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Sexy Times Date Night: “The James Bond”
Updated in 2021: If South of Seoul is going to do date night blogs we are going to be as fun and campy with it as possible. Hold on to your hats and expect us to use the word “sexy” as many times as is socially inappropriate. Sosabeol is easily Pyeongtaek’s sexiest neighborhood It’s where you will find the youngest, hippest Pyeongtaekers on their first dates or looking for their next dates. That’s because there is a ton to do in one area and it’s almost all-new, fresh, and Instagramable. That’s…
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2018 “Best of Poll”
It’s that time of year! When we all join together to share our thoughts on the “Best ” businesses in Pyeongtaek. This is an entirely un-scientific poll created by South of Seoul so we can all have some fun voting for the people and places that bring us joy. CLICK HERE to see the 2017 “Best of Pyeongtaek” winners. This is all in good fun! Everyone can vote once a day! The poll will last two weeks which should allow you time to visit places you haven’t been and share your…
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Low Carb and KETO In Pyeongtaek
Trying to eat KETO or low-carb in Pyeongtaek or across South Korea? We have some solutions for you! If you eat a ketogenic or low-carb diet, you may be wondering how on earth you can possibly survive in Asia. Isn’t there going to be rice or noodles with every meal? How can I avoid going off plan and still enjoy going out with friends and really experiencing Korean food? In Korea, staying true to low carb can be surprisingly easy with all of the cook-at-your-table BBQ restaurant options. Depending on…
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Taste the World in Pyeongtaek
As our international population expands, the international food scene in Pyeongtaek has come alive. The arrival of Samsung, an increased number of factories, and the expansion of the US Military have meant more opportunity for foreign residents to open up shop. Every week something new and interesting arrives. Recently we realized we never even go to Seoul anymore. There isn’t a need. Much of what we have is far better than we would get there. When you add how much time and money it takes to go there and back, it…
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Eating Halal in the Korean Countryside
As the Muslim population in rural areas of South Korea continues to grow, information about – and access to – Halal has becoming a bigger issue. This has become very important to some of us at South of Seoul due to the fact we have watched friends struggle with this in the past and now we are watching many of our classmates at Namseoul University struggle with it as well. Since the university is located one subway stop south of Pyeongtaek in northern Cheonan, we feel it is high time…
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PIEF is starting a “Community Carnival” Vendors Needed. Apply Now.
The Pyeongteak International Exchange Foundation is launching something new with the support of Pyeongtaek City! As the area is changing rapidly, PIEF and Pyeongtaek City are looking for new ways to bring the area together and support the community. One of the new events they are launching this year is a “Community Carnival” which will be all about having fun and supporting local businesses and based on school carnivals or neighborhood carnivals in North America. The goal of the event is to support local and make people happy having fun…
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Driving: On-Street Public Parking
When you first start driving parking in Korea parking can be hard to get used to. Especially since it’s never explained clearly and works quite differently than other places you may have visited in the world. We, the volunteers at South of Seoul, have decided to start breaking down some of these differences. We have used our connections with the city to get the real story about how it all goes down. After reading our blogs we hope you can move around more comfortably and avoid those pesky parking tickets…
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Rules & Laws: Coffee Shops & To Go Cups
Have you been to a coffee shop lately and been told you can’t stay in the coffee shop with your to-go cup? Feeling angry because it all seems so foolish that you can’t just sit in the coffee shop with your paper or plastic cup? Well, if it makes you feel any better, they aren’t singling you out or trying to be jerks. It’s the law in Korea. Like many of the worlds leading countries, Korea is taking a look at what it can do to reduce waste. One of…
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Top 3 Pyeongtaek Hikes
Did you just move to Pyeongtaek and want to find the top 3 Pyeongtaek hikes? You’ve found the right post. About Hiking in South Korea Some might call hiking Korea’s national sport. It’s a country that loves a good walk outside. Thousands of marked and unmarked hiking trails exist across the country. You can find many marked trails in Naver Maps which includes hiking routes in the maps app. Also, in South Korea, they consider walking trails and hiking trails. Sometimes you might find a Korean hike to simply be…
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Neighborhood Intro: Jinwi
Pyeongtaek-si (평택시) is made up of many different, unique little neighborhoods. Over the last 2 years Pyeongtaek neighborhoods have been reorganized, a new address system created, and – often – completely new names assigned. Combine this with the constantly changing English Speaking population that rotates through each year, and life becomes like a big game of Telephone as half information turns into mythical information. That’s where South of Seoul comes in. We are on the ground and updating the South of Seoul app each time we are alerted to a…
