ROK bucket list

Adapted from Chris Backe’s blog 

• Spend the night in a jimjilbang (day spa/sauna).
• Stay out in Hongdae or Itaewon all night and catch the ‘subway of shame’ home the next morning. 
• Bargain for clothes at Namdaemun or Dongdaemun.
• Go to Lotte World on a rainy/snowy day.
• Go paragliding and soar like a bird amongst the Korean mountains.  
• Visit the Loveland sex museum on Jeju island.
• Try the collagen face masks from Face Shop.
• Watch the largest waterfall bridge performance at Banpo Han River Park.
• Get off at a random subway stop and explore the local area.
• Drink Korean beer in a convenience store cafe
• Raise funds and/or volunteer for a Korean charity 
• Dress up as something crazy for Halloween in Hongdae.
• Eat a hot dog at a baseball game.
• Go skiing/sledging at one of the dozen ski resorts around the country.
• Get muddy at the Boryeong Mud Festival!
• Play with the fancy technology around Yongsan Electronics Market or one of the Techno Marts.
• Mix yogurt and soju. See what happens.
• Watch the mayor of Seoul ring the big bell at Jonggak on New Year’s Day.
• Drink makgeolli (rice wine) and eat pajeon (green onion pancake) on a rainy day.
• Take a bike ride along the Han river.
• Use your connections to get on one of the American military bases.
• Enjoy a Westernized Korean wedding.
• Say saranghae (I love you) to a special someone, whether they’re Korean or not.
• Appreciate the air-conditioning on the subway in the middle of July.
• See NANTA or another non-verbal, high-energy performance. 
• People-watch at Garosu-gil over a cup of coffee.
• Have a cocktail in a bag
• Try your best to converse with a Korean taxi driver.
• Get the evil eye from an ajumma
• Swim in the East Sea and the West Sea.
• Go puddle-jumping in a monsoon
• Eat cold noodles with watermelon
• Survive ‘fan death’ in summer
• Spend a platonic night with a friend at a ‘Love Motel’
• Spot a fake town in North Korea
• Brush your teeth at work
• Learn a KPOP dance
• Watch a Korean movie at a cinema
• Work out on public exercise equipment in the park
• Hug a giant teddy bear
• Stuff your face with meat at a Korean barbecue
• Eat sweet potato bread
• Learn the Korean synchronised stretching regime
• Go to Everland
• Wear BB cream and be flawless 
• Get a haircut in a Korean salon
• Try Korean herbal medicine
• Bang all night (PC Bang, Noraebang, DVD Bang, Wii Bang, Jjimjilbang…)
• Get creative at Korea Burn
• Check out some cherry blossoms
• Take part in a traditional tea ceremony
• Learn to cook a traditional Korean meal.
• Jet-ski at cheongpyeong lake.
• Go on a tour of the DMZ
• See a K-Pop concert
• Enjoy the 300 km/h speed of the KTX train.
• Catch the Busan film festival
• See what the fuss is all about at Jeju island
• Get lost in a garden maze
• Become proficient in the art of chopsticks. (30 April 2013).
• Drink coffee from a can
• Enjoy coffee and cuddles at a Pet Cafe 
• Have a conversation completely in Korean
• Soak in a natural hot spring
• Go to Korean classes and learn the lingo
• Do the Tower dance in front of Namsan Tower
• Do tai-chi in the park
• Learn to cook a Korean meal
• Take a traditional pottery class
• Win a game at a boardgame coffee shop
• Explore the abandonned and evacuated Gonjiam psychiatric hospital in gyeonggi-do
• Oppa Gangnam Style in Gangnam
• Drink in public, in inappropriate places.
• Have your feet nibbled by fish at Dr Fish.
• Have a normal dinner in a Korean’s home
• Attend the Seoul photo scavenger hunt
• Meander around the phallic statues in Penis Park (Gangwon-do)
• Participate in a flashmob