Watch Full Video on YouTubeTravel TikTok's Posted Daily 🌏 In this episode:
- Katie’s housing hack that helped her afford a month of global travel 🏠
- Visiting the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival — a 3-week trout ice fishing festival complete with bare-handed fishing and heated “foreigner shelters”
→ Festival Website (runs in January) - Skiing at Yongpyong Resort, the biggest ski resort in Korea and home to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang
→ Yongpyong Resort - Getting around Korea without Google Maps (hint: download Naver Maps or Kakao Maps)
- Using a T-money card for metro rides (pick one up at any CU convenience store!)
- Grilling freshly caught Sancheoneo trout and trying bare-hand ice fishing 🐟
- Navigating etiquette with a toddler, an octopus, and a very helpful Korean man
- Visiting a traditional fish market and witnessing the king crab selection process at Sorae Pogu Fish Market (소래포구 종합어시장)
→ Sorae Pogu Info - Sampling beondegi (번데기) aka silkworm pupae 🤢 and classic street snacks like hotteok (호떡)
- Dining at Myeongdong Kyoja (명동교자), a Michelin guide restaurant serving legendary kalguksu noodles
→ Myeongdong Kyoja - Joining a Gwangjang Market food tour with a guide who may or may not be a K-model 😳
→ Gwangjang Market
🧠 Katie’s Travel Tips:
- Don’t rely on Google Maps in Korea! Naver and Kakao are your besties.
- Hold onto that T-money card—you’ll use it for trains, buses, and more.
- Want to ski in Korea? Rentals are cheap, slopes are accessible, and you can even rent ski clothes on the spot.
- Sharing food is the norm—expect lots of plates, scissors, and communal bites.
🍻 Featured Korean Drinks:
- Soju + Beer = Somaek (소맥): The country’s go-to drink combo
- Makgeolli (막걸리): A traditional, slightly fizzy rice wine served in bowls
Guest Cameos:
- 🎙 Maria & Mark (Dan’s friends on sabbatical in Korea)
- 🎙 Bryan Jun, Korean-American content creator
→ Bryan on TikTok
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