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2018 Beach Bus Reservations Have Started
2018 Beach Bus Season Has Arrived! For the second year in a row, South of Seoul has ride-share buses leaving Pyeongtaek on select Saturdays, headed to beaches. Bus travel is wonderful because you can avoid the stress of traffic, driving home exhausted, not being able to have a drinky drink while at the beach. Heck, we even have cars but we still go on these buses because it makes the experience so much more relaxing. Not only are they the easiest way to get there, but the buses are surprisingly affordable. One-day trips…
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How to get Better Service in Korea
Let’s talk about how to get ‘better’ service in Korea. I put ‘better’ in quotes because service looks different in different countries since each culture has its own expectations. Such differences may feel like ‘bad service’ since they don’t meet our own social expectations. Let’s look at what this might mean. About My Life In Korea I am a US military spouse living in Korea with my family. I have a few kids who are homeschooled and we spend a great exploring Korea off base. I’m also half Korean but…
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5 MORE Indoor Activities
Air quality can be less than stellar at times and many of us find ourselves feeling a bit stir-crazy at home. You want to get out and explore, but you don’t want to breathe the air outside or it’s too hot or too cold. We have some excellent solutions for burning off some extra energy. So grab your phone, make sure you have the South of Seoul app and Naver maps or Kakao Maps downloaded and get ready to go on some adventures. 1. Pink Tiger Game Room The hottest…
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Nav Apps: Options, Strengths, and Failures
Tell me if this is you… You just arrived in Korea, you are so stoked to start your adventure. You are all sassy like, “Hey, let’s open Google and see what’s up”! You pop open your handy smart phone and start searching for things you love! You search and search and search… but nothing is coming up. You find almost no info that really helps and a little seed of panic starts to settle in. You wonder if there is actually anything out there to do or eat at all…
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December in South Korea, Dining & Drinks, February in South Korea, January in South Korea, SOS South Korean Seasonal Guide: Winter, Tips of Living Your Best Life
5 NOT Spicy Korean Soups for Winter
Are you craving a delicious NOT spicy Korean soup? Look no further, here is our list of 5 NOT spicy Korean soups for you to enjoy this winter or year-round! Korean Soups Are Not All Spicy Although the spicy soups get a lot of attention, there are NOT spicy Korean soups to be found. In fact, not all the food in South Korea has the spice cranked up to 11. The truth is, there are many Korean dishes and restaurants where the only spicy food on the table is kimchi.…
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How to use the SOS app with Kakao Taxi
One of the best things to happen to Korea is Kakao Navi. If you aren’t using it, stop now and go download it. It’s an app for calling taxis almost anywhere you can find yourself. YES, it’s in Korean. DO NOT let this stop you. Honestly, this is one of the most important apps you can learn to use in Korean and 10 Magazine has done an awesome job showing you how to use it. CLICK HERE to learn more and get it setup on your phone. Slow down, get focused…
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Recommended Air Quality App
We love to be outside and spend most of our time outside, so avoiding smog is important. It’s true. The air quality this year the air quality in Pyeongtaek is the worst we have seen in our seven years here. However, it hasn’t really been cramping our style too much because we have been testing out some handy air quality apps that help keep us headed to the best places to breath. That’s right, you can use your hand phone to avoid the worst air quality. Let’s talk about the…
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Now Booking: Bus to the Daejeon Barefoot Festival
TICKETS: 18,000 won roundtrip Sunday May 14th, 2017 Let’s get our feet dirty and celebrate the coming summer. South of Seoul;s and Bundang Social Club are teaming up to sponsor a bus to the Daejeon Barefoot Festival leaving from Jeongja Station at 7:50 AM and the back side of Pyeongtaek Station at 8:50AM. This is one of South of Seoul’s favorite spring events. The path is stunning and the mud delightful. The festival has a great variety of fun activities, including traditional music, dancing, walking barefoot through tranquil mountains, fun…
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Pyeongtaek Summer Beach Bus Details & Dates
Updated: Click Here for Updated 2018 Blog We are really SUPER excited about offering buses, leaving on select Saturdays, headed to beaches South West of Pyeongtaek. Bus travel is wonderful because you don’t have to stress about traffic, worry about driving home tired, drinking beer, etc. They are also surprisingly affordable here so it’s high time we gave this a try. The beaches where we are going are far more remote than most you will visit in Korea so they offer way more peace and relaxation than places like Busan. …
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Jjimjilbbangs: 5 Steps To Getting Started
Thanks to Nicole for the photo. It’s a face mask explosion. So, maybe you read the last post and are all like, “What ‘evs Nae-nae. My buttocks aren’t clenched and I want to get them to a jjimjilbang stat. I just need to know what exactly to expect . I don’t want to seem like a crazy foreigner.” That’s legit. Here are the answers to the questions I had when I first wanted to go. What’s a jjimjilbang? First of all, you should know that jjimjilbangs and public baths are not the same…
