Hey you guys, It's Pheobe here from Little Grey Box with Matt behind the camera and on
this channel we share with you all our experiences and tips to help you travel well
and in today's episode, I'm going to be sharing with you five of our favourite
things to do in Seoul, South Korea. Now if you don't already be sure to subscribe
right now and say hello in the comments below let's get started
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On our trip to Seoul we were really curious to visit the Demilitarized Zone between North and
South Korea it was kind of a half day tour and you are led around by an
official tour group, you never actually enter North Korea you always stay on the
South Korean side but you do get to see North Korea you can look through
binoculars you can see the signal jamming towers and your guide will tell
you so much information about the history about current and past relations
between the north and south and you will get to glimpse some amazing sites
including the invasion tunnels
Matt and I were really excited to do this because
it seemed like such an adventurous thing to experience and it was an unexpected
highlight of our entire trip to Seoul
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Be sure to visit Bukchon Hanok Village
of beautiful traditional Korean village with incredible views over Seoul
some gorgeous winding streets and really lovely photography spots too
You can also hire traditional dress or costumes nearby so if you want to have
that full-on photo shoot moment you absolutely can. Now one thing I would say
about visiting this spot is it is a residential area which means locals live
there so it's really important as travellers that we're respectful that
way we aren't bothering the locals make sure you don't enter anyone's property
touch anyone's house climb on their things or make too much noise like
yelling, screaming and running as you're moving around just keep it chill and keep it cool
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Built in 1395, Gyeongbokgung Palace was the main royal palace of the
Joseon Dynasty now matt and i loved visiting this location because the
buildings were just stunning and it gave us a deeper appreciation for south
Korean culture and history. Another thing we really loved after we had seen the
palace was wandering over to the National Folk Museum which was totally
free as opposed to the palace which was paid entry and one of the things we
really really enjoyed seeing at the National Folk Museum was all of the
locals dressed up in their traditional garments both men and women it was just
so lovely to see they were letting us take photos and smiling and posing with
us so it was really great to get that hands-on dose of local culture
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Of course if you're going to Seoul you are gonna want to get hands-on with some Korean
beauty I know I've got you I did too! and the place you're going to want to go
is Myeongdong that is the best starting point you guys you are going to find the
streets here lined with shops there are some great boutiques and clothing stores
of course shoe stores all of that but really what you're there for is the
beauty and there is no shortage of it there are all kinds of stores filled
with beauty products you didn't even know you needed and you didn't even know
existed and what's great about this area is there's other things to see and do as well
there's plenty of great food but you might also like to visit the Myeongdong
Cathedral which is just gorgeous inside and out and my favorite spot to
grab a very cute Insta-worthy a cup of coffee has to be the Stylenanda Pink Pool Cafe
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A great way to experience a different side of Seoul and kind of
escape all the hustle and bustle of big-city life is to check out the
Cheonggyecheon stream, now this 10.9 kilometre stream wraps its way through the
heart of Seoul and when you walk down into the area, you'll see there's plenty of
spots to pull up a seat and have yourself a lovely picnic in the sun or
shade and Matt and I really loved wandering along this area kind of
jumping over stones and just experiencing something a little bit
different in such a big built-up area
Have you ever thought about visiting Seoul?
Is South Korea on your travel bucket list? Or have you visited and you
have some great tips and recommendations for other people, be sure to share in the
comments below and let me know which of those five activities grabs your
interests the most now you guys if you are planning a trip to Seoul we have
loads of free travel guides for you on the Little Grey Box website and here on
YouTube, of course, you might like to watch our Seoul Travel Guide video
We will have those linked for you in the description box below now you guys if
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Alright you guys and with that that brings this week's episode to a close
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I hope you have a great weekend and I will see you next week
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Love ya!
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