Seoul Vlog: My Favorite Places | Ep. 01
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ธ.ค. 2024
- In this vlog, I take you to one of my favorite areas in Seoul and show you three of the places I like to visit there.
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Here are some map links to the places I highlighted in this video:
Baker Lee
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Hanu Seolleongtang
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Donam Market
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Here are some map links to the places I highlighted in this video:
Baker Lee
maps.app.goo.gl/LC4avHCC5j9qKqJJ8
Hanu Seolleongtang
maps.app.goo.gl/ftKD5Fqo9qRafwFK9
Donam Market
maps.app.goo.gl/rE7NTjbtUofkAsdG9
Thank you for making video's man. As someone who has also lived in Korea for multiple years I find it so interesting to hear your stories, who has been in Korea for decades longer than me. The stories of how Korea has changed and how you have changed. Thank you for making this content
I appreciate that! I suspect you have some stories to tell by now as well :-)
Youre my favorite vlogger! No fancy over the top influencer stuff. Just the real everyday life. Awesome!
Keep em coming Mike!!!
Wow, thanks! You made my day :-)
I really like the places you show on your videos. There are plenty of channels that show the crowded, touristy, flashy places but it's really refreshing to see the ordinary, typical neighborhoods that Koreans live and frequent in. Plus, your insights and stories as a foreigner who's built a life in Korea is fascinating. Have you seen the youtube channel igobart? He's a Dutchman who's married to a Korean artist and makes videos on all the neighborhoods of Seoul. There are supposedly over 250 administrative neighborhoods in Seoul and he's embarking on a project to document all of them.
Thank you! Yes, I've seen igobart. I love what he's doing there.
관광명소를 소개하는 영상은 많지만 잘 알려지지 않은 서울의 구석구석을 소개하는 분은 별로 없어요. 그래서 이 영상이 더욱 가치있게 느껴져요. 진심으로 응원합니다
감사합니다! 제 영상을 즐겨주셔서 기뻐요
Hi Mike! I'm visiting Seoul as a tourist right now and your videos are really valuable source of knowledge about the city and its food. Thank you!
Also, it would be great if you will put links to the places you are mentioning in a description box. Not necessarily links to their websites, but on google maps, naver, kakao etc. Thank you
I'm happy to hear that! I hope you're enjoying your visit.
I'll pin a comment with the links. Thanks!
저도 나이들면서 느끼는 게 조용하고 정겨운 장소가 고향같고 맘이 편하네요.
Dang! 떡갈비! I never heard of it. Really had me puzzling over it when you started talking about it. How could 떡 have ribs, nahh, that can't be it. Anyway, thanks, today I learned.
I recall being confused the first time I heard of it, too.
짧은 기간으로 여행오는 분들의 서울 여행기들만 보다가 90년대부터 한국의 변화를 온 몸으로 겪으신 분의 영상들을 보니 너무 신선하고 재미 있습니다^^
항상 다음 영상을 기다리고 있습니다~
새해 복 많이 받으시고 항상 건강하십시요~!
감사합니다. 새해 복 많이 받으세요!
I am now catching up on all the old videos that you posted. Thanks for sharing your some of your most favourite haunts for food in Seoul.
One of the biggest things that I noticed since returning to Korea is the push towards customers having to order their meal via a computer. I truly miss the human interaction when chatting to the waiter or waitress which sometimes allows the opportunity to have more 'service' in Korea. Funnily enough I have one of my very first vlogs in Seoul from last weekend and thought of you Mike.
Hope all is well. 😊
Thanks! I've been a big fan of the kiosks showing up in more and more places. The first place I saw them was in Burger King a decade ago or so, and I was happy to see them in regular eateries. I just find them so convenient. But now upon reading your comment, I think you're right. I hadn't considered that aspect of it. There's also the problem that everything is so expensive right now, so even when you do have more opportunities to interact, I think there may be a bit less willingness to hand out freebies.
The sizzling sound of the dolsot bibimbap is as soothing as ASMR, bringing a sense of calm. I also love the gentle music and the relaxing vibe of your videos.
Glad you enjoy it!
I love your boring places 😁👍 especially this market was such an older beauty, the glass roof was amazing 😊. We’ve been to a similar one in Busan and it was a great little adventure to explore all these small businesses. If I have had enough space in our luggage I would have bought so much more stuff. But we’ll be back to SK and Seoul next year for sure.
