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Vegetarian restaurants in Seoul: the best of the best!

August 1, 2019 travelingwithsunscreen Asia, Food, South Korea

Korean food is delicious, and vegetarian Korean food is even better! We spent our time in Korea searching out the best vegan and vegetarian restaurants in Seoul. (And we totally managed to avoid vegan fast-food monolith Loving Hut, as a bonus.) Here’s what we discovered! Vegetarian restaurants in Insadong We had two top-favorite vegetarian restaurants in Insadong. The first, Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap, is tiny, informal, and shockingly cheap. Dishes ranged from 2,000 to 4,000 won[…]

How to visit the Boseong Green Tea Field

July 26, 2019 travelingwithsunscreen Asia, South Korea

We decided to spend a few days in Korea visiting smaller cities in the south and the Boseong Green Tea Plantation (Daehan Dawon). This turned out to be a great choice. The towns and cities that we visited in the south were far less crowded and touristy than Seoul, and the tea farm at Boseong was beautiful! Here’s everything you need to know. Getting to Boseong from Seoul We read online about several people doing[…]