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Busan is an absolutely fabulous place to live and teach if you are heading to South Korea.

It is Korea's second largest metropolis, it is coastal, and it is a fun city.

Food - Places to Eat in Busan

• Kimbap shops- find them anywhere and they usually have pictures on the wall.
• Florians – Subway stop 19
• Buffalo – Subway stop 19
• Namaste (Indian) ) – Haeundae Beach
• Wolfhound (Irish Pub) – Haeundae Beach
• Starface Dalmaji
• Orange County – Jung-dong stop on the green line across from E-Mart.  Look for the restaurant up top with the cars parked below. There is a jungle gym when looking at the restaurant from the street.  If you are looking at E-Mart from across the street, the restaurant will be on the right side.  It’s big but kind of hidden.  All you can eat galbi
• Kyungsung University – Lots of good restaurants to try.

Activities For Teachers in Busan

• Sports
  • Sailing Club – Sailing lessons and windsurfing
• Dancing
  • Foxy – Seomyeon Line 1, stop 19
  • Ghetto – Kyungsung Line 2, stop 212
  • Elune & Club Makdum – Haeundae, Linw 2 stop 203
  • Neo Starface – for salsa dancing
• Movie Theaters
  • Theater behind the Starbucks outside of Jangsan station
  • Lotte Cinema in Lotte Seomyeon
  • Lotte Department Store in Centum City
  • Megabox in Enter6 mall

Shopping in Busan

• English Book Stores
  • Shinsegae – Centum City, Line 2 stop 208
  • Y&J books
• Larger Size Clothing
  • Zara – Available in most Lotte Stores
  • Marks and Spenser’s – in Lotte in Nampo Dong – Line 1 stop 111
• Good Local Shopping
  • PNU
  • Nampodong- has everything and a lot of variety
  • Seomyeon

Western Areas of Busan

• Bars
  • Haeundae or Kyungsung University
  • Kyungsung University – line 2 stop 212
  • Haeundae – line 2 stop 203
  • Seomyeon – line 1 stop 119
• Shopping
  • Shinsegae – Centum City subway stop, it can be expensive
• Groceries
  • Homeplus, Emart and Costco – all around the city

Festivals Not to Miss in Busan

• Fireworks Festival
• Full Moon Festival on Haeundae Beach in early March
• Busan International Film Festival
• Festival of Lights
• Cherry Blossom Festival

Places to Bring First Time Visitors in Busan

• Gangwan or Haeundae Beach
• Jagalchi Fish Market
• Dongbaek Island
• Dalmaji Hill in late Spring during the Cherry Blossom Festival

Travel IN and OUT of Busan

• Nopo-Dong bus terminal- line 1 stop 134
• KTX – line 1 stop 113

Areas to Avoid in Busan

• Texas Street