Gumi Ramyun Festival (구미라면 축제)

The KTX now runs Seoul to Busan for 54,400 won after the September 2026 fare cut. Two days covers both faces of the city — the hillside village and cliffs in the west, the beaches and towers in the east — and this October stacks a film festival, a rock festival and fireworks.

Rentals start around USD 5 near Gyeongbokgung, and a proper hanbok admits you to the royal palaces free — foreigners included, by official policy. What counts as 'proper' is written down, and jeans under a jeogori fail it. Here is the whole loop.

The famous sites sit beyond the Civilian Control Line, where individual visits are not allowed — a day tour from Seoul runs about USD 45 to 68. And the blue huts of Panmunjom are not on the menu: here is the honest status, with the parts you can do on your own.