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Pro
Cheap Korean food, friendly people, beautiful sites
Con
A bit of a cultural backwater
In a nutshell
Great location for a weekend trip from Seoul
theguardianangel Says: Within the Yongdusan Park is the Busan tower, which represents the city of Busan. The park is called Yongdusan Park due to the looks of the mountain like a dragon's head, ascending from the sea to the land. Yongdusan Park is very near in the Gwangbok-ro street/PIFF square.....
theguardianangel Says: PIFF Square is located in the center of Nampo-dong. It's known as the symbol of the PUSAN International Film Festival due to its Hollywood style effect, "walk of fame". Also, in the Gwangbokro Street is where you can find lots of luxurious shops. Every December, the whole...
theguardianangel Says: After an awesome view from the Busan tower's obervation platform and wandering in the PIFF square, you must be starving! well then, don't panic! try the Eatery Alley also known as the “Let’s eat alley” which offers a variety of street foods cooked on the spot, drinks,...
theguardianangel Says: Beomosa Temple is located halfway up the Geumjeongsan Mountain.This temple holds the 1,300 years of history. It's one of the grandest temple in the country.The temple's cultural properties designate it as official treasures such as:the 3 story stone pagoda, Beomosa...
Busan City Tour Bus - Haeundae Course
elhombre30 Says: Dynamic Busan - Busan City Tour Bus is managed by Tourism Department of Busan. Its the easiest way to get to major attractions of the City with 5 different Courses (Tour Destinations) namely,1. Haeundae Course2. Taejongdae Course3. Downtown Course4. Eulsukdo Course5. Night...
DSwede Says: There are plenty of beautiful parks, the Tower, Temples, museums, Jagalchi Fish Market, etc. Have a look at the Busan travel guide. All of these are easily reached by subway and are do-it-yourself.If you want, here's a recommended Walking Tour:from Kamcheon-2Dong to Jagalchi...
elhombre30 Says: This course is included in the Oedo Botania trip worth 19,000 won. The Ferry will pass by several rock islets with stunning formations created naturally by wind and water forces. Just be ready with your camera and videocams to tick for the ferry will pass by so quick.In the...
elhombre30 Says: November 27, 2011 (I opt to indicate the date in this review to get readers the most updated information about Oedo Island course)Oedo Botania is just so awesome! This is a must thing to do while staying in Busan. This only requires a full day trip but definitely worth it...
4 Reviews and 150 Opinions My wife and I have stayed twice at the Westin Chosun within the last three months. The rooms are...
1 Review and 131 Opinions I have stayed in this hotel on June 6 and 7(two nights) room No.1147 city view. I arrived there at...
Coffeeholic: have a break: have a coffee
theguardianangel Says: After visiting the Beomosa temple, we planned to go to the Geumjeongsanseong fortress, which they say is near from the temple... but we got lost...??? haha... we walked from the Beomosa temple down to the bus station no. 9. Imagine the distance we walked... gawd!!!! I never...
Ewingjr98 Says: Located across from Busan Station, Texas street is a sleazy area of Russian bar-girls. The street runs several hundred meters and has many bars, small hotels, and shops. This is a dirty and somewhat dangerous areas as it is frequented by rough-and-tumble sailors and soldiers...
Chill bar- Kyungsung: Chilled out!
PeterChoi Says: Easy place first floor, Went in here before met new friends- very small cozy!-Fun time.Owner is from England with wife. Music can choose whatever they will play.Many cocktails and beers- not tap bottle. Thanks Peter. No code
theguardianangel Says: The subway is the most convenient mode of transport in going around Busan or in Seoul.It is operated from 530am-1am. Currently there are 4 subway lines operating around Busan. You won't get lost since the stations are labeled in Korean, English and Chinese and numbered as...
theguardianangel Says: We took the KTX from Busan going to Seoul since it's cheaper than by plane. We were booked online by our hostel owner (we asked this kind Korean owner to book us around way tix). Our tickets cost KW23,900 each going to Seoul, we had a discount at that time (maybe because we...
elhombre30 Says: Train station in Busan city is one of the cleanest I've seen. And each station names is translated to English so its convenient for Tourist.There are 4 Subway Metro line and 1 airport rail and color coded. Line 1 Orange Sinpyeoung - Nopo Dong (32.5 km)Line 2 Green Yangsan -...
GracesTrips Says: We took the train to Gyeong-ju, then to Ulsan and then back down to Busan. The last train from Ulsan to Busan was at 10pm or so.The train ride from Busan to Gyeong-ju was about 2 hours and cost about US$10 per person. From Gyeong-ju to Ulsan about 45 minutes. Train ride...
SLLiew Says: I am not sure why I was surprised that Busan has a Metro since it is the 2nd largest South Korean city after Seoul. Actually, it should be easy to get around but I had some difficulty perhaps because I was tired and I went the wrong direction. Usually I do not have problem...
iwys Says: Busan City Tour is a good way to see the main tourist attractions of Busan. The buses depart from the main square in front of Busan train station. They operate every day, except Monday. The departure times are: 9:00, 11:20, 12:30 and 15:30. Stops include Busan Tower,...
Gupo Traditional Market: Gupo O-IL-JANG (Five-Day Market)
meetkorea Says: A famous Marketplace of BusanIn the small villages or rural areas around Korea, there used to be open-air markets that open every five days, so known as Five-Day Market. Little kids always got excited the day before each market opened. These markets were one of the few...
meetkorea Says: You can find some nice esplanades in the reservoirs and coast of Busan City which have 6 beaches easy to access from downtown.Songiljeong Pavilion :East Tip of Songjeong Beach, Haewundae-Gu Dongbaek Park : West Tip of Haewundae Beach, Haewundae-Gu Taejongdae Coast :South...
Mt. JaeYak and Mt. Gaji near Milyang and EonYang
meetkorea Says: Here is some information about the park and some of the attractions:The ridge of the 1,240-meter-high Mt. Gajisan runs parallel to the 1,189-meter-high Mt. Cheonhwangsan at the southern tip of the Taebaek Mountain Range.Mt. Gajisan National Park is regarded as one of the...
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Welcome to Busan - Hi, welcome to my Busan page! Well, this is my hometown for one year, and what I can say about Busan, it may be not so interesting as Seoul with its palaces. But Busan is more attractive for the...
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Q: Hi, I've been looking at places to visit in South Korea and from what I've read, Seoul and Gyeongju are on my list of places to...
A: How much time do you have in Korea? Seoul and Gyeongju are definitely worth the stops. Busan has some nice things too, but as you said, it concentrates more on a...
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Busan, S.Korea is a rough-edged, noisy city. For someone like me, coming from the land of great open spaces, Canada, S.Korea and especially Busan was a shock to the system. Busan is a difficult city...
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"Where is it" you may ask, that's what the travel agent in Melbourne said when he was about to proceed with my flight booking. "Where is it" I said just a couple of weeks before when I was given the...
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I always love to be at the BEACH!
To go to Busan after a few days in Seoul was refreshing. The weather was still on the chilly side to enjoy the beach but to see the water and smell the ocean is something I tremendously enjoy. The......
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Busan, with a population of nearly 4 million, is the second biggest city in Korea. It combines the most popular beach in the country with one of the biggest ports in the world. It is a dynamic coastal...
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[If you like the picture above, you should visit my Haeundae page for a truly wonderful view from Dalmaji Hill] Working in Ulsan, I went down to Busan on many weekends. At first, they were mostly......
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