If you are new to South Korea or weren’t sure how use Gmarket, sit back, relax, and in just 6 simple steps you will be well on your way to shopping up an online storm! Two very important things that are necessary for Gmarket purchases are #1 a Korean bank account and #2 your address [...]
The Korean supermarket was one of my first hurdles I had to get over when I first moved to Korea. Korean supermarkets are not wildly different from stores back in America. They are set up in a similar fashion with fruits and vegetables towards the front, followed by dairy products, then meat and fish in [...]
The amazing Nathalie from Traveling Nat stops by Korvia.com to give us her recommendations on the best online sites to buy from if you need larger than Korean sizes. Make sure to check out Nathalie's YouTube channel for more! -- When you come to Korea, you will soon find out that shopping for clothes isn’t as [...]
If you wander towards the northern side of Seoul you’ll come across two monstrously popular areas: Dongdaemun and Namdaemun. In Hanja (Chinese-Korean), Dongdaemun translates literally to the “East Gate” and Namdaemun to the “South Gate.” Dongdaemun and Namdaemun are both known for their bustling marketplaces. Dongdaemun differentiates itself by being open 24 hours a day [...]
