Seoul Resources
While preparing for my trip, I came to rely on several resources but my main resource was the Lonely Planet: Seoul City Guide book. I also got Lonely Planet: Korea if you recall which is a guide for the entire country but I rarely referred to it at all as I planned to only stay in Seoul. The Seoul City Guide book breaks the city down into smaller areas or neighbourhoods and I paralleled my itinerary in the same fashion by breaking Seoul down into smaller areas and grouped close sights and attractions together. In the end, I divided the sights into the following areas: Gwanghwamun – North Gwanghwamun – South Insadong Myeong-Dong, Namsan, Itaewon Hongdae, Sinchon, Yeouido Gangnam, Jamsil (East and West) Greater Seoul Walking Tours Outside Seoul Some areas had more attractions than others. For instance, I had 6 places to visit in Gwanghwamun North vs. 3 places in Insadong. I had 21 days in Seoul so if I didn’t end up visiting all the sights in one ...