What to pack for Korea - Part 2

So we talked about what clothes to bring with you on your trip into the hot Korean summer time heat but we thought we would also share our two cents on what else can be useful to pack for your vacation, especially if it's a longer one like ours.

There are quite a few products and handy little things that aren't as easily accessible in Korea as they might be where you live and that you won't even notice you need until you are already out of the country and it's too late and you find yourself running through all those stores looking everywhere for liquid hand soap...

Here's what certainly will be found in our suitcases when leaving for Korea in a week

• Hair stuff is better brought along because you know how it works on you. Especially if your hair tends to be a little on the demanding side, you know what works best and the Asian hair structure is a little bit different from ours, so we like to stick to our trusty products. If you have something from a Korean brand you want to try go for it but we can’t really give tips on that.
• The rule we live by is that we do have things we will be getting in Korea but in case we don’t go shopping on the first day we bring sample sizes from Germany to last us a few days before we find the time to buy everything. Same goes for toothpaste probably. And your daily moisturizer. And of course products you don't want to miss from your daily rountine that can't be bought overseas.
• Lady hygenic items are best brought along. This is something you really don't want to have to worry about.
• Bring an umbrella and don’t expect to bring it back home
• Something that doesn’t apply to us but will most probably apply to you is that your plugs won’t work in Korea due to the different style of outlets so be sure to get yourself an adapter.
• Deodorant. Loads of it. Bring it with you.
• Cough medicine could be a good choice to bring along if you are not used to ACs as we are.
• Maps are good, previously prepared addresses too, but you don’t really need a travel guide in book form cause you'll have wifi access all the time anyways so you can look it up on the internet. They'd just be unnecessary weight in your luggage and you wanna avoid that. We didn't use ours even once. Plus, it can be nice to just wander around the streets and explore on your own without any touristy guide or set plan to tell you where to go. You'll get to experience more that way.
• As just now mentioned, be sure to leave some room in your luggage for all of the purchases that are bound to happen. Baggage allowances are evil.
• Sunscreen. Can be bought there or brought along. Just be sure to have some!
• Something handy we saw on our last trip to Korea were small face towels to carry in your handbag when you go out. In case of heavy rain happening. Which will happen. Trust us.