One of the first things you’ll probably notice when you exit Bulgwang Station is that the air is just a little bit more breathable here than in other parts of Seoul, and being so close to the edge of the city and to the mountains that makes sense. The most dominating feature of the neighborhood…
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Bokjeong Station is, for all intents and purposes, simply an extension of the surrounding highways, of which there are a lot. How do I commute thee? Let me count the ways: the Seoul Ring Expressway (서울외곽순환고속도로), the Songpa Highway(송파대로), Yakjin-ro (약진로), the Seongnam Highway (성남대로), Heolleung-ro (헌릉로), and the Dongbu Expressway (동부간선도로). The prime function…
Just outside Exits 3 and 4 at Gangbyeon Station there are signs of people on the move. A row of a half-dozen food stalls lines the sidewalk, pouring steam into the winter air, and in front of them smokers work their way through cigarettes, shoulders hunched against the cold, free hands gripping suitcase handles. After…
Much like with what passes for Seoul’s Chinatown, you could be forgiven for drifting through the city’s ‘Little Tokyo’ without ever knowing you were there. Tucked between the station and the river, Ichon-dong (이촌동) doesn’t look distinctly different from any other middle-class neighborhood in Seoul, the sole thing giving you a hint of the presence…
Seoul Sub→urban 