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28 Oct 2014

Haeundae beach 해운대해수욕장

I love visiting Haeundae every time I go to Busan. It's amazing that you can have both a city and beach feel in one.

My friend came down from Seoul for the weekend and has never visited Haeundae so it was great opportunity to show him around and spend the weekend at the beach.

Haeundae beach is the largest and most famous beach in the country and being situated in the second largest city in Korea, Busan's eastern district Haeundae

Is known as the main tourist attraction of the city.

It is said that September towards the end of summer is the best time to enjoy the beach with moderate crowds while August explodes with numbers up to 700,000 people!!

On August 2nd 2008 Haeundae beach made an Official Record for the Guinness Book of Records for having the most parasols on the beach with no spaces in between at all!

You can take a walk across the beach front where there are endless cafe's, pubs, restaurants and luxurious hotels.

Haeundae beach is also famous for the various cultural events and festivals throughout the year, you will also see the beach cultural centre and even a beach library!

I usually travel into Haeundae from central Busan via metro line 2. This is probably the easiest way to get to Haeundae.

By taxi it will cost between ₩7,000 to ₩15,000.

Seomyeon 1 Beonga (Seomyeon first street) 서면1번가

It felt so good to be back in Seomyeon.

The rain had finally stopped and it felt so good to be enjoying the sunny weather outside after the storms had passed.

One thing I love about being in Seomyeon is that it is located right in the centre of Busan and the streets are bursting with colour and life all day long.

The streets are full of cafe's, bars and restaurants offering inexpensive food and drinks. Seomyeon attracts many young people and you can see both Korean and international tourists frequently on the street.

I spent the day walking the streets around Seomyeon enjoying the local culture and then headed to first Street.

First street is also know as Art street and there you can find endless stalls of street food.

Korean street food is part of the adventure when travelling in Korea you have to try it!

Fried snacks (튀감 - Twigim )

You can feast on meat dumplings , pajeon sweet potatoes and more.

Tteokbokki (떡볶이 - spicy rice cakes )

Rice cakes in a spicy red pepper paste.

Odeng (오뎅 - fish cakes )

Prices at about 500₩ per stick fish cakes are the cheapest street food you can buy. The fish cakes are skewered on sticks and left in a delicious broth which you will get free when u buy one .This is known to apparently cure any bad hangovers so just put on some soy sauce and enjoy!

Dak galbi! (닭갈비)

Amoungst all food dishes in korea dak galbi is my absolute favourite!

Dak galbi is a very popular dish amoungst koreans and you will always see the resturants filled with customers.

Across the street from my hotel very conveniently located was a chicken galbi specialty store!

This popular korean dish is generally made by stir frying marinated diced chicken in a gochujang based sauce (chili pepper sauce).

The chicken is stir fried with cabbage, sweet potato , scallions, onions and rice cake.

You can then add extra ingredients depending on the style and taste you want to create.

Personally I always like to add rice and cheese to my galbi dish and I really love the fact that the dish is cooked on a hot plate right in front of you in the centre of the table.

Yugi chicken galbi is a very famous restaurant and it has chain restaurants which can be found in several locations across Busan.

죄곤맥조 (Choi goon) beer bar

Near my hotel in Bujeon-dong my friend introduced me to a really laid back and rather interesting beer bar called 죄곤맥조

(Choi goon beer) bar.

It's a great place to go for a casual beer with friends if you wanted to start your night or if you just fancied a relaxed place to drink a cold beer and engage in conversation.

You can enjoy a nice range of imported beers for a reasonable price and of course not forgetting the delicious anju menu.

I really liked the concept of this bar having hand held signs to call over the waiter for service. If you find that you are waiting too long for your beer to arrive there's even a convenient sign that reads "hurry up!"

20 Aug 2014

뚜레쥬르 Tous Les Jours

One of my favourite coffee shops in Korea has to be Tous Les Tours!

From the outside it's very attractive looking instantly leading you inside!

I love the concept of Tous Les Tours because it has a bakery and café in one!

If you are not familiar with Tous Les Jours it is a French Asian bakery serving a unique selection of bakery goods all made with the highest quality ingredients

From korea.

When you walk inside you are welcomed with the amazing aroma of fresh coffee and baked bread.

Most of the space inside is an amazing bakery and there are rows and rows of delicious pastries and breads for you to choose from.

You will also see counter displays of creative and delicious looking cakes mostly decorated with different fruits. This is quite common in Korea as it's well known for its creative cake arts.

For me it's the best place to come for breakfast and Situated just across the street from my hotel I'm finding it a great way to start my day.

18 Aug 2014

Rucola's Kitchen

So it hasn't stopped raining all weekend at its continued through to the beginning of the week. The heavy rain has hit korea hard and there has been many land slides and disasters according to the news channel currently being aired.

My friend Jason had travelled from Seoul to Busan on monday for work commitments so it was a good opportunity for us to meet.

Being restricted to indoors there wasn't really a lot to do and neither could we travel so I introduced him to one of my favourite Italian restaurants in Seomyeon to eat dinner. If you get a chance you should definitely try this restaurant even though it's a little expensive the food serves well and is really really delicious!

'Girls day'

It's my first weekend in a very long time that I've been able to enjoy a weekend with friends.

I tend to spend most of my weekends working back in the u.k so I was really looking forward to this one!

I was really happy to meet with my beautiful friend Effy who I was introduced to last year by one of my best friends in Busan.

Effy speaks English really well and is very much on my wave length im so happy to meet a friend who I can have a great connection with and share many similarities.

Especially when it comes to our love for spicy chicken galbi.....

Effy introduced me to Cocktails @ fuzzy navel which is a popular cocktail bar in Seomyeon. There you can enjoy an endless list of cocktails and mexican food while watching the bar staff put on fire shows.