Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
festival at the National Palace Museum in Seoul
South Korea is not a large country, and transportation is swift and efficient, making it easy
to cover a lot of geographic ground in a very short period. To truly get a sense of the place,
however, it's best to take it slow, giving yourself ample time to walk the streets, dip into
restaurants or markets on a whim, test out the public transit, and plan an excursion or two
to rural areas or historical sites to better understand the country's roots.
If you already know where you're going to be living or working, a week should be suf-
ficient to explore your new home and some of its surroundings. If not, two weeks to one
month should give you enough time to form an impression of most of South Korea's key
cities and decide which might make the best base of operations for you.
With only a week to spare, it's probably best to concentrate on a specific location—in this
example, Seoul, which is large, dynamic, and complex enough to keep anyone busy for far
longer than that. A similar amount of time in Busan would allow you to check out some of
