Hello Busan, South Korea

Travel to Busan

We take the subway from our hotel in Fukuoka directly to the airport for our 9:30am flight to Busan, South Korea…super easy.

I love Japan. It is so clean, the people are so polite and friendly, it is so efficient and the food is amazing…..and let’s not forget the toilets.

As our plane moves away from our gate, the ground staff all stop, wave and bow as our plane passes. The flight is only 40 minutes.

Gamcheon Culture Village

Busan is the 2nd largest city in South Korea. It’s located on the southern coast. We take the subway to our accommodation in central Busan. This time we have booked an apartment and we drop off our luggage in the storage room until the 4pm check-in. We take the subway and then a taxi to Gamcheon Culture Village. I am thankful we did the taxi because it is uphill all the way.

Gamcheon Culture Village is one of the top sites in Busan.During the Korean War, many people came to Busan to hide. This traditional village, built into the steep hillside, is from this time period. The houses do not have plumbing. It’s like a fairytale version of a Brazilian favela.

The houses are painted many colours, the views are great and it is filled with cafes, shops and houses. Many people are dressed in traditional Korean dress from the rental shops. There is artwork all over the place and there seems to be a Little Prince theme going on. Totally charming.

John and I find a cafe with a good vantage point for people watching. Then do a bit of shopping before catching an Uber and the subway back to our apartment.

Apartment in Busan

Our apartment is all done through the internet. There are 21 floors af apartments. We are sent our room number and apartment access code by email a few hours before check-in but the code doesn’t work until 4pm. The apartment is great with fridge, freezer, stove top, microwave, washing machine, toiletries, slippers, shower and a Japanese toilet with built in blow dryer…yeah!!!

Seomyeon Pojangmacha Street

After taking a look around, we head out to Seomyeon Pojangmacha Street that has a number of outdoor street food restaurants with counters that I have been dying to try since I saw them in Japan.

Food seems to be more expensive in South Korea but the portions are also larger.