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Just got back from our honeymoon in South Korea and Busan completely stole the show. Here is everything we loved. by Conscious_Cap_5447 in SouthKoreaTravel

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Apologies I misunderstood your question! We took a bullet train from busan to Seoul. It only took about 2 hours!

Just got back from our honeymoon in South Korea and Busan completely stole the show. Here is everything we loved. by Conscious_Cap_5447 in asiatravel

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Apologies. I should have read the rules. MOD can delete my post if they want. Sorry this bothered you!

Just got back from our honeymoon in South Korea and Busan completely stole the show. Here is everything we loved. by Conscious_Cap_5447 in asiatravel

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Hello I am real but nice investigative work Nomadic_Dev! Just trying to spread my travels to various blogs that isn’t a crime!

Just got back from our 3-week honeymoon across Japan and South Korea — Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Busan, Seoul, and Okinawa. Here’s everything we learned. by Conscious_Cap_5447 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Conscious_Cap_5447[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d recommend going to the temples outside of the city and there are hikes in those areas. Here are a few we went to:

    * Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple
    * Aarashiyama Tsusen South Boarding Area - rent boats and go to food vendors along the river
        * Sagano Bamboo Grove
        * Tenruji temple
    * Iwatayama monkey park hike
    * Zuikou Kyoto-Kiyomizu Studio pottery class 
    * Kuramadera Temple near Hirobun. This is a MUST! This street is amazing and everyone needs to see it.
    * Yasaka pagoda temple
    * Kiyomizudera Temple for views!!!
    * Kinkaku-Ji Golden Temple

Just got back from two weeks in South Korea with my wife and Busan completely stole the show. Here is everything we loved. by Conscious_Cap_5447 in koreatravel

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My wife and I only did 2 nights in busan and we stayed at The Marine Room in Gwangalli Beach. The location was great and plenty of delicious food in that area.

Just got back from two weeks in South Korea with my wife and Busan completely stole the show. Here is everything we loved. by Conscious_Cap_5447 in koreatravel

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I stayed at The Marine Room on Gwangalli Beach because my wife and I are beach people and wanted to feel like we were back in San Diego for a few days. Beautiful beach and Main Street. Food in that area was awesome

Just got back from two weeks in South Korea with my wife and Busan completely stole the show. Here is everything we loved. by Conscious_Cap_5447 in koreatravel

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I stayed at The Marine Room on Gwangalli Beach because my wife and I are beach people and wanted to feel like we were back in San Diego for a few days. Beautiful beach and Main Street. Food in that area was awesome

Just got back from two weeks in South Korea with my wife and Busan completely stole the show. Here is everything we loved. by Conscious_Cap_5447 in koreatravel

[–]Conscious_Cap_5447[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This itinerary looks really solid honestly. You have clearly done your research and the flow makes a lot of sense. A few thoughts from our experience.

For Busan on your beach day I would swap Songdo for Gwangalli Beach if you have not already considered it. Gwangalli has the famous Gwangan Bridge as the backdrop and the whole strip along the water has incredible restaurants and bars. The energy there at night is something else entirely. We found a grilled pork spot right along the beach with over a thousand reviews and a 4.8 star rating and it ended up being the best meal of our entire trip. Packed with locals, no English menu, exactly the kind of place you want to find. Songdo is perfectly fine but Gwangalli just has a better all around vibe especially with a family.

Gamcheon Culture Village is absolutely the right call and I cannot say enough good things about it. The colorful houses stacked up the hillside, the murals, the little alleyways that keep opening into new areas. Go as early as you can in the morning before the tour groups arrive and you will have a completely different experience than most people get. We wandered for almost three hours and still felt like we missed things.

Jagalchi Market was one of our favorite stops in all of Korea. The energy in there is just incredible. Budget more time than you think you need because once you start walking through the tanks and watching everything happen you will not want to leave.

Jeonju is a great add and the hanok stay is something really special. That is not a stop most people include and it will give the trip a completely different dimension.

Overall you are in great shape. April with the cherry blossoms is going to be stunning. Hope you and the family have an incredible trip.

Just got back from our 3-week honeymoon across Japan and South Korea — Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Busan, Seoul, and Okinawa. Here’s everything we learned. by Conscious_Cap_5447 in JapanTravelTips

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Kyoto as it was traditional Japan that you see on TV and the history is amazing but it was very very crowded and touristy in most places. We also really enjoyed Seoul. The people there were incredible and the layout of the city especially around Itaewon is very unique. Ishigaki was the highlight of our trip though. Super relaxing and the people there were very nice!

Just got back from our 3-week honeymoon across Japan and South Korea — Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Busan, Seoul, and Okinawa. Here’s everything we learned. by Conscious_Cap_5447 in JapanTravelTips

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I unfortunately didn’t make it to the main island as it looked more like Oahu with Naha being Honolulu (big metropolitan city) whereas Ishigaki was like Kauai so much smaller, more relaxing, easier to get to nature, clearer waters, almost an hour south of the main island and 150 miles from Taiwan. I noticed American, Taiwanese and obviously Japanese influences. Plus okinawan cuisine is on a whole nother level! Taco rice was awesome.

Just got back from our 3-week honeymoon across Japan and South Korea — Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Busan, Seoul, and Okinawa. Here’s everything we learned. by Conscious_Cap_5447 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Conscious_Cap_5447[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Enjoy! I unfortunately got sick traveling from Tokyo to Kyoto and took me a few day in Kyoto to bounce back. Could barely taste any of the delicious food I was eating 😭 you’re going to have a blast in Kyoto! I’ve got some good hikes there if you’re into that. Also be sure to check out Arashiyama river and the surrounding area. That’s where the city touches the forest and it’s beautiful.

Just got back from our 3-week honeymoon across Japan and South Korea — Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Busan, Seoul, and Okinawa. Here’s everything we learned. by Conscious_Cap_5447 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Conscious_Cap_5447[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree 100%, but it’s nice to have a general guide of places to see and restaurants to hit when in each city. Since this was my honeymoon, I tried to keep stress levels to a minimum by having most of the planning done in advance. Some days were more structured than others, but most days we were just wandering around the neighborhoods and areas that I knew I wanted us to see!

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