Read South Korea as regions such as Seoul, Busan, Jeju, not as a pin.
Seoul-Gyeongju-Busan is the spine.
Regions
- Seoul — Seoul is stop 1 in a South Korea map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
- Busan — Busan is stop 2 in a South Korea map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
- Jeju — Jeju is stop 3 in a South Korea map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
- Gyeongju — Gyeongju is stop 4 in a South Korea map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
- Jeonju — Jeonju is stop 5 in a South Korea map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
- Seoraksan — Seoraksan is stop 6 in a South Korea map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
Routes
- Seoul-Gyeongju-Busan — Seoul-Gyeongju-Busan — budget a day for the transfers, not a half-day fantasy.
- Seoul-Seoraksan — Seoul-Seoraksan — budget a day for the transfers, not a half-day fantasy.
- Jeju ring — Jeju ring — budget a day for the transfers, not a half-day fantasy.
- Jeonju-Jinan — Jeonju-Jinan — budget a day for the transfers, not a half-day fantasy.
Icons
- Seoul — Why Seoul photographs well, and why it closes in the afternoon.
- Busan — Why Busan photographs well, and why it closes in the afternoon.
- Jeju — Why Jeju photographs well, and why it closes in the afternoon.
- Gyeongju — Why Gyeongju photographs well, and why it closes in the afternoon.
- Jeonju — Why Jeonju photographs well, and why it closes in the afternoon.
Pairings
- Slow pair — Pair Seoul with Busan; drop a third stop before you add one.
- Weather pair — Do not force a wet coast and a dry highland into the same week.
- Honeymoon pair — Two city nights plus three quiet nights recover better than a trophy circuit.
Dropping the third city is usually a gain.
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