{"id":3292,"date":"2026-03-13T03:55:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T03:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/?p=3292"},"modified":"2026-03-13T19:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T19:25:09","slug":"top-apps-you-need-before-you-go-to-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/es\/top-apps-you-need-before-you-go-to-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Las mejores aplicaciones que debes descargar y configurar antes de viajar a Corea"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3292\" class=\"elementor elementor-3292\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d629f6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d629f6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c81f1e7 elementor-toc--minimized-on-desktop elementor-invisible elementor-widget 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You have a rough itinerary. You have a carry-on that is technically within the size limits. Good. Now do yourself one more favor before you land in Korea: spend fifteen minutes downloading the right apps. Not the ones your travel blogger from 2019 recommended. These ones.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sooner you accept this and adjust, the better your trip will go.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2ab6cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2ab6cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Navigation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac63071 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac63071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3527\" src=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/download.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/download.png 233w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/download-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><b>KakaoMap (Our Pick)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KakaoMap is what locals use, and that matters. The map data is accurate, the transit directions work, and the reviews for restaurants and cafes come from real people who actually ate there. It is also tied into the broader Kakao ecosystem, which you will be living in anyway once you set up KakaoTalk (more on that below).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BTW: We plan to share our favorite Jeju spots as KakaoMap Favorites links. While these links will open on desktop even without the KakaoMap app, you&#8217;re better off just downloading the app for actual navigation on Jeju and Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One heads-up: the app and its web handoff are originally in Korean. That is mildly annoying for about three minutes until you switch the default language to whatever you prefer, and then you.ve got it figured out. Think of it as a warm-up for the trip!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3524\" src=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NaverMap-300x255.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NaverMap-300x255.webp 300w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NaverMap-14x12.webp 14w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NaverMap.webp 474w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Naver Maps<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naver Maps is the other serious contender. It has an English interface option, which makes it more accessible if you are not comfortable navigating a Korean-language app. The map data is equally solid. If KakaoMap is giving you trouble out of the gate, Naver Maps is a completely legitimate alternative. Some travelers use both.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3519\" src=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google_Maps_Logo_2020.svg_-scaled-e1773376291634-300x195.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google_Maps_Logo_2020.svg_-scaled-e1773376291634-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google_Maps_Logo_2020.svg_-scaled-e1773376291634-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google_Maps_Logo_2020.svg_-scaled-e1773376291634-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google_Maps_Logo_2020.svg_-scaled-e1773376291634-1536x998.png 1536w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google_Maps_Logo_2020.svg_-scaled-e1773376291634-2048x1331.png 2048w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google_Maps_Logo_2020.svg_-scaled-e1773376291634-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Google Maps<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Maps has been borderline useless in Korea for years due to government map data restrictions, especially if you want to use it for navigation or public transportation. In early 2026, the rules changed and Google is supposed to catch up with KakaoMaps and NaverMaps. We\u2019ll review once we\u2019re able to test it out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f340b38 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f340b38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0e7a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a0e7a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Translation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-925edf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"925edf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>User Hack<