This is the last post for my ‘Have a Nice Seoul’ series, here today I’m taking you to the most famous name of districts in Seoul right now – Gangnam. As PSY claimed in his world famous song that Gangnam is where the trendiest, the most fashionable, and the most luxurious locates. I could not miss checking out this place to see whether that’s true or not. Although I’m not that kind of those who love to watch Korean series (actually I’ve never watched one) – The girls and guys here are like they just came off the television – very well dressed, all blacks in style, holding expensive labels bags, driving extravagant cars, walking in heels and in groups. Gangnam style best describes the…
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Have A Nice Seoul : Part 3 (Dongdaemun, Myeong-dong & Lotte-World)
Kamonnart Ongwandee
Posted on March 20, 2013
DONGDAEMUN FABRIC MARKET Heaven for craft-lovers to fashion designers Along the Cheonggyechong, just cross the street and then the Dongdaemun shopping complex is in front of you. Shopping at Dongdaemun can be an adventure and until you figure out your favourite vendors. Finding everything you need can be somewhat time consuming as everything a sewer could possible need can be found at Dongdaemun. From cottons to PVCs, needles to parts of watches, the market offers wide range of materials. If you are a fashion designer or a student, this place is definitely shoudn’t be missed. Tips : get there in the morning as it gets pretty crowded after noon, beware the pickpocket, prepare your shopping list and an anti-dusk mask CHEONGGYECHEON STREAM A 5.8 km-long…
INSA-DONG “The Focal Point of Korean Traditional Culture and Crafts.” Insa-dong street is acclaimed as one of the most traditional attractions in Seoul. It is lined up with stores specialized in traditional and antique goods, like the Hanbok, teas, pottery and folk crafts. Also you can find street artists with specific skills, like an old-style Korean paintings and a traditional dance from school kids for example. Actually I myself found that it is quite boring, for I privately do not appreciate the very traditional things. But for the old people or for someone who is interested in the old times’ sake, this street might be the very joyful one to walk through. Tips : an eagle aye and a camera is a must –…
Have a nice Seoul : Part 1 (Samcheongdong & Gyeongbokgung)
Kamonnart Ongwandee
Posted on March 19, 2013
This review is written for the joy of anyone planning his/her trip to Seoul, The dynamic city of inspiration! Been there in October 2012 for a week with my best friend, this is a summary of the places I found interesting It is written upon my own opinion and experiences, kind of a story-telling through my photographs. so enjoy..I’m gonna travel with you through this captures of light. . รวบรวมสถานที่ที่คิดว่าน่าไป และน่าสนใจ ใน Seoul เมืองหลวงของเกาหลีใต้ เขียนจากความสนใจส่วนตัว ประสบการณ์ และแรงบันดาลใจที่ได้รับจากการเดินทางของผู้เขียน คงจะเล่าเรื่องผ่านภาพถ่าย จากกล้องคู่กาย / ไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับหนังสือไกด์บุคอื่นใด รายละเอียดเพิ่มเติมเกี่ยวกับสถานที่ กรุณาศึกษาเพิ่มเติมด้วยตนเอง ตอนนี้ขอให้ดูรูปให้สนุก และสุขสันต์ไปกับการเดินทางครั้งนี้ด้วยกันค่ะ . Samcheong-dong “Where Tradition and Modern Artistic Sensibilitites Meet” Think of the images of spring time, coffee scents, and a walk on a road of art galleries. Samcheong-dong is an area where you could fill up your romanticized imagination of Seoul. The area…
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