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Korea Survival Pack
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By
Kou Amashita
I’ve lived in Korea for a bit and let me tell you what you should have if you want to travel to Korea.
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A lot of expats recommend using this cellphone provider and I’ve used it myself. It’s affordable and has great coverage
CHINGU MOBILE
This is your transportation card and it can double as a prepaid credit card as well. You need this for traveling around.
Tmoney
Not sure if this is an iPhone only app but I use this to check my balance on my Tmoney when I can.
Korea transit card - BucaCheck
Another option for cellphone and internet usage here in Korea. Many expats recommend this as well
WOORI MOBILE
Papago is Korea’s version of Google translate. It is more accurate in terms of translating Korean to English and vice versa.
파파고 (Papago)
Google Maps or even Apple Maps does not work very well in Korea so I recommend downloading Naver Maps, Korea’s version of Google Maps.
Naver Map
While Seoul and most big cities have free WiFi, there are times where you might not have WiFi so a pocket wifi would be a good idea.
POCKET WIFI KOREA : #1 Pocket WiFi Rental Service
YouTube Music and Spotify doesn’t have a free version in Korea so to bypass this, I use a VPN.
Proton VPN
