My family's first trip to South Korea was great, but it would've been even better if I'd avoided these 5 mistakes

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
Author Jamie Davis Smith smiling in front of view of trees in distance
Although my family had a great time on our trip to Seoul, there were a few small mistakes I wish we had avoided, plus some itinerary changes that would've made our travels even better.

Jamie Davis Smith

I traveled from the US to South Korea to get a facelift at 34. It boosted my confidence.

Tech Insider : Business
A woman in a car after having a facelift
Mathilde Turco had a mini-facelift in Seoul at the age of 34.

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I moved my family to Korea for a job. Then I got laid off — and I'm still glad we came.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Man wearing a backback with his daughter being carried.
Bart Schaneman accepted a job in Seoul, and mad the move with his wife and daughter.

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Burned out in her 50s, she left corporate life. Starting over in Korea helped her heal.

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A woman posing in a blue blazer,
Watching K-dramas helped Jane Newman through lockdown. It also sparked a curiosity about South Korea that eventually led her to move there.

Greg Samborski.

I visit South Korea almost every year. Seoul is great, but I recommend visiting these 4 lesser-known cities instead.

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An aerial view of houses in Busan.
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Justine Lee

She moved to Seoul to build a new life — and learned how to feel comfortable being alone

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A woman posing in front of cherry blossom trees.
Stéphanie Guillaume left Switzerland and moved to South Korea in 2022.

Stéphanie Guillaume.

Inside my Olive Young skincare and K-beauty fever dream

Tech Insider : Business
An image of Olive Young Seongsu's storefront.
Olive Young's Seongsu outlet is a multi-story beauty and skincare paradise. I went in with a budget and shopping list to keep me on track.

Cheryl Teh

My wallet and I took a trip into the heart of the K-pop photocard business machine. We barely survived.

Tech Insider : Business
A street photo of Pocaspot Myeongdong.
I looked up guides on where to go to get photocards, and Pocaspot Myeongdong kept coming up on TikTok. I had to go there immediately.

Cheryl Teh

Seoul's $322 million gambit to save the city from crushing loneliness won't fix the source of its problems

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
People sitting before the city skyline and Han River in Seoul.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said in October that it would be pouring 451.3 billion won, or $322 million, to combat the loneliness epidemic gripping the city.

Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images

Photos show the heaviest November snowfall in 100 years blanketing South Korea and causing chaos

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Workers clean snow in front of the statue of King Sejong at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024.
Workers clean snow in front of the statue of King Sejong at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea.

AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon

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