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Myeongdong Shopping Guide: Where to Shop (2026)

KoreaPeek / December 5, 2025

Last updated: January 2026 Myeongdong in 1989 was completely different. No K-beauty stores. No Chinese tourists. No street food vendors […]

KoreaPeek / December 5, 2025

Last updated: January 2026 I packed terribly for my first Korea trip. Half of it was useless. The other half

KoreaPeek / December 5, 2025

I’ve visited Gyeongbokgung over 50 times. The first time was 1989, a week after I arrived in Korea. I wandered

KoreaPeek / December 5, 2025

Last updated: January 2026 In 1989, I navigated Seoul with a paper map and asking strangers for directions. “어디예요?” (Where

KoreaPeek / December 5, 2025

Last updated: January 2026 Korean convenience stores saved me my first year in Korea. But convenience stores? Universal language. Point

KoreaPeek / December 5, 2025

Last updated: January 2026 I remember Hongdae before it was famous. No tourists. No chain stores. Just raw creative energy.

KoreaPeek / December 5, 2025

Last updated: January 2026 I’ve lived in five different Seoul neighborhoods over 35 years. Yongsan in the early days —

KoreaPeek / December 5, 2025

Last updated: January 2026 In 1989, there were no SIM cards. No mobile phones. No internet. When I needed to

KoreaPeek / December 5, 2025

Last updated: January 2026 I’ve offended Koreans so many times. Not on purpose. Never on purpose. But cultural mistakes pile

KoreaPeek / December 5, 2025

Last updated: January 2026 My first Korean restaurant order was a pointing disaster. I pointed at something random. The ajumma

KoreaPeek / December 5, 2025

Last updated: January 2026 My first Korean BBQ experience was a disaster. It was 1990. A Korean colleague invited me

KoreaPeek / December 5, 2025

Last updated: January 2026 My first Korean street food was a disaster. Seoul, 1989. I pointed at something red and