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Neighborhoods4 min
COEX, Bongeunsa and Apgujeong: A Day in Modern Seoul
A south-of-the-river itinerary that pairs COEX and Bongeunsa, then moves honestly to Apgujeong.
Neighborhoods7 min
A Beauty Lover's Day in Gangnam
Personal color in the morning, hair in Apgujeong after lunch, a spa before dinner — how to build a day south of the river, with the reservations you have to make weeks out and the mistakes we'd avoid.