I booked Giverny Hotel in Gyeongju without a car, without a plan B, and with a rolling suitcase heavy enough to make me regret packing a laptop. One minute after stepping off the bus at Gyeongju Express Bus Terminal, I was already dropping my bags at the front desk. For a city where most decent … Read more
My husband and I make a point of hitting up traditional markets wherever we travel — it’s an easy way to grab a cheap, filling meal and get a feel for how locals actually live. So when he’d been scrolling through food blogs for days before our Gyeongju trip and finally looked up to say, … Read more
I walked into Gyeongju National Museum just past 5 PM on a rainy Saturday, half-convinced I’d missed my window. Turns out, between March and October, the museum extends its Saturday hours until 8 PM — a detail I only discovered at the gate. What I expected to be a quick pass through one or two … Read more
I’d been looking for a place to stay near Hwangnidan-gil. Not a hotel — a hanok. The kind of guesthouse where you sleep on a heated floor and wake up to the sound of nothing in particular. Wonhwaru Gyeongju came up in the search and checked every box: location close to Gyeongju’s main sites, free … Read more
Gyeongju is one of those cities where you expect ancient temples, royal tombs, and lantern-lit ponds — and you get all of that. What you might not expect is a 1,400-pyeong indoor media art space built around the concept of checking into a space resort. Cosmic Resort Gyeongju opened in the Bomun Tourist Complex, and … Read more
Bichae Bogette is a hanok cafe in Hwangridangil (also known as Hwangnidan-gil), a street in Gyeongju lined with cafes, restaurants, and small shops inside preserved buildings from the 1960s and 70s. The cafe is a large two-storey space with indoor and outdoor seating, and it stands out for its signature dessert menu — items you … Read more
Gyeongju beach is not what most visitors expect — but it’s worth the trip. That’s exactly what I always did — sticking to the city center, doing the usual rounds. But this time I decided to skip the familiar loop, got in the car, and just drove toward the sea. I ended up at Oryugo … Read more