Kindred spirit!
Hi Mike, I am a Korean man in my late 60s. I love your channel you always remind me of my old days the young generation wouldn't even understand.
That's great to know. Thank you!
Finally a vlog from someone who is not following only trendy cafes and tiktoks. Thank you for your personal tour of Seoul.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
Thanks for making these vlogs! My husband and I are active duty military and were stationed at Osan AB for two years. Loved our time in Korea and would love to go back. As an introvert I appreciate the quiet places 😊
I haven't been down to Songtan in quite a while, but the last time I visited it was quite different from what it looked like in the 90s. I need to get back down there again. Thanks for watching!
I am slowly working through your videos, now I found your channel - really enjoy them all so far, and like another fan said, just the real everyday stuff.
Awesome, thank you!
I love that you are sharing these wonderful places. That are not overly cluttered. Just so you know the body your platform becomes. The less of a secret these tranquil place will be. But I do appreciate the information.
Thank you! I don't think my videos could ever have that kind of impact, but I appreciate the thought :-)
Yeah, I use the elderly eater metric too. Never lets me down. I live in a new neighborhood in Suwon, very low elderly eater metric. The places with self serve panchun don't usually have a lot of old people, but I do like the places that have self serve panchun, since there are some things I love, and some things I don't touch, and hate to be wasteful
We need a new metric for all the newfangled restaurants that fewer elderly visit. And I need to get back down to Suwon to see how much it's changed. It's been over a decade since I last visited and it was already different from how I remembered it.
Thank you for these videos, Mike, love this series. Hope that you can take us to Busan sometime!
Also, curious if you could share or suggest any resources for learning Hangul?
Thanks! I'll make it to Busan one of these days. As for Hangul, I recommend 'Korean Made Simple' by Billy Go. He has a TH-cam channel, too: @GoBillyKorean.
It's the middle of winter and did i just see someone walk the streets wearing slippers/sandals and no socks?! That's just...wow 😅. By the way Mike, i like your vlogs. They are different from most Korea/Seoul vlogs i watch and i am eager to learn how the korean kopi culture began and evolved, keep them vlogs coming 😉
Haha! I didn't catch that. Thank you!
이런 유투브채널이 참 좋으네요. 대구에 살아서 서울을 거의 모르거든요.
정말 authentic 하신거 같으네요 coffee scene 도 올리셨나요? 궁금해서 찾아봐야겠네요.
화이팅
감사합니다! 아쉽게도, 아직 커피 관련 영상을 만들지 않았습니다. 더 많은 조사가 필요하고, 촬영할 시간을 마련해야 해요. 여러 장소를 방문할 계획이라 촬영에 며칠 정도 걸릴 것 같습니다.
네~~ baker lee 빵집 검색하니까 두군데 가 나와요. 돈암시장과 거리가 2시간? 😮
Btw, 남편한테도 구독 시켰어요. 홧팅!
@@guillotine이다비다 감사합니다! 이씨네빵집.
naver.me/xOCmwpQI
please introduce some mountains, palaces in the city, and city streams....thank you for your videos.
Eventually!
I would love to hear you explain the difference Korea back 30 yrs back. Love ur explanation on Korean foods either way. Thank you!
Thank you! I bring up differences like that in most of my videos when there is a good opportunity to do so. Down the road I want to do some videos about how the experience of living here is different today in terms of culture and interactions with people, but I have to decide how to approach it.
Love the videos man lived in Korea for 5years visited first time in 2009 , live in Australia married to a Korean.will be back in. March for 1 week , subscribed ,
Looking forward to the next video
Thank you! I hope you enjoy your trip.
Love the punny Baker-Lee
Me, too! Back in the day, we could chuckle at some signs and shop names derived from subpar translations (a couple of my favorites that have stuck with me: "Lamb Carcass", "Coffee and Sand"). These days, that's quite rare, and more often I'm seeing English names that are intentionally punny/cute/etc.
You've got a lovely channel here Mike, keep it up!
Thank you kindly!
I like the comment "prepare to be bored" ❤
I enjoy your presentation style and appreciate the down to earth information you provide. Photogenic cafes have their place but when I visit next month, I want to know where people who have lived in Korea go so thank you. Looking forward to watching more of your content. Btw some of us like quiet with not too many people.
Thank you, Denise! I hope you enjoy your trip. If you have any questions or are looking for some suggestions, just let me know.
