Every guide about Money & practical for a trip to South Korea, in one place.
Where a foreign card works without a second thought in Korea, where it does not, which cash machines actually accept it, and why leaving a tip can cause more confusion than gratitude.
Some of the fastest and cheapest mobile data anywhere, and the fifteen minutes of setup before you fly that decides whether your phone works the moment the plane lands.
What a trip to South Korea actually costs: where the money goes on beds, food and transport, the free half of Seoul, the cheap wins nobody tells you about, and how to travel well without spending much.
The numbers to save before you land in Korea: 112, 119 and the 1330 tourist helpline, plus how pharmacies and clinics work, what to do about a lost passport, and the language gap.
What a T-money card is, where to buy one, how to top it up, what it works on beyond the subway, and how to get your deposit and balance back before you fly home.
Why insurance matters in a country with excellent hospitals and no free care for visitors: the medical limits to look for, the hiking and ski clauses, and what a claim really involves.
How entering South Korea works: who needs a visa, what K-ETA is and who is currently exempt, the arrival paperwork, passport validity, and the official sources to verify your own nationality against before you fly.
Naked bathing by gender, then shared heated rooms in issued pyjamas, a snack bar, a reading room, and permission to sleep there. Here is the order of operations.
Cosmetics in Myeongdong, wholesale at four in the morning in Dongdaemun, young labels in Hongdae and stationery you did not know you wanted.