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Cost of Living · Seoul Seoul moves fast, and prices follow. Coffee is affordable, space is not. Daily convenience feels cheap, long-term comfort quietly accumulates costs.
✈️ Air Travel Note · Night Flights Red-eye flights compress time in a strange way. You fall asleep in one currency, wake up checking prices in another. Airports feel less like places, more like transitions.
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I carry two physical cards from different global networks, issued by separate banks. One lives in my wallet, the other stays in my bag. I withdraw a modest amount of local cash upon arrival—enough for two days of markets and small vendors. The subtle key is a third, entirely digital option: a mobile payment or banking app that works independently of my cards, funded before departure. A single, quiet notification confirms each transaction. I keep a simple digital folder for receipts, mainly for tracking, not nostalgia. It’s a dull but reliable setup. The goal is for money to be a quiet utility, never the subject of a conversation at a register.
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Window seat, always—gives you a wall to lean on and a view to anchor your thoughts. Pack your carry-on in layers: essentials on top, comfort below, nothing that requires unpacking to find what matters. Arrive early enough to walk, not run; thirty extra minutes is cheaper than adrenaline. Skip the lounge and find the farthest café—same coffee, fewer people, actual windows. For sleep, use the blanket as a cushion, not a cover: fold it behind your lower back, and the seat becomes almost tolerable.