5 locations with photos and travel notes
Where to go in Korea? Morgan personally visited 5 places in Korea, including BUSAN X the SKY — Busan, Busan, South Korea, Three-Day Notes, South Korea Soju, JingFuGong — Seoul, Korea, Seoul National Museum of Korea, War Memorial of Korea, Leeum Samsung Museum of Art; Hero Graffiti Show, Nanta Show, Jump Show. Every spot below links to a detail page with photos, visit dates, addresses, and an interactive map.
Korea covers 1 popular cities, ranked by visit frequency: 韓國 (3 places). Each city's locations include full visit notes, photos, and map positions.
Location: Busan, BUSAN X the SKY Travel Notes: Just about ten days after its founding in Kumamoto, Japan, the Ming Xiong Brotherhood held its second overseas gathering quickly in Busan, Korea. Everyone flew in from various places and reunited. The first night, we celebrated with PEACEMINUSONE cocktails designed by GD, plus the Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Cask single cask whisky (57%) that Yen specially brought—freshly awarded the International Whisky Competition champion. We also had Chilean red wine gifted by the hotel, all sorts of drinks to toast our reunion. President Maxim has too much energy—he led everyone partying until dawn, having McDonald's for breakfast. Over these two days, we also ate raw marinated crab (Harbour Town 2F), eel rice four ways + fresh sea urchin (Haimu, Michelin Guide), Busan's highest restaurant Sky 99, the world's highest Starbucks (99th floor), and visited Gamcheon Culture Village, Busan Tower, Jagalchi Fish Market... Coincidentally, Diageo's senior private manager Robby was here on a mini-honeymoon with his new wife Jessica, so he brought a Burgundy wine to find Yen and also meet Zi-Xuan. Congrats on your marriage, Robby～ Cheers! Robby also recommended a fun BB gun shooting range. Finally, adding pork soup rice at Haewundae Gunam Culture Plaza, we ended tonight perfectly. By Morgan @2025.7.8 evening
Location: Korea Travel Notes: From Geukdong Pork Soup Rice => Busan International Airport. In the evening, back at the hotel after half a bottle of Italian Moscato white wine, I was about to head to the airport. But my cute junior Maxim said I had to be drunk on the plane, so we found a pork soup rice place near the hotel. Zi-Xuan cooperated by ordering plenty of soju and rice wine. Then with Yen and their wives—five people total—because we were short on time, in less than half an hour, each toasted me with a bowl of Jinro soju + longevity turbid rice wine. Then we played games, and losers drank mixed shots—half bowls, full bowls—until we were nearly completely drunk in the restaurant. Luckily, we still made it safely to Busan Airport. Thanks to all my good juniors for the hospitality and arrangements, giving us one more unforgettable memory in Busan. @@ Let's meet again back in Taiwan～ Cheers! By Morgan @2025.7.11 evening
Location: South Korea Travel note summary: Ever since I went to South Korea and personally experienced their soju culture, now every time I watch a Korean drama, I feel like I have to pair it with a bottle of soju. Drinking while watching makes me feel more immersed in the plot! @@ #Title_Please Search WWW #A story about three women and a search engine
Location: South Korea Travel note summary: Seoul, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Dongdaemun, Jinro Soju. Honestly, I first got to know Korea through K-dramas. Just like Indian movies, I've watched dozens, if not hundreds, of K-dramas. Through shows like 'Queen Inhyun's Man' and 'Rooftop Prince,' I learned about Gyeongbokgung, the largest palace of the Joseon Dynasty, with Gwanghwamun Gate right in front—featured in 'Guardian: The Lonely and Great God'—and the statue of King Sejong, who created the Korean alphabet (as seen in 'Splash Splash Love'). Along with nearby Changdeokgung and Changgyeonggung Palaces, I basically toured all the ancient Joseon palaces today. At the medical office inside, I also saw a statue of Heo Jun, a famous Joseon-era doctor featured in the drama 'Live Up to Your Name.' Jumping from the screen to reality, I personally experienced the historical tales of the feudal Joseon court. Then, I headed to Dongdaemun, where the male lead of 