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Chuseok in Busan: Travel Photos (a.k.a I was let loose in Busan!)

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Follow our contributor, photographer Amy Benham, as she travels around Busan during Chuseok! 1. You must go to Gamcheon Culture Village (감천문화마을)! 2. It looks like a toy village. 3. A

Follow our contributor, photographer Amy Benham, as she travels around Busan during Chuseok!

1. You must go to Gamcheon Culture Village (감천문화마을)!

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Amy Benham Chuseok 16 E1511187274359 150x150
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1 Gamcheon Culture Village Busan Colorful E1511188573600

2. It looks like a toy village.

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2 Colorful Gamcheon Village Busan Korea Mural E1511188615372
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Amy Benham Chuseok 15 E1511187163895 150x150

3. A colorful start to a Chuseok getaway to Busan.

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3 Colorful Busan Wall Art E1511188646398

4. Can I live in this house?

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Amy Benham Chuseok 14 E1511187124349 150x150
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4 Busan Wall Art Mural Gamcheon Chuseok E1511188676715

5. Get your coffee or drink served via a drawstring makeshift balloon at this cafe!

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Amy Benham Chuseok 5 E1511186748233
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Amy Benham Chuseok 13 E1511187076648 150x150

6. Pretty flowers everywhere!

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Amy Benham Chuseok 6 E1511186802101

7. The flea market in Nampo-dong (남포동프리마겟).

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Amy Benham Chuseok 12 E1511187028606 150x150
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Amy Benham Chuseok 7 E1511186863540

8. So many vintage items!

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Amy Benham Chuseok 8 E1511186921216
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Amy Benham Chuseok 11 E1511758001832 150x150

9. Toys and clothes!

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Amy Benham Chuseok 9 E1511186963798

10. Cute buildings, cafes, and restaurants along the Seomyeon-Jeonpo Café Street (서면&전포 카페거리).

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Amy Benham Chuseok 10 E1511187679749 150x150
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Amy Benham Chuseok 12 E1511187028606

11. Another café and dress shop on the Seomyeon-Jeonpo Café Street.

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Amy Benham Chuseok 13 E1511187076648
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Amy Benham Chuseok 9 E1511186963798 150x150

12. More cafes and art shops!

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Amy Benham Chuseok 14 E1511187124349

13. If everything is closed on Chuseok day, you can grab a friend and take some silly photobooth pics! 

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Amy Benham Chuseok 8 E1511186921216 150x150
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Amy Benham Chuseok 15 E1511187163895

14. View from the rooftop of the Lotte Department Store in Nampo-dong, Busan.

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Amy Benham Chuseok 16 E1511187274359
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Amy Benham Chuseok 7 E1511186863540 150x150

15. At The Bay 101 (더베이101) near Haeundae beach.

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Amy Benham Chuseok 11 E1511187596951

16. City night lights reflecting on the ocean are some of the most calming things to see. Peace out, Busan!

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Amy Benham Chuseok 6 E1511186802101 150x150
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Amy Benham Chuseok 10 E1511187679749

View the high-resolution photos on Korvia’s Flickr account. and view more of Amy’s photography on www.yogimanayo.com.

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Amy Benham Chuseok 5 E1511186748233 150x150

Contributed by: Amy Benham

Edited by: Atembe Giles

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Amy Benham Chuseok 3 E1511186648884 150x150

Lead Contributor: Nathalie Calderon

Amy Benham Gamcheon Culture Village Busan Chuseok
Amy Benham Gamcheon Culture Village Busan Chuseok
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