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Korea travel, verified against the Korean source.
English guides go out of date. We read the Korean notices, check the official sites, and confirm the details — so the hours, fees and rules here are right, not recycled.
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- Tongin Market Coin Lunchbox — How Yeopjeon Works and Why the Cafe Shuts Mondays
How Tongin Market’s yeopjeon coin lunchbox works — buying coins, which stalls take them, refunds, and the cafe’s Monday closure Seoul’s English pages miss. - What Changes in Seoul During Chuseok — Free Palaces, Closed Museums
Chuseok flips Seoul’s rules for 3 days: palaces and Jongmyo go free, but the National Museum closes. What’s confirmed for 2026, and what isn’t yet. - Seeing a KBO Game in Seoul — Which Team’s Tickets You Can Actually Get
LG and Doosan sell out fast at Jamsil. KBO attendance data shows Kiwoom’s Gocheok tickets are easier to get, plus when each club’s sales window opens. - How to Use Kakao Taxi in Korea: A Foreigner’s Step-by-Step Guide
A start-to-finish guide to calling Kakao Taxi in Korea as a foreigner — installing the app, payment workarounds, and the k.ride app most guides miss. - How to Get to N Seoul Tower — Cable Car, Bus, Free Shuttle, or Walk
The cable car fare and N Seoul Tower’s admission are billed separately — what each route up Namsan costs, and the free shuttle gap evening visitors miss. - How to Visit Jongmyo Shrine: Entry Rules by Day and Language
Jongmyo Shrine’s entry rules split by weekday — guided-only Mon/Wed/Thu/Fri, free walk-through weekends. What Korea’s official pages actually say, 2026. - How to Buy Medicine in Korea — It’s 11 Items at the Convenience Store, Not 13
Korea’s convenience store medicine list has 13 legal items, but only 11 are in stock, plus how to find an open pharmacy at night or on Sunday. - How to Visit Yangdong Folk Village — What ₩4,000 Doesn’t Open
Yangdong Folk Village costs ₩4,000, but most houses stay shut. Here’s the free guided tour schedule, the bus gap, and the homestay refund rules (2026). - Gyeongju at Night: Visiting Rules for Wolji Pond, Cheomseongdae, and Daereungwon
Donggung Palace bans picnic gear at night; Daereungwon doesn’t say the same. Gyeongju’s own sources also disagree on Cheomseongdae’s closing time (2026).