In Korea, the convenience store is a cheap restaurant, a bank machine and a transit office. Here is how to use one properly.

Five days in Seoul, one area a day, so you never cross the city twice. Closed days, transport and a rough budget, from someone who lives here.

Korea’s only official Chinatown is an hour from Seoul on Line 1. Where jjajangmyeon was born, plus a half-day walk around the old port.

Almost every visitor ends up in Olive Young. How the instant tax refund works, what people buy, and how to shop without getting stuck in the queue.