SEOUL

Joanne: One of the palaces located in Seoul. Less people than the main one on the other side. Highly suggest to go on a weekday to avoid many tourists.

Joanne: Hanok means traditional Korean houses. This area is hilly so wear something comfortable and walk around for a bit! There are tea houses and little shops in renovated hanoks.

Joanne: One of Seoul's gentrified areas. There are tons of cute cafés, and great kbbq restaurants in little hanoks that haven't been changed since the 1920s.

Joanne: Very touristy area with a lot of souvenir shops.

Joanne: Very touristy, but a nice 360 view of Seoul. I highly suggest to take the cable car to get up here if you're too lazy to walk up the mountain. I also suggest going around sunset.

Joanne: Designed by Zaha Hadid, DDP is the epicenter of all things design. I would dedicate an afternoon to this place as there's a market, museum, and a lot of spaces that you can walk through.

Joanne: Dedicate at least one afternoon to check out the museum, because it has 3 sections. Get the audio tour as well, since they don't have any description of the art there. Closed on Mondays.

Joanne: Cute little cafe with meerkats, raccoons, and dogs (namely corgis!)

Joanne: You MUST come here. It's quite the experience. The food is absolutely delicious as well. Things to try out: mungbean pancakes, kimbap, oden, dumplings, chicken feet (dak bal).

Joanne: Really cute coffee shop. The surrounding areas also have a lot of great coffee shops as well.

Joanne: A BEAUTIFUL space. There's a coffee shop that serves Bonanza Coffee from Berlin. There's also a great shop inside. Downstairs is a cute little bakery as well.

Joanne: The owners are fashion designers with a passion for architecture and interior design, who wanted to create a creative space for locals to relax and get inspired.

Joanne: Another extremely cute coffee shop in a hanok within Iseokdong.

Joanne: Love this place. It has 3 floors, and a great place to coffice. It's super duper quiet and chill. Very meditating.