Seoul → Busan → Seoul
Start in Seoul, go south to Busan for the coast, then come back up to Seoul to finish.
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South Korea / 8–19 Dec 2022
Seoul city bookends, Busan sea air, and winter food warmth
A winter trip split between big-city Seoul and Busan by the sea.
Easy two-city plan: start and finish in Seoul, put Busan in the middle for the coast and the food. Leave room for winter weather.
Seoul at both ends, Busan in the middle to slow down.
Seoul was winter streets, cafe corners, Korean barbecue and skyline views.
Busan was the easy middle: sea air, colourful hillside lanes, warm meals, and slow days by the water.
A winter route idea, not a full guide
What it felt like, how fast to go, where to stop, and what I ate.
The two cities
Pick a city
Busan for coast, colour and comfort food. Seoul for the big city, cafes, barbecue and skyline views.
01 / Start and finish
Seoul
Winter streets, quiet cafes, Korean barbecue, and a skyline view to finish on.
Go to Seoul
02 / The coast bit
Busan
Bridge lights, colourful hillsides, trains by the sea, cafe breaks, seafood, pork soup, and a slower winter pace.
Go to BusanThe food lives in the city pages for now
The seafood table, the pork soup lunch and the Korean barbecue deserve their own posts. I just need the restaurant names and proper taste notes first.
Places, not people
A lot of my favourite shots from this trip have people in them, so they're not here.