By: 3gyupsal
I doesn’t happen all of the time, but it happened enough to make me try to go there when it wasn’t busy. Surprisingly what I found even more disgusting was the way that the hot tub water could take on...
View ArticleBy: Christine Ka'aloa
@3gyupsal: wow, it sounds like you’ve gotten much more of a grittier experience than me. I think if I were a guy, I’d probably not want to go at all. I can’t imagine soaking in soup or having a...
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Oh, man! These were one of my favorite spots while in Korea, but only in the wintertime. It’s one of my survival secrets during the cold. You just have to find a calm jjimjilbang otherwise it will be...
View ArticleBy: Christine Ka'aloa
@Andrew: I find foreign guys either love the bathhouse or hate it. You’re one of the exceptions on loving it. Hope you and your wife still occasionally visit a jjimjilbang for old time’s sake. Seoul’s...
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[…] Awhile back, Maggie wrote a hilarious post about her experience at a Korean sauna in America. After I read her account, I realized that I’ve been holding out on y’all. I have defied one of the most...
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[…] you’ve watched Korean dramas, you may already know that going to the bathhouse/spa is part of Korean culture. You can relax in one of the assorted saunas which bare crystals, jade, […]
View ArticleBy: A Guide to Korean jjimjilbangs 찜질방 | Bathhouses in Korea | GRRRLTRAVELER
[…] General rule of thumb of the bathhouse : you enter naked. […]
View ArticleBy: Jacquet
Just arrived in Suwon for a couple of months and i can’t wait to try! I loved going to onsen in Japan (especially Kurama, in the woods outside of Kyoto), it looks quite similar. Oddly enough, when I...
View ArticleBy: Christine Kaaloa
Jacquet: Did you read the guide I have on Suwon? Highly recommended j-bang in there. One of the best I’ve experienced: http://grrrltraveler.com/countries/asia/korea/what-to-do-in-suwon-in-48-hours/ =)
View ArticleBy: Sara
Do you think you’ll ever visit a co-ed nude bathhouse? For all you know, you might see some really handsome, well-hung guys there!
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