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If you enjoy good food and want to learn about eating habits and table manners in korea, it's the ideal solution.
HeleneAlthough I'm not a believer of ghosts, it was still awesome to learn the history of all those places!
DebIt's a tour which is off the normal tourist track which makes it even better.
JanetThe Dark Side of Seoul Tour was a blast! Joe was a knowledgeable and accommodating guide that told interesting stories with a dramatic flair! I was legitimately creeped out by a few of them.
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Our guides are old hats in Seoul, Korea. Some are bloggers. Some are interpreters. Some are chefs and food writers. They ALL have a passion to show visitors around their 'hoods.
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The Ultimate Korean BBQ Night Out
Eat like Anthony Bourdain
The Seoul Pub Crawl
Dive into Seoul's Nightlife
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Chicken & Beer Pub Crawl - Seoul Food Tour
The Real Seoul at Night
Jasmine's Gangnam Secrets
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Dark Side of Seoul
Korea's only ghost tour
Seoul Hike: The Historic Trail
Trek Through Folktales and Temples
Street Fashion Photography Walk
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Joe McPherson
Owner, Guide (BBQ, Dark Side, Chicken & Beer, Private)
Joe founded ZenKimchi as Korea's oldest food blog in 2004. He is a food writer and extremely minor celebrity.
Marie
Guide (Private)
Marie Frenette has called Korea her home for more than 10 years. She is fluent in the local language. She is interested in plant-based living, sustainability, globe-trotting and is also the volunteer Seoul rep for the vegan food app Happy Cow.
Jasmine Sohn
Guide (Gangnam Secrets, Private)
John Park
Guide (Seoul Pub Crawl)
Korean American who's classically trained in bartending. Arrived to Korea just as cocktails and craft beers have placed a foothold amongst the youthful neophiles. John as seen or directly participated in the positive changes to the drinking culture that is the Korean nightlife.
Shawn Morrissey
Dark Side of Seoul
Heritage interpreter, writer, comic book raconteur, armchair weird fiction scholar, self-proclaimed automath, sipper of fine dram, ambler of high places, hopeless conservationist. 17 years of pondering aimlessly in Korea.
Michael Hurt, Ph. D.
Street Fashion Photography
One of Seoul's most experienced and respected Korean-American street fashion photographers. Dr. Hurt knows the ins and outs of spotting great street models, the art and legalities of Korean street photography, and making your shots look great.
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Chicken & Beer Night
I really get happy when someone signs up for the Chicken & Beer Pub Crawl. I just love Korean chicken and beer. I don't get to go out for it much these days unless someone signs up. We had five with us this week. The weather was unusually chilly and blustery, but we...
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A Little Behind the Scenes of the Dark Side of Seoul Tour
"He dismantled her tomb and rebuilt the bridge using the stones--upside down--so people would always walk on top of her grave." The real reason I got interested in Korea was its history. When I was in college, I took a course in Korean history to help fulfill a degree...
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A Little Hollywood
A few weeks ago I just had one person sign up for the Ultimate Korean BBQ Night Out. Even though I really don't make money when one person signs up, I still love doing the tour. I meet the most interesting people, and we both have a great time. He was a young bearded...
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The Apple Watch
We had two guests for the Ultimate Korean BBQ Night Out last night. A lovely young woman from Malaysia, and an American living in Japan. The American works for Apple, and he was sporting the new iWatch--the first one I've seen in the wild. We all got to play with it a...
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