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on Busan, South Korea. In this video we'll be sharing our experiences visiting
convenience stores grocery and traditional markets called Shi Jangs and
pharmacies in Busan, South Korea. We will show you where you can go to purchase
things for your personal needs while visiting Busan. In Busan convenience
stores are truly convenient. They're located everywhere and I mean everywhere
you'll find them at subway stations, underground shopping malls, at tourist
attractions like busan tower ,in buildings along the street, probably in
and around your hotel too - every few blocks you'll find a GS25, a local busan brand
convenience store which is now expanding nationwide and CU another major
Korean national convenience store chain as well as 7-eleven and many
independently owned convenience stores. I personally love convenience stores of
Busan for many reasons. Number one shopping, I love to buy small gifts like
airtight packages of dried squid or squishy gummies to give to my friends
back home. Number two eating and drinking. My favorite are the
freshly made sandwiches on nice soft bread and the hundreds of choices of
teas, sodas, and other types of fruit flavored drinks not to mention all the
other snacks and desserts available. Number three, convenience. I can buy and
reload a cashbee card in most convenience stores for my transportation
needs as well as pay with a cashbee card for my purchases and number four
they're open late and many are open 24 hours for those late-night cravings
There's so many around that if one is closed there's probably another
convenience store practically next door which is open. If you like to shop for
groceries there also many western-style grocery stores like EMart, Mega Mart, SSG
Super Market, home plus, Top Mart, Lotte Mart which offer both
local and foreign goods. If you want a more cultural experience try a
traditional open-air market called Shi Jangs in Korean. There are smaller and
large shi jangs in many areas in Busan. In Shi Jangs you can find
clothing, kimchi stalls, fish, seafood of all kinds, electronics, socks, fruit, meat
butchers, kitchenware, and so many Korean snacks like sugar donuts, croquette, fish cakes
dukbokee, and my favorite bundae which are silkworm cocoons. No kidding
they're pretty good but they're getting harder to find as it not as
popular as it used to be. One the major Shi Jangs is located on the Nampo-dong
area which connects with Biff square. To get to Nampo-Dong Shi Jang
just take exit 7 of the Nampo metro station. Make a left on the main Nampo
Nampo-Dong shopping street Gwang-bok ro. On Gwang-bok Ro you'll find the main
statue square where the police station annd the tourist Information Center are. Go
through the street between them and keep walking and you'll run into the market
area to the right or left and explore away. If you head towards the left
towards the main road on Nampo Gil and follow the crowds, you'll eventually end
up in Biff square near Jagliachi Market. This is a must do when in Busan
you'll also find underground shopping malls. Some of these underground malls
run from one metro station to another Here you find more items for local
commuters on their way home like clothing, shoes, snacks, coffee shops, and
convenience stores. f you need a pharmacy look for a red plus sign
pharmacies are located throughout the city but they may not be as noticeable
as convenience stores. Many of the ones we saw had pharmacy written in English
and a red plus sign. Whatever you're looking for you can probably find it in
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