Kimchi, K-Pop & King Crab, oh my! Welcome to South Korea

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🌏 In this episode:

• Katie’s housing hack that helped her afford a month of global travel 🏠
• Visiting the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival — a 3-week trout ice fishing festival complete with bare-handed fishing and heated “foreigner shelters”
  → Festival Website  (runs in January)
• Skiing at Yongpyong Resort, the biggest ski resort in Korea and home to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang
  → Yongpyong Resort
• Getting around Korea without Google Maps (hint: download Naver Maps or Kakao Maps)
• Using a T-money card for metro rides (pick one up at any CU convenience store!)
• Grilling freshly caught Sancheoneo trout and trying bare-hand ice fishing 🐟
• Navigating etiquette with a toddler, an octopus, and a very helpful Korean man
• Visiting a traditional fish market and witnessing the king crab selection process at Sorae Pogu Fish Market (소래포구 종합어시장)
  → Sorae Pogu Info
• Sampling beondegi (번데기) aka silkworm pupae 🤢 and classic street snacks like hotteok (호떡)
• Dining at Myeongdong Kyoja (명동교자), a Michelin guide restaurant serving legendary kalguksu noodles
  → Myeongdong Kyoja
• Joining a Gwangjang Market food tour with a guide who may or may not be a K-model 😳
  → Gwangjang Market

🧠 Katie’s Travel Tips:

• Don’t rely on Google Maps in Korea! Naver and Kakao are your besties.
• Hold onto that T-money card—you’ll use it for trains, buses, and more.
• Want to ski in Korea? Rentals are cheap, slopes are accessible, and you can even rent ski clothes on the spot.
• Sharing food is the norm—expect lots of plates, scissors, and communal bites.

🍻 Featured Korean Drinks:

• Soju + Beer = Somaek (소맥): The country’s go-to drink combo
• Makgeolli (막걸리): A traditional, slightly fizzy rice wine served in bowls

Guest Cameos:

• 🎙 Maria & Mark (Dan’s friends on sabbatical in Korea)
• 🎙 Bryan Jun, Korean-American content creator
  → Bryan on TikTok

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