Field guides for getting around, your district and your visa.
A4 · PDF
Your Seoul arrival calendar
Twelve months of suggested planning for everyone, teachers and students, plus the arrival checklist.
Prepared 21 October 2026. Approximate planning windows, not confirmed intake dates; official source portals included.
A4 · PDF
Your E-2 teaching timeline
Before arrival, first-year milestones, deadline checks and all four next-year action paths.
Planning companion to the existing E-2 guide, source review 17 October 2026. Separate entry, contract and authorised-stay dates.
A4 · 20 pages· Reviewed 17 October 2026
The Complete E-2 Teaching Visa Guide
Arrival, first-year documents and school induction, renewal, transfer, job gaps and disputes — with all four after-contract checklists.
Full standalone PDF of the online-only guide, reviewed 17 October 2026.
A4 · 20 pages· Reviewed October 2026
Hiking & Temples: Exploring Seoul’s Mountains and Buddhist Traditions
Both outdoor guides in one booklet: Ui–Sinseol access, trail choices, packing checklist, mountain food, temple etiquette, bowing diagrams and Korean phrases.
Booklet built from the online guides.
PDF
Visa guide
Student, family, residence and E-7 routes with checklists and renewal deadlines.
Same content as the visa page.
PDF field guide
Subway field guide
Planning, boarding and changing trains with KakaoMetro.
Standalone field guide, reviewed 12 October 2026.
PDF field guide
Cycling field guide
Ttareungyi, river paths and riding safely.
Standalone field guide, reviewed 12 October 2026.
PDF field guide
Seoul neighbourhoods guide
Six districts: offices, immigration and support.
Standalone field guide, reviewed 13 October 2026.
PDF field guide
Community centres guide
What your dong community centre can do for you.
Standalone field guide, reviewed 13 October 2026.
PDF
Hangul & romanisation chart
Vowels, consonants and combined vowels at a glance.
Companion to the Korean-learning articles.