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South Korea Travel Planning
  • Start Here!
  • Pre-Departure
  • Getting Around
  • Destinations
    • Seoul
    • DMZ
    • Nami Island
    • Busan
    • Jeju Island
    • Gyeongju
    • Jeonju
    • Sokcho

Anne Sutherland-Smith

Anne Sutherland-Smith is the founder of the Pretraveller and Korea Travel Planning blogs which focuses on travel planning. Anne has made multiple visits to destinations like Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, the USA and Europe and has also extensively explored her home country of Australia. As a result she writes from personal experience to help others plan their trips to South Korea and other destinations.

Review: Klook Incheon Airport Pickup Service [2023]

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Incheon Airport Pickup Service

When we recently planned our visit to South Korea, we knew we had a long flight ahead of us and were going to arrive in Incheon Airport in the evening. We therefore decided that instead of trying to work out the local public transport options, it made a lot more sense to book an Incheon … Read more

Categories Seoul Transport

9 Ways to Buy a Tmoney Card in Korea

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Tmoney Card Korea

When you visit South Korea, an essential item to purchase is a Tmoney Card. The primary use of a Tmoney Transportation Card is to travel on public transportation throughout South Korea, with the exception of the Intercity trains and buses. You basically purchase your Tmoney Card, load it with credit and you can then tap … Read more

Categories Getting Around South Korea

How to Tour the DMZ from Seoul [2023]

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Tour the DMZ Korea

One of the most popular one-day tours from Seoul is to tour the DMZ, the Demilitarized Zone which is the 240km / 150 mi long border along the 38th parallel between North and South Korea. After recently visiting the DMZ ourselves, in our experience, we can definitely recommend that you plan to visit the DMZ … Read more

Categories DMZ, Seoul Attractions, Sokcho Attractions

Three Seoul Pass Options: Which One is Right for You?

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Seoul Pass

Visitors to Seoul are usually keen to visit the major attractions, and a great way to visit your preferred attractions on a budget is to purchase one of the Seoul Pass options. You may not realise that there are three major Seoul Pass options, each with different pricing models and inclusions to consider. In this … Read more

Categories Seoul Attractions

Korea-Bound? Here’s Your Ultimate Travel Checklist with FREE Printable [2023]

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Travel Checklist for South Korea

Are you ready to plan the trip of a lifetime to South Korea? Don’t leave anything to chance by relying on a haphazard approach. Instead, use our expertly curated South Korea travel checklist to ensure that you cover all the key planning steps in the right order. This checklist is specifically designed to help you … Read more

Categories Getting Started, Pre-Departure

Ultimate Guide to Things to Do on Jeju Island [2023]

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Things to do on Jeju Island

A popular question for visitors is what are the best things to do on Jeju Island. The aim of this article is to help you learn more about the most popular attractions in Jeju Island for tourists to help you plan your visit. Plan to stay for at least 3 days to make the most … Read more

Categories Jeju Attractions

South Korea Public Holidays for 2023

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
South Korea Public Holidays

Below is a summary of the Korean National Holidays for 2023, with links to help you learn more about the background behind each public holiday. South Korea is unusual compared with most other Asian countries as New Year’s Day and Christmas Day are actually Public Holidays. Public Holiday 2023 New Year’s Day 1 Jan 23 … Read more

Categories When to Visit South Korea

South Korea Festivals and Events [2023]

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
South Korea Festivals and Events

To plan ahead in terms of events occurring in South Korea during your visit, there are some good sources of information. Below we have included our go-to links to find the latest information about events, and we have also put together a summary of the major events which occur across each year. COVID19 caused the … Read more

Categories When to Visit South Korea

Best Time to Visit South Korea in 2023

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Best Time to Visit South Korea

One of the first questions most people ask when planning a trip to South Korea is when is the best time to visit?  There is no simple answer as it depends on your particular interests.  Also, many people are constrained to visit at specific times such as school holiday periods which limits your options. If … Read more

Categories When to Visit South Korea

How to Get Around Jeju Island for Tourists [2023]

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
How to get around Jeju Island

A popular question is how to get around Jeju Island. While Jeju Island is relatively small, there is a large number of things to do on Jeju Island. The presence of Hallasan Mountain in the middle of the island does complicate travel across the island. Jeju Island has an oval shape, and measures 73km / … Read more

Categories Jeju Transport, Getting Around South Korea
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About Anne & Tony

More having fun on the Gapyeong Rail Cars!

We are Anne and Tony Sutherland-Smith from Australia, travel bloggers at Pretraveller. We loved visiting South Korea as a family, and we subsequently decided to start writing articles to help other plan their trips to South Korea.

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