Korea Local BestieSeoul, from a local Live · Oct 2026
Your local bestie in Korea

Float like a tourist,stingordertipmove like a Korean.

I plan your Seoul day hour by hour, give you a real Korean name, and tell you what nobody else will. Free, no app.

Plan my day →My Korean name
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10neighbourhoods
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0"nice atmosphere"
New · Bestie plans your day Tell me where.
I'll plan the day. Neighbourhood → who you're with → mood. Hour by hour, with the tip nobody tells you and the Korean to say at the counter. Plan my day Bestie names you Your Korean name Real name, meaning, clan hometown, a letter. Phrasebook Say it like a local 41 cards, in my own voice. Show the staff, or hear me. 💬 First trip? Start here8 things before you landEntry card, eSIM, airport train, T-money, the 3 apps.

This week
in Seoul

October 2026
Laser beams rising from Nodeul Island at the Bitseom FestivalAI image Oct 2–11 · Nodeul IslandA whole Han River island turns into light6:30–10:30 pm, free. Nodeul Stn exit 2, 12 min walk. Watch the reel Drones drawing a globe in the night sky Fri Oct 9 · Ttukseom Hangang ParkDrone light show over the Han River8:30–8:45 pm. Jayang Stn exit 1. Come an hour early for a spot. Rain date Oct 11 A path through the silver grass fields of Haneul ParkPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization Oct 17–23 · Haneul ParkA hill of silver grass, one week only10 am–9 pm. 291 steps up, or the electric cart (₩2,000). Sunset is around 5:50 pm
OCT
3–18Lanterns floating on a river, in JinjuJinju Namgang Yudeung Festival · about 3.5 hrs from Seoul OCT
4–11A fortress city that stays up lateSuwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival · 1 hr from Seoul by subway OCT
31Halloween drone finale, 2,000 dronesMarvel themed · Ttukseom Hangang Park · the biggest one yet

Survival kit
for Seoul

no app needed
🚕Show the driverTaxi cardYour destination in big Korean, "please take me here", fares and night rates. 🚇Cheat sheetSeoul subwayT-money, the lines that matter, exit numbers, last trains, airport. 🍜24 hoursConvenience store guideThe ramen machine, 1+1, the ATM, and the 24 things worth buying.

Bestie tips

before you land
Naver Map, not Google MapsGoogle can't do walking or transit directions in Korea. Naver can, in English.Open Papago for menusPoint the camera at a menu or a sign. Better than Google Translate for Korean.Open Lost? Call 1330Korea's tourist helpline. English, 24 hours, free from any phone.Call Official Seoul event calendarVisit Seoul, the city's own site. I check it so you don't have to.Open