Traveler Stories

Hwadam Forest in May: Monorail and Reservation Tips

A spring visit to Hwadam Forest beside Gonjiam Resort, with notes on Yanolja reservations, monorail timing, parking, rest areas, photo spots, and an easy walking course.

Fresh Tuna at Chamchiwang Kwon Tae-yoon in Gunpo Sanbon

A Sanbon Station Rodeo Street review of Chamchiwang Kwon Tae-yoon, where fresh, not frozen, tuna is sliced right away. Includes hours, seating, parking notes, and the Geumjandi 55,000 won course.

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Gichatgil Yeop Pojangmacha Anyang: Gwanak Station Outdoor Pub

A first visit to Gichatgil Yeop Pojangmacha in front of Gwanak Station Exit 2 in Anyang, with outdoor seating, Friday queues, mussel soup and spicy chicken feet.

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Bellani Beauty Beomgye Lash Perm Review Without Irritation

A source-grounded visit review of Bellani Beauty in Beomgye, a beauty shop specializing in eye-shape correction. The reviewer visited for a lash perm near Beomgye Station Exit 2 and shares the consultation, hours, parking notes, facilities, and before-and-af/}

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To Find Peter Beomgye: Gnocchi, Pasta and Steak Review

A personal dinner review of To Find Peter Beomgye near Beomgye Station Exit 3, covering mushroom cream gnocchi, shrimp basil oil pasta, salchi steak, drinks, seating, hours, and parking.

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Fresh Fruit Juice at Anyang Central Market, Anyang

A local review of a small fresh fruit juice stall inside Anyang Central Market, run together with a fruit shop. The juices are blended to order with fresh fruit, water, and ice, with prices listed at 1,000–3,000 KRW depending on the fruit.

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Tokkine Bread in Anyang Pyeongchon: Salt Bread Open-Run Review

A personal open-run visit to Tokkine Bread near Gwanyang Market in Anyang, with waiting tips, bread release-time notes, and impressions of salt bread and squid-ink cheese ciabatta.

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Pachinko Izakaya in Yongridan-gil, Sinyongsan Review

A personal review of Pachinko, a Japanese-style izakaya bar at the start of Yongridan-gil near Sinyongsan Station, with snack notes, wait time, hours, and parking info.

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Yongsan Odeng Bar Review: Weekend Wait on Yongridan-gil

I finally visited Yongsan Odeng on Yongridan-gil, a popular open-air-style odeng bar around a 10-minute walk from Yongsan Station. Here is the weekend Catch Table wait, hours, no-parking note, and what we ordered.

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Haesong Hoetjip at Jumunjin Fish Market in Gangneung

A personal review of Haesong Hoetjip inside Gangneung's Jumunjin Fish Market, focused on reserved takeout omakase assorted sashimi, friendly pickup service, and generous condiments.

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2025 Samsung Welstory Biz Festa Food Festa Review at Yangjae aT Center

A first-person review of the 2025 Samsung Welstory Biz Festa Food Festa at Yangjae aT Center, covering parking, pre-registration, tastings, games, and sample highlights.

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Geudaemanui Jageun Gonggan Uiwang Pasta Review

A brunch-date review of Geudaemanui Jageun Gonggan in Uiwang, located in the Maehwa Apartment commercial building, with pasta, risotto, steak, wine options, hours, and parking notes.

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Mukho Iyagi Gorae Solo-Drinking Bar Open-Run Tips

On a solo trip to Mukho, the reviewer visited Iyagi Gorae, a solo-drinking bar on a back street near Mukho Market. The post covers open-run timing, shared-table seating, hours, parking, and dishes such as barley shrimp muchim, fried rice, pork cutlet, budae-jj

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Seoyun Pibu Malgeum Anyang Pyeongchon Facial Review

A return visit to Seoyun Pibu Malgeum in Anyang for the new “Ultra-Powerful Small Face 3cm” program, with notes on bamboo therapy, private rooms, hours, parking, and aftercare.

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Mokgumeong Anyang: Minari Samgyeopsal Near Anyang Station

A grounded review of Mokgumeong Anyang on Daengnidan-gil, covering minari samgyeopsal, dogani doenjang, bibim-myeon, staff-grilled meat, listed hours, and parking notes.

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Sadang Heonsang Review: Korean Pub, Course Meal & Makgeolli

A personal review of Sadang Heonsang, a Korean dining pub near Sadang Station Exit 11. The two-person Today’s Heonsang set included seasonal sashimi, kimchi-jjim, bossam, green onion pancake, namul pot rice, and maesaengi noodles with Honey Pear makgeolli.

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Pungmul Boribap in Mukho: Barley Rice and Jang Kalguksu

A solo visit to Pungmul Boribap inside a market in Mukho, Donghae for barley rice and jang kalguksu. This review includes directions from Mukho Station, address, phone, hours, and the warm local-market atmosphere.

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Smashing Bowl Sadang: Bowling, Cocktails, Darts & Games

A first-person review of Smashing Bowl near Sadang Station exits 13 and 14, covering its late hours, bowling prices, cocktails, lanes, no-parking note, and waiting-area games.

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Shabu Siktak Pyeongchon: Weeknight Shabu-Shabu Review

A personal review of Shabu Siktak in Pyeongchon Hagwon Street’s food alley, with hours, break time, parking notes, seating details, weekday waiting, and a filling shabu-shabu meal with ssambap and octopus karaage.

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Juno Hair Gwangmyeong Avenue France Isul Black Course Review

A personal review of the Black Course hair clinic at Juno Hair Gwangmyeong Avenue France with designer Isul, near Gwangmyeong Station, including hours, parking, prices, and the private shampoo room experience.

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