unique Busan experience

This Gwangalli Perfume Workshop Turned My Busan Trip Into a Scent I Can Wear Home

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Close-up of a completed custom perfume bottle made at ADoR in Gwangalli, Busan

Fridge magnets fade, snack boxes get eaten, and most Busan souvenirs end up forgotten in a drawer. At ADoR, a small Gwangalli perfume workshop tucked into a backstreet behind the beach, I blended my own custom fragrance in about 30 minutes — and left with a bottle that still takes me back to that afternoon … Read more

There’s a Secret Escape Room Hidden in Busan’s Largest Traditional Market

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Close-up of the Mystery Market kit contents including hint cards and cosmic decoder

You have probably walked through a Korean traditional market before — dodged the fish vendors, pointed at some tteokbokki, and left with a bag of dried seaweed. But have you ever followed a trail of hidden clues through one, solved five puzzles between produce stalls and fishcake shops, and gotten rewarded with handmade dumplings at … Read more