Transport (7 tools)
Pick the right card, the right train, the right app. Stop overpaying for the obvious choice.
T-money vs Cashbee vs WOWPASS
3-day vs 14-day trip? Includes age-fee rules and WOWPASS's 0.5% FX margin.
KTX vs SRT vs ITX
Total door-to-door cost for 12 inter-city routes including seat reservation fees.
Seoul taxi app comparison
Kakao T vs UT vs Tada vs Onda — surge zones, foreigner-friendly, no-Korean-card issues.
Seoul subway transfer time
Realistic 8-15 min per transfer including walking. Picks the exit you want.
Jeju: bus vs rental car vs taxi tour
Per-day cost + IDP requirement + rain plan. With Hallasan bus 1100 frequency.
Late-night transport in Seoul
Subway closes 24:00. N-bus, Call-van, and last KTX fallback by neighborhood.
Airport to city: ICN, GMP, PUS, CJU
AREX express vs all-stop vs limousine vs taxi. By luggage count and time-of-day.
Money & Practical (6 tools)
Cut the FX margin, find a working ATM, and claim the right VAT refund.
Cheapest ATM in Korea
365mc vs Global ATM vs 우리은행 vs 신한. Per-withdrawal cost vs daily cap.
VAT refund calculator
After Global Blue 4-5% commission, is the kiosk faster than the manned counter?
T-money top-up strategy
Avoid leftover ₩450 on refund. Optimal top-up per trip length.
Card vs cash vs WOWPASS
Which merchants reject foreign cards, where zero-tax is sticky, where you'll need ₩500 bills.
현금영수증 (cash receipt) helper
How to issue one at a kiosk, why some merchants auto-charge 10% VAT.
Tipping, AA, and gift culture
When N-dab and 1/N splitting is normal; when offering service staff a drink is, too.
Food & Drink (7 tools)
Decode menus, spot menu-fraud, and budget a night out the local way.
Korean BBQ grade selector
1++ vs 1+ vs 1 vs 수입 — what to order by cut, price, and where you're eating.
BBQ hidden-cost decoder
1인분 vs 뷔페 vs 고깃집 — service-fee, 계절밥, 된장찌개 scams and real prices.
Korean spicy level selector
부먹 vs 먹먹, 매운 정도 0-6, and which noodle you can actually finish.
Cafe order & cost decoder
아아/따아 prices, "2인 1잔" rules, and when extra charges apply (테이크아웃 컵).
Street food vs restaurant budget
Per ₩1,000, what you actually eat. By neighborhood and time of day.
Korean drinking culture
소주/맥주/막걸리 pours, 2차/3차 timing, and how much you'll actually spend.
Restaurant type budget guide
분식 vs 백반 vs 한정식 — when set-menu is a deal, when ordering à la carte wins.
Culture & Etiquette (7 tools)
Don't embarrass yourself. Don't offend your host. Don't overpay for 한복 rental.
Honorifics builder
존댓말/반말 pick + key phrases for taxi, restaurant, jjimjilbang, makgeolli bar.
Korean table etiquette
7 iron rules: spoon/fork hand, elder-first pour, soup bowl lift, the no-pass-chopsticks rule.
Gift-giving rules (선물)
When to bring 과일, when to avoid 4 of anything, and the two-hand delivery.
Jjimjilbang (찜질방) decoder
Price tiers, room vs 숙박, massage upsell checklist, foreigner-friendly flags.
설날 & 추석 visit rules
Sey-bae to elders, 세뱃돈 amounts, red-pepper powder packets, transportation chaos.
Noribang/PC방/스크린골프 cost
Per-hour + per-person + drink rules, by neighborhood (Hongdae, Gangnam, Itaewon).
Hanbok rental vs studio
Gyeongbokgung walk-in vs palace-package vs photoshoot — what's actually included.
Seasonal & Events (5 tools)
Catch the cherry blossoms, dodge the monsoon, hit the right sale.
Cherry blossom front 2026
Jeju → Busan → Seoul → Gangwon. By altitude and 5-level bloom scale.
Autumn leaves forecast
단풍 peak week by region. Includes Baekdudaegan (high-altitude) window.
Korean summer escape
장마 window + 태풍 calendar + where locals actually go (강릉, 양양, 통영).
Ski resort & lesson picker
Yongpyong vs Phoenix vs High1 vs Alpensia. Lift + lesson + shuttle bundle.
Year-end sale (블랙프라이데이/세일)
What actually drops vs. marked-up "sale," duty-free vs mall strategy, tax-free top-up.
Practical (3 tools)
Outlets, weather, emergencies. The boring-but-critical stuff.