Sunday, April 24, 2011

Korean Blogs and Other helpful websites

1)  Craigs List
http://seoul.craigslist.co.kr/
-->  Similar to Gumtree in South Africa.

2)  Chris in Korea
http://www.chrisinsouthkorea.com/
-->  Probably the best blog there is on Korea.

3)  Eat Your Kimchi
http://www.eatyourkimchi.com/
-->  Another blog with interesting articles.

4)  MeetUp
http://www.meetup.com/
-->  Join a myriad societies and make new friends.

5)  Korea - Be inspired 
http://asiaenglish.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/index.kto
-->  Travel advice, events calender, sightseeing info, learn Korean, etc.

6)  Gmarket
http://english.gmarket.co.kr/
-->  On-line shopping in Korea, partly in English (but with an additional translation function).

7)  Seoul Interactive Subway map
http://smrt.co.kr/Train/Subwaymap/Eng/Subwaymap.jsp
http://smrt.co.kr/Eng/index.jsp
--> The websites calculates the best/quickest route from point A to B, the fare, and time.

8)  Seoul
http://www.shenzhenair.com/module/bzhzx/html/Seoul.html
-->  A long list of things to do and places to visit in Seoul, compiled by Shenzhenair.

9) Things to do in Seoul
 http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g294197-Activities-Seoul.html
-->  An extensive list of reviews of all the top things that there are to do in Seoul/Korea.

10) Korea Gig Guide
 http://www.koreagigguide.com/concert-calendar/

11)  Seoul Global Center:
http://global.seoul.go.kr/

12)  Korea for expats:
http://www.korea4expats.com/
http://www.korea4expats.com/event.php

13)  Korean news for expats:
http://asiancorrespondent.com/author/nschwartzman/

14)  Korean food/restaurant reviews:
http://www.zenkimchi.com/dining/

15)  Korean Herald newspaper:
http://www.koreaherald.com/

16)  Korea Times Newspaper:
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/index.asp

17)  Find attractions and restaurants  in Seoul (with simple filter settings):
http://www.visitseoul.net/en/m/article/article.do?_method=list&searchTheme=0002000001003&p=02&m=1003001002022

http://www.visitseoul.net/en/m/article/article.do?_method=list&searchTheme=0002000001001&p=02&m=1003001002023

http://www.visitseoul.net/en/m/tour/subway.do?_method=list&p=01&m=1003001001004

18)  Discover Korea:
http://discoveringkorea.com/2009/03/24/jinhaes-cherry-blossoms/
http://discoveringkorea.com/2009/04/10/brunch-in-seoul/    (food)

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