'Fashion King' started his rise. The area is packed with stalls and shops, not just for clothes but also for upstream and downstream items like yarn, fabric, buttons, hats... forming a super complete supply chain. Nearby, the Dongdaemun Design Plaza and Museum's massive architecture have transformed Dongdaemun from a historic site into a hub of Korean fashion. In the evening, I casually grabbed a drink at a convenience store and brought it back to the guesthouse. It was all in Korean, which I genuinely couldn't read at all. Only after taking a sip did I realize it was Jinro, Korea's most famous soju brand, with an alcohol content around 20%. Out of curiosity, I looked it up on Wiki and found out that Jinro was originally Korea's largest soju brand, later acquired by Hite in 2006 to become Hite Jinro. In 2013, they sold 750 million bottles of soju, and as of 2019, they still firmly held the top spot in global distilled spirit sales, leading the second place by nearly double. This shows how significant soju is in Koreans' daily lives. Walking along the street at night, looking at barbecue joints, snack shops, and street stalls, almost every table had soju on it—exactly like the scenes in K-dramas. At the convenience store, the cheapest 360cc bottle of Jinro soju costs around 1,800 KRW, less than 50 TWD. Cheap and easy to get drunk quickly, with such high cost-performance, no wonder it has such high sales. Anyway, I inexplicably drank a whole bottle of soju. Although slightly tipsy, I'm not ready to fall asleep yet, so I'm jotting this down. @@ By Morgan on the evening of 2019.8.27
Location: Seoul Travel note summary: South Korea, Seoul: National Museum of Korea, War Memorial of Korea, Samsung Museum of Art; Hero涂鸦秀 (Hero Graffiti Show), Nanta, Jump. To understand a city or a country, besides living there, the fastest way is still visiting museums. Inside museums, I learned about the two-thousand-year history of the Korean Peninsula, from the Three Kingdoms period (Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla) to unification, from the Goryeo Dynasty to the Joseon Dynasty, then to Japanese colonial rule, and finally to the outbreak of the Korean War on June 25, 1950, leading to the current armistice between North and South. History is interconnected; seeing the bronze statue of An Jung-geun in the museum reminded me of the execution site of An Jung-geun I saw at the Russian Prison in Lüshun (An Jung-geun was a Korean patriot who assassinated Japan's Ito Hirobumi). Seeing the three-year Korean War reminded me of what I learned about the 'Resist America, Aid Korea' campaign along the Yalu River in China and previously within North Korea—it turned out to be a factor in the UN forces' final retreat during the Korean War. One link connects to another, from the three northeastern provinces of China, to North Korea, Russia, and finally to South Korea. Traveling like this and learning along the way in various museums, I've finally pieced together the last part of Northeast Asia's historical puzzle. Additionally, to understand why the Korean Wave (Hallyu) has swept the world, besides learning from K-dramas, I personally visited several famous theaters in the capital, Seoul. I found that even with different themes, they share a commonality: minimal use of language, relying instead on music, dance, magic, body movements, expressions... and extensive interaction with the live audience to present one brilliant performance after another, filled with laughter and continuous applause. This breaks down barriers of race and language, attracting visitors from all over the world. The influence of Hallyu is indeed significant; it even affects dinner choices. 'When the first snow falls, you should eat fried chicken with beer~' — from 'My Love from the Star.' Because of this line spoken by the female lead, Cheon Song-yi, regardless of whether it's snowing or not, I specially went to the Myeongdong flagship store of BHC tonight, ordered the same BHC fried chicken she ate in the show, and while drinking beer and trying hard to finish this huge plate of fried chicken, I'm taking a mid-break to jot this down. @@ By Morgan on the evening of 2019.8.31
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