TOURS_BUSAN THE WHY
I moved to Busan, South Korea in August 2015 for the third time. I lived here from 1997-99 and in 2007. This time around though, many of my Taiwanese in-laws, and wife Carol's friends, came to visit. All they ever do is shop 'till they drop. Or they make these really tiring long trips across the city, spending several hours on the subway, just to see a tiny overpriced place, because it was recommended by a travel guidebook written in Taiwan. This, too me, isn't an enjoyable vacation. They all admitted to me that they wished they'd of booked a longer vacation, so they could see more. In the summer of 2017, while on vacation in Sri Lanka, Carol and I made three videos, one in Mandarin Chinese, one in very simple Korean and one in English, about what a tour of Busan would be like, with yours truly. Basically, Busan has so many untouched beautiful spots in the mountains that no traveler from Taiwan or further ever explores. There are also excellent local markets, where the ...