Introducing Busan
There’s a noticeably absent cosmopolitan feel in this port city known for raw fish and a harsh dialect that people in Seoul sometimes find incomprehensible. Underneath the drab urban landscape created by an unimaginative use of concrete, quirky people jump the queue, shout while conversing and giggle at the sight of international travellers. Rough around the edges indeed, but like any rogue there’s a charming side that begins to emerge once formal barriers have been dropped over dinner and drinks. Cultural mores prevent most people from initiating contact with foreigners. But if you take the first step, the level of kindness and generosity extended your way can be surprising.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Advice for South Korea itinerary please
by happyhannaho 14 September 2011
Hi laylamc, I spent two nights in Gyeongju, which was plenty- we booked a tour when we got off the train for the following day- there's…
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RE: Teaching Areas in South Korea
by dominic77 14 September 2011
Any decent sized city (say, with 250,000 people or more living there), will have other foreigners to talk to and probably some kind of…
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RE: South Korea bike tour
by mike_davies 14 September 2011
Hey Danny. Not quite the world, but just finished a ride from Bangkok to Busan! Was originally Beijing, but saw another city begining…
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