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Bagel café near Dongcheon in Suncheon: bulgogi bagel at Monster Bagel

Monster Bagel Café Suncheon is a bagel café near Dongcheon in Suncheon, Jeonnam, reportedly an excellence award winner at the Suncheon Gourmet Competition. The writer visited Monster Bagel Café Suncheon late in the afternoon and ate a flame-grilled bulgogi bagel and a condensed milk butter pretzel bagel with fig cream cheese. Monster Bagel Café Suncheon offers everything from meal bagels to dessert bagels and suits anyone looking for chewy bagels.

Written Jun 26, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSeogwipo, JejuHair & beauty salons

Yoga class in Andeok, Jeju: morning vinyasa and white tea at Egatot

Egatot Wellness Center (에가톳웰니스센터) is a wellness space on Byeongak-ro in Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo, Jeju, offering one-day yoga and sound healing classes. The writer, almost a complete yoga beginner, took the Friday 8 a.m. all-level vinyasa class, then drank old-tree white tea (gosu baekcha) and walked the Egatot trail. Egatot Wellness Center's one-day vinyasa class is easy enough for beginners to follow and set in a beautiful space, making it a recommended morning reset on a Jeju trip.

Written Jul 31, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGwanak, SeoulThings to do

Beginner CrossFit classes near Seoul Nat'l Univ. Station: Fist X

Fist X Seoul National University Entrance is a group training center a 2–3 minute walk from Exit 5 of Seoul National University Entrance Station in Gwanak, Seoul. As a CrossFit beginner, I tried FAT BURN, VOLUME, and weekend TOTAL classes; they were demanding, but the coach’s form guidance and other members’ encouragement helped me keep up.

Written Sep 2, 2026Sponsored