And that goes for anyone planning to visit Korea. For anyone who isn't aware, you can find my email address on my channel page. Just click the description beneath the channel title and you'll see a 'View email address' link. Click that and you can reach out to me any time at the address.
Lovely video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
우연히 영상을 접했는데 제가 예전에 살던 보문동 풍경이 보여 반갑네요. Baker Lee 에는 가본 적이 없는데 일부러 라도 한번 가봐야겠습니다. 현재 저는 동대문구에 사는데 개인적으로 성북동 밀곳간 빵을 좋아합니다. 거기에 고르곤노아 샤워도우, 파르매장, 치즈바게트 등을 좋아하는데 프랑스식 빵도 좋아하신다면 추천드립니다. 밀곳간은 사람이 몰리는 주말에 빵이 더 많은 것 같은데요 일찍 품절 되는 빵도 많으니 점심시간 전후에 방문하는 게 좋을 것 같습니다. 안암역 고대후문에 있는 디어브레드 라는 빵집에 각종 치아바타도 다 맛있습니다. 특히 입 천장이 까질듯이 바삭한 장봉뵈르 치아바타 샌드위치랑 소금빵과 올리브소스도 추천드립니다.
저도 빵순이라 반가운 마음에 글이 길었습니다ㅎㅎ 아무튼 좋은 영상 감사합니다~
추천해 주셔서 감사합니다. 시청해 줘서 감사합니다.
It's so funny about your wife's metric for finding a good restaurant. I follow an account with a Korean (husband)/ Canadian (wife) couple that live in Seoul. They shot a video in their favourite Korean restaurant and mentioned how they were the youngest guests and said the exact thing as your wife. My metric for Asian restaurants is if it is filled with that ethnic group it is legit. If it's filled with white people I run the other way; This metric has not failed me.
I do the same thing when I go to the States. I took some relatives to a Korean restaurant in Georgia last year. When we walked in and I saw that the majority of the customers were Asian, I knew we were in the right place.
@@MikeFromKorea Have you ever dined at STONE BOWL HOUSE? The channel Eater has a Ktown series hosted by chef Matthew Kang. He travels mainly through the States, but he has done episodes in Korea and Canada also. He has done several episodes in Atlanta and STONE BOWL HOUSE is on my bucket list if I ever visit Atlanta. The chef is a rockstar Grandma who is so committed to her craft. It also has great reviews. Although this could be out of date, but I did not realize Atlanta had the third largest Korean population in the U.S.!
@@skatingcanuck9837 No, I'd never heard of it. But I see it's in Doraville. That's kind of the center of the Asian population in Atlanta. I had no idea of that until a few years ago. I needed to go to the Shinhan Bank branch in Atlanta (or thought I did, but long story) and that's in Doraville. So many Korean restaurants there. I even found a 떡 shop and bought some for my relatives to try.
But even outside of Doraville I've seen more and more Korean stuff. A while back, I saw a church in the neighborhood I grew up in south of Atlanta that had Hangul on the sign. And that restaurant I took my relatives to last year is in a town well south of Atlanta. I took my wife hiking at Kennesaw Mountain once and we passed several Koreans on the trails, then saw several more at the restaurant we went to for lunch. It's such a sea change from when I was growing up there.
Hi! So quic! Thanks! But actually I interested in authentic places in your opinion, cuz rating of cafes you could find on instagram or tik tok, but something less fancier but still good - kinda harder to see there. So If less fancier, kinda "better", ha ha. I know a lot about Korea actually, but its hard to see it authentic side from perspective of view from normal person, like not a fancy traveler who visit and shows those popular cafes from instagram ratings.
That's great! I'm not much of a fan of the trending places. They're usually too crowded. The quality is often better at little places on a backstreet in an out-of-the-way neighborhood. Cheaper, too!
they serve side dishes depending on how expensive food you order..don't they?
I'm not sure about this place. In the summer, my wife and I like to get naengmyeon here sometimes. It seems like every time we visit the number and type of side dishes is different.
Hi Mike. New to your channel here. Would you make a video on how to get around seoul for those who does not know korean (since google maps isn't used there)? : )
Sure. I can do something like that.
Mike you eat korean meal still as western meal after living so many years in korea that's funny korean meal has to be eaten 반판 n 밥 together as combined not as each individual menu itself like whatever western meal is
Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. It's not something I think about.