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    Travel Diary Seoul (South Korea) #8: B2B Market, Palais Royal, Notre-Dame de Paris, Barbecues

    In this last travel diary in Seoul, a lot of things happen in the evening because our last days in Seoul are also the days when we have to work during the day 😀 In Seoul, it seems that there are as many types of barbecue as there are restaurants. We went again to the Hongdae district to test the barbecue skewers we spotted last time. The restaurant is very small and well decorated (there are plenty of lanterns), it is well equipped and we have a small machine that turns the skewers for us. When the skewer is well cooked, you have to put it on the grill high…

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    Travel Diary Seoul (South Korea) #7: Marinated raw crab, Gilsangsa Temple, Suyeonsanbang, shopping in Myeong-dong

    Today, we find M., a French-speaking Korean girlfriend we met thanks to our long time friend J. (we were talking about it here). I appreciate his company more and more, because we discover a lot of things in common Mr.’s husband is Korean, too. Based in Paris, he has been an entrepreneur and tour guide since 2002. He designs personalized trips in France and Europe for small groups of Koreans (up to 8 people). He has a spacious vehicle, he drives and accompanies clients at the same time. If you ever have Korean friends looking for a Korean guide in Europe, passionate about history, gastronomy and French culture, contact him…

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    DMZ Tour: at the border between North and South Korea

    In 1953, after 3 years of war and 3 million casualties, North and South Korea agreed to a ceasefire. Officially, the two countries have been at war since then, but the fighting has stopped The two countries have defined a border. On either side of this border, a 2-kilometer zone is demilitarized, known as the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) So there is a 4km wide area almost ghostly, which has become a paradise of biodiversity in which protected species thrive The paradox is that beyond these 4 kilometers, we find the zone with the highest concentration of military forces on the planet. Approximately 1 million soldiers (700,000 North Korean soldiers, 400,000…

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    Travel Diary Seoul (South Korea) #6: War Memorial Hall of Korea, Barbecue, Lenses and Shopping

    Hello, today I’m making you discover the nuggets and experiences we had in Seoul, which I haven’t told you about in the previous travel diaries It doesn’t follow any logic, all these discoveries are distributed in different areas of Seoul. Let’s get started! War memorial hall of korea Our airbnb is located between Yongsan station and Itaewon, not far from the US military base. It is also in this area that the War Memorial Hall of Korea is located (free entrance) We went there, attracted especially by the planes, vehicles and boats outside The interior is huge, just to go from one room to another, it took us 2 hours.…

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    Travel Diary Seoul (South Korea) #5: Lotte World, tickets, flagship attractions, magic pass

    In Seoul, there is neither Disneyland nor Universal Studio, but two other amusement parks that I have never heard of: Lotte World and Everland. Since Everland is further from Seoul with (almost) a roller coaster, we chose to go to Lotte World instead, which has the advantage of being in Seoul itself and having a fairy-tale side like I like it The park is located in the heart of the Lotte shopping center. Lotte is a huge Korean group, which has a lot of shopping malls, a Lotteria fast food chain… and they are even expanding in Southeast Asia. As a result, the amusement park also has mall fake air…

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    How to attend a baseball game in Seoul (South Korea)?

    After soccer in Argentina, American soccer in the Czech Republic, Thai boxing matches and sumo training in Japan, baseball in South Korea was discovered Little known in France, baseball is the most popular sport in South Korea. It’s by seeing regular TV broadcasts that I thought I should try it How can I find out the dates of the matches? Baseball not being the most physical sport there is, there are games almost every day! For the calendar, visit http://ticket.interpark.com/Contents/Sports Teams are easily distinguishable with logos but use Google Translate to find out in which stadium the match is taking place I’ve chosen a game on Saturday, telling myself that…

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    Travel Diary Seoul (South Korea) #4: Seoul with friends

    I didn’t think you could see so many familiar faces in Seoul (which isn’t the number one tourist destination in Asia), but here it is, who looks alike comes together 😀 my friends also love Seoul! We are fortunate to be in Seoul at the same time as J., who has lived and studied in Seoul and is fluent in Korean. As a result, he made us feel less guilty about a lot of things: like our difficulty to find good restaurants, or despite our insistence, the dishes are always served super spicy… He explained to us that not only was Seoul less interesting gastronomically than the south of Korea,…