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loniponi
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 Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:20 am Post subject: many many busan questions |
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still trying to decide btw. seoul and busan.
busan questions:
what are the neighborhoods of busan? where would you suggest a foreigner living / working .. i would like to see a "raw" south korea but i guess somewhere in the middle of that.... somewhere close to one or two international restaurants/markets... in other words, i don't want to be utterly surrounded by foreigners but i don't want to be the only one...
are there many parks/nature areas?
there is a subway right? or buses? i like riding bikes...how do bikes fare in busan?
art/music scene of busan? if i want to see more traditional culture of s. korea would you suggest living in busan....since i heard many smaller towns nearby are good to visit for this?
do you know of any specific arts organizations in s.korea that would welcome foreigners to work with/volunteer/workshop?
how much is airfare to japan?
russian population in busan? why?
thanks soooooooooo much.....for any help you can throw.
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Snowmeow
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| Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:47 am Post subject: Re: many many busan questions |
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| loniponi wrote: |
still trying to decide btw. seoul and busan.
busan questions:
what are the neighborhoods of busan? where would you suggest a foreigner living / working .. i would like to see a "raw" south korea but i guess somewhere in the middle of that.... somewhere close to one or two international restaurants/markets... in other words, i don't want to be utterly surrounded by foreigners but i don't want to be the only one...
are there many parks/nature areas?
there is a subway right? or buses? i like riding bikes...how do bikes fare in busan?
art/music scene of busan? if i want to see more traditional culture of s. korea would you suggest living in busan....since i heard many smaller towns nearby are good to visit for this?
do you know of any specific arts organizations in s.korea that would welcome foreigners to work with/volunteer/workshop?
how much is airfare to japan?
russian population in busan? why?
thanks soooooooooo much.....for any help you can throw.
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A lot of your questions could be answered if you check out pusanweb.com
good neighborhoods - well, the fun spots are Seomyeon, Pusan National University area, Dayeon-dong, and Haeundae.
there are temples, and mountains
arts? no idea, I steer clear of that
Russians are here due to working on the railway, shipping industry and so on
Generally to go to Japan from here you would take a ferry to Fukoka city (sp), its very close. Or can take another boat to Osaka.
If art really is your thing, I think you would be happier in Seoul. |
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Homer
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| Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:00 am Post subject: |
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I answered your questions via pm.
However check our pusanweb as well. |
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ella
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| Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:44 am Post subject: |
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| Care to post it here, Homer? Others would benefit from the responses as well. |
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Homer
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| Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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No probs Ella...as you asked..
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| what are the neighborhoods of busan? where would you suggest a foreigner living / working .. i would like to see a "raw" south korea but i guess somewhere in the middle of that.... somewhere close to one or two international restaurants/markets... in other words, i don't want to be utterly surrounded by foreigners but i don't want to be the only one... |
Big question!
There many to choose from and I lived in 4 in my time here.
You want a good area to live in you could choose Haeundae (near the beach) or Suyong (more worker-like).
Yonsan dong is not bad but very bustling.
Busan Dae Hakyo (Pusan National University) has plenty of bars.
Dongnea is nice, a nice mix
Basically to make up your mind check out:
Pusanweb (just type pusanweb on google and go to the website) and the Lonely planet guide.
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| are there many parks/nature areas? |
Plenty of mountains nearby. A few cool parks. A couple of Beaches.
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| there is a subway right? or buses? i like riding bikes...how do bikes fare in busan? |
2 lines for the subway and one more on the way. Heaps of buses and taxis. I would say bikes are an adventure here.
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| art/music scene of busan? if i want to see more traditional culture of s. korea would you suggest living in busan....since i heard many smaller towns nearby are good to visit for this? |
The scene is decent but well behind Seoul. Many places to visit nearby however, namely Kyungju (the old capital).
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| do you know of any specific arts organizations in s.korea that would welcome foreigners to work with/volunteer/workshop? |
I know some people working for YMCA and YWCA...
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| how much is airfare to japan? |
Ah where in Japan????
Typically Busan Tokyo will run you a few hundred thousand won.
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| russian population in busan? why? |
Sea trade my friend...Vladivostok ain't that far. |
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khyber
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| Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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are there many parks/nature areas?
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mostly neighbourhoods may have a tiny greespace or a little playground. There are also hikes on every mountain in town.
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there is a subway right? or buses? i like riding bikes...how do bikes fare in busan?
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3 subway lines...TONNES of busses. Bikes are no more advisable in Busan as in Seoul...and definatley stay off the big roads.
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art/music scene of busan? if i want to see more traditional culture of s. korea would you suggest living in busan....since i heard many smaller towns nearby are good to visit for this? |
The B. art museum is okay but not much to shake a stick at. There are a few small galleries around town but most require a bit of legwork to find. There is a foreigner based theatre production company (Round Face Productions) which will be putting a show on Dec 1+2. It'll be comedy sketches (written by waygooks) about living in korea.
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| do you know of any specific arts organizations in s.korea that would welcome foreigners to work with/volunteer/workshop? |
As I said, Round Face is the ONLY arts group I know of in Busan (s. korea?). Generally though, or for nontheatrical stuff.....you have GOT me.
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| how much is airfare to japan? |
You can take the ferry to Fukuoka for about 120,ooo w I think it is.
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| russian population in busan? why? |
as mentioned earlier: Sea Trade. It's a VERY big northern port. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:35 pm Post subject: Re: many many busan questions |
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If you want an art scene, you'll need to go to Seoul. The traditional arts are more an old people thing and I doubt they are very interested in a foreigner indulging, aside from as a novelty.
From Busan it's easy to get to Japan by boat. I recommend the hydrofoil that takes you to Fukuoka. Going to Tokyo is much more complicated unfortunately. |
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Homer
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| Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:28 am Post subject: |
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| If you want an art scene, you'll need to go to Seoul. The traditional arts are more an old people thing and I doubt they are very interested in a foreigner indulging, aside from as a novelty. |
Not the art scene per se but about old people and us waeguks...
I started playing Korean Chess (Changi) in the park in my neighborhood a few years back. I play every sunday with the old dudes who go there to play chess or paduk. It took a couple of weeks for them to warm up to me but since then it has been a fantastic experience. They sure have interesting stories to tell about Korea and about how the country changed and improved (or sometimes did not improve!). It was also a prime time to practice my Korean.... |
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