A Busan travel blog by two locals

See Busan the way a best friend would show you.

We're Daewoo and Suhyun, a married couple living in Busan. We write the guides we'd send to a friend visiting for the first time — honest routes, real food, no filler.

danssak / 단짝 / dan-jjak · noun

Korean for “best friend” — the one who's always beside you. That's the kind of guide we want to be.

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Itineraries

The Perfect 3-Day Busan Itinerary for First-Timers

Beaches, cliffside temples, Korea's biggest fish market and the mural village on the hill — a realistic three-day route we actually walk with visiting friends, with metro directions and honest timing.

By Daewoo & Suhyun · August 2026 · 10 min read Read the itinerary

What we write about

Itineraries

Routes that make sense

Day-by-day plans built around neighborhoods, not checklists — so you spend time in places, not in transit.

Food

What locals actually eat

Milmyeon, dwaeji-gukbap, market snacks and the stalls we go back to. Guides landing soon.

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Attractions

Worth it, or skip it

Honest takes on Busan's big sights, plus the quiet corners tour buses miss. Guides landing soon.

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Tips

The practical stuff

Transit cards, phone data, when to visit, how to order — the small things that smooth a trip. Guides landing soon.

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Two circles, side by side. That's us — a planner and an illustrator who married, stayed in Busan, and started writing down everything we tell visiting friends. New guides three times a week. More about us →