts about Seoul's palaces are years out of date.

Itinerary

3 days in Seoul

A first-timer route built around the palace closing days and Bukchon’s 5pm curfew — the two things that break most published itineraries.

Itinerary

3 days in Jeju

What to sort before you fly: the driving-licence rule that catches foreigners at the rental desk, Hallasan summit permits, and Manjanggul’s 2026 reopening that most guides missed.

Itinerary

2 days in Busan

Split the way the city is — old town west, beaches east. With the Taejongdae train suspension, Jagalchi’s Tuesday closures, and why the Sky Capsule price is per capsule, not per person.

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