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Korea Travel Essentials Cheat Sheet: Apps, Cash & K-ETA

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Alice looking panicked at Incheon Airport without her Korea travel essentials.

Traveling to Japan or Europe is easy; you just use Google Maps and Apple Pay. However, traveling to Korea is a different game. If you arrive without preparing your Korea travel essentials, you will be lost in minutes. Why? Because Google Maps doesn’t work well here. Uber is rare. And some buses don’t accept cash … Read more

The Map Betrayal: Why Google Maps is Useless in Korea (and What to Use Instead)

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In America, Google Maps is God. It tells you where to go, how to walk there, and even how crowded the bus is. In Korea, Google Maps is a liar. Because of unique security laws (and local competition), Google Maps in South Korea is severely limited. It won’t give you walking directions. It won’t show … Read more