Life in Korea, Honestly — by HalloKorea

# Day 19 – How to Use a Korean Public Bathroom Without Panic**Meta Description:** Ever found yourself in a high-tech Korean public restroom and suddenly forgot how toilets work? From unexpected bidet attacks to the mystery of missing toilet paper, this guide gives you everything you need to survive — and laugh about it later. --- ### 🚽 Korea’s Public Bathrooms: Clean, High-Tech… and Confusing F..

Travel in Korea 2025. 7. 22. 17:55

Day 18 – How to Survive a Korean Convenience Store at MidnightMeta Description: Ever wandered into a Korean convenience store at midnight, hungry and clueless? Here's your ultimate survival guide — from spicy noodles to mysterious triangle kimbap, and all the strange looks in between.🌙 Midnight. Seoul. Hungry. And clueless.I walked into a convenience store at midnight expecting chips and peace...

Food & Street Eats 2025. 7. 22. 17:09

From “just looking” to “dog mom in panic mode”Adopting a dog in Korea as a foreigner? From hilarious potty mishaps to navigating pet stores without speaking Korean, here's what it’s really like to live with a Maltese in Seoul. I walked into the pet café saying, "I'm just here to look."Yeah. You already know where this is going.There he was. A tiny, fluffy cloud with eyes the size of my willpower..

Life in Korea 2025. 7. 21. 16:12

Discover Korea’s most unique accommodations — from traditional Hanok stays to quirky book cafés and temple retreats. A traveler's honest take with tips, stories, and booking hacks.Korean unique accommodations, Hanok stay, temple stay Korea, book café guesthouse, capsule hotel Korea, traditional Korean lodging, Korea travel tipsEver stayed in a 100-year-old house with creaky floorboards, heated s..

Travel in Korea 2025. 7. 13. 23:34

Day 15: Korean Café Culture — Where Coffee Meets Aesthetic, and I Accidentally Stayed 5 HoursDiscover the magic of Korean café culture — from aesthetic interiors and unique drinks to animal cafés and secret alleyway finds. It's more than coffee; it's a lifestyle. I still remember my first “real” Korean café experience. It was supposed to be a 15-minute coffee break. I left five hours later. No k..

Food & Street Eats 2025. 7. 13. 10:49

Experience Seoul like a local with a Han River picnic! From fried chicken deliveries to fairy lights and sunset views, here's your ultimate guide to Korea's chillest outdoor obsession."Wait... you guys just rent tents and eat fried chicken by the river? That’s it?"That was my American friend’s reaction when I first described what we were doing on a random Saturday afternoon. I get it. At first g..

Life in Korea 2025. 7. 12. 15:39

My Blue Ribbon Seoul Food Hunt“Follow one foreigner's hilarious and heartwarming journey through Seoul's Blue Ribbon restaurants—where Michelin flavor meets alleyway adventure.”"How did I end up sweating over a bowl of beef noodles in a Michelin-approved alley shop? Let me tell you."I never planned to become obsessed with food in Seoul. But one quiet Tuesday afternoon, I stumbled on a tiny stic..

Travel in Korea 2025. 7. 12. 07:48

Discover why Korean snacks—sweet, spicy, crunchy, and quirky—are dangerously addictive. My personal snack fails, must-try favorites, and where to find them!Honestly, I thought I had self-control. Korean snacks proved me wrong. Very wrong.When I first arrived in Korea, I confidently thought, "I'll be fine. I'm not really a snack person anyway." Ha. That lasted exactly one convenience-store visit...

Tips & Hacks 2025. 7. 11. 21:47