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Yongsan Electronics District, Seoul Korea - You've got to see this!

w1jim

w1jim

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I've been in Seoul, South Korea this week (part of my epic Asian tour that also had me in Manila, New Zealand & Australia) and had a free day today and figured out the subways enough to visit the Yongsan Electronics District.
http://www.seoulemio.com/shopping-in-yongsan-electronics-market/

This area of Seoul has several thousand electronic retailers. Everything from nose hair trimmers, to these:

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Yongsan E-land is the newer, bigger and better version of the famed Akihabara strip of Japan, which has become just a glimpse of what it used to be.

I moved to Seoul last year and E-land is just one of many discoveries.

In many ways, the quality of life here is so much better than when I was living in the U.S. I've taken more time off, doing the things I enjoy including traveling, photography, listening to music, seeing shows, musicals, plays, etc... Actually living a quality lifestyle instead of just working, working, working, working. Anyways, that's a different topic.

But yeah, Yongsan E-land is an amazing place and just draw dropping the first time you encounter it. "Thousands" of retailers seems like an exaggeration but the actual number is around 7000 shops with anything and everything to do with electronics.
 
I'm quite impressed with South Korea and the people I've met and worked with here.
Only down side is the absurd traffic and the air quality.
 
Air quality and traffic is no worse than NYC or LA so I guess I'm accustomed to it. But like I said, quality of life is quite a bit better. Social healthcare here is great. Go to a doctor for flu/cold and it costs less than $5. A torn ankle ligament with 4 doctor visits and physical therapy along with pain killers, casting, crutches, ankle braces, less than $200.

As for traffic, the subway system here is probably the best in the world. Goes almost anywhere and everywhere, is completely safe, very clean and very cheap at about $1 per ride.

w1jim said:
I'm quite impressed with South Korea and the people I've met and worked with here.
Only down side is the absurd traffic and the air quality.
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Wow! What a spread. I remember getting passes from the DMZ to go down to Yongson in the 80's for R&R. We could stay in the Seoul Garden Hotel (4 star) for a mere pittance ($40.00 a night). I always enjoyed the hustle and bustle of that city. Even then, there were around 10 or 11 million people living there.
 
trhee said:
As for traffic, the subway system here is probably the best in the world. Goes almost anywhere and everywhere, is completely safe, very clean and very cheap at about $1 per ride.
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I will say that the subway is excellent.
Fairly easy to figure out despite absolutely no knowledge of the language.
My trip to Yongsan required going on 3 separate lines, whenever I looked confused locals were happy to help and none of that characteristic urine smell so prevalent on US subways.
Plus I never had the feeling that someone was going to ask me for spare change.
 
Jim,
As much as we missed you at the Frankenfest, it's pretty clear that you've gotten the better end of the deal with this trip.
Amazing photos.
 
Stationed in Camp Casy 89-91. Loved it and went to Seoul occasionally. Went to this district once but did not spend lots of time...broke E-4 back then. Would love to go back some day. Those pictures are drool inducing for sure :)
 
Adda said:
All they need is a place that sells hotdogs and you'd never have to leave!
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Looks like someone is staying in Seoul:

From neatorama.com:

It turns out that Seoul is packed full of artisan hot dog vendors. Vendors wrap them in bacon, mashed potato, corn batter or what looked to be seaweed then invariably deep fry them. I spotted three french fry-coated hotdog vendors in the narrow alleys of Myeong dong alone and a few more in the neighbouring Namdaemun Market.
 
MannyE said:
Looks like someone is staying in Seoul:

From neatorama.com:

It turns out that Seoul is packed full of artisan hot dog vendors. Vendors wrap them in bacon, mashed potato, corn batter or what looked to be seaweed then invariably deep fry them. I spotted three french fry-coated hotdog vendors in the narrow alleys of Myeong dong alone and a few more in the neighbouring Namdaemun Market.
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Loool warning heeded :D
 
That is simply amazing! I would love to see it myself some day. Maybe when I retire -- not too far ahead.

Those pictures remind me of the camera shops that I visited on a trip that I made to Hong Kong back in the early 80s. At that time the favorable exchange rate made shopping quite the experience. We had such a great time on that trip that we promised ourselves that we would come back on our 25th anniversary. Only missed it by 14 years so far. After seeing those pictures I am going to have to change our travel plans a bit.
 
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