🇰🇷 서울 - 3 Days in Seoul, South Korea | Life with Yazmina

Full Itinerary

🇰🇷 Seoul Solo Trip
December 27–31 |

A first solo trip

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🏨 Accommodation

Hostel Tommy (호스텔 토미)
📍 2F, 66 Donhwamun-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
📝 Verdict: Would stay again.

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🗓️ December 27 — Arrival & Containment

Theme: landing · low demand

✈️ Arrival at night
• Flight into Seoul (via Haneda)
• Customs & baggage

🚕 Transit to hostel
• Taxi from airport
• ⚠️ Likely overcharged (lesson learned)

🏨 Check-in

🛌 Sleep
• Priority: safety, warmth, rest

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🗓️ December 28 — Palaces, Hanbok

Theme: presence · quiet wonder

☀️ Morning

🍽️ Breakfast
• Hostel Tommy (included)

🏯 Changdeokgung Palace (창덕궁)
📍 99 Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu

🌿 Changdeokgung Secret Garden (후원)
🎟️ Pre-booked online
📍 율곡로 99번지
• Slow walking
• Frequent pauses

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🍽️ Midday

🥐 Brunch — 오뉴 창덕궁 (Onyu Changdeokgung)
📍 84 Donhwamun-ro, Jongno-gu
• Warm, grounding, unhurried

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👘 Afternoon — Hanbok Day

Hanbok Lina (한복 리나)
📍 4F, 101 Sajik-ro, Jongno-gu

📝 Reflection
• Royal hanbok: stunning, but difficult to move in
• For future: traditional prince/queen styles are more practical

🏯 Gyeongbokgung Palace (경복궁)
📍 161 Sajik-ro, Jongno-gu
• Slow roaming
• Let the hanbok exist without performing

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🌙 Evening

🍲 Dinner — 도담1988 (Dodam 1988)
📍 30-16 Gwanhun-dong, Jongno-gu

🎤 Norebang (노래방)
Seventeen Coin Singing Room (세븐틴 코인 노래연습장)
📍 110 Nagwon-dong, Jongno-gu
🔗 https://naver.me/xCt7vNVT

✨ Unplanned


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🗓️ December 29 — Urban Flow & Adaptation

Theme: movement · curiosity · adjustment

🍙 Light food
• 7-Eleven near hostel
• Simple, functional

🚶‍♀️ Long walking day — route unfolded naturally

Stops:
• Gwangjang Market (광장시장)
📍 88 Changgyeonggung-ro
• Cheonggyecheon Stream (청계천)
• Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP / 동대문디자인플라자)
📍 281 Eulji-ro
• Continued toward Seongsu-dong (성수동2가)

📝 Lesson
• DDP deserved more time inside — exhibits & fashion events were happening

🚕 Taxi
• Legs were dead
• Correct decision

💃 1MILLION Dance Studio (원밀리언 댄스 스튜디오)
Beginner class with SUNSET
📍 33 Ttukseom-ro 13-gil, Seongdong-gu

🍱 Dinner
• 7-Eleven (Seongsu-dong)

🎤 Karaoke again → back to hostel

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🗓️ December 30 — Comfort, Shopping, Closure

Theme: ease · integration

🍽️ Light meals
• 7-Eleven throughout the day

🚶‍♀️ Walk to Myeongdong (명동)

🍜 Late Lunch — Needs (니즈)
📍 13 Mareunnae-ro, Jung-gu

🛍️ Myeongdong Shopping Street (명동 쇼핑거리)
📍 Myeong-dong 2-ga

🐱 Cat Café — Cat’s Sarangchae (캣츠사랑채)
📍 3F, 19-3 Myeongdong 10-gil

🚕 Taxi back to hostel
🍦 Ice cream stop at 7-Eleven

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🛒 Purchases

Convenience Stores — 7-Eleven (세븐일레븐)

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• 140-1 Waryong-dong
• 66 Donhwamun-ro

Bought:
• Power cord converter
• Hand warmer
• Chocolate milk
• Sandwiches
• Korean girl hanbok keychain
• Pink bunny keychain

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Clothing & Accessories

한웨이브리미티드 (Hanwave Limited)
📍 144 Waryong-dong
• Pink gloves, scarf, hat

Myeongdong Shopping Street
• Hair accessories (Bling Box)

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🚕 Transportation

Kakao-T (카카오T)
⭐ Highly recommend
• Reliable
• Removed friction when tired

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📱 Apps That Actually Mattered
• Kakao-T — taxis
• NAVER Maps (네이버 지도) — essential (Google Maps unreliable)
• ChatGPT — quick translation & thinking partner
• Google Translate — photo translation
• Airalo — unlimited 3-day eSIM (excellent)
• Booking.com — accommodation

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⚠️ Mistake (Noted, Not Repeated)
• Exited baggage claim too quickly
• Taxi solicitation at airport
• Result: likely overcharged

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🏁 Final Verdict
• First solo trip: yes
• Adapted intelligently: absolutely

Where to stay in Seoul?
👉 Hostel Tommy (호스텔 토미) — no hesitation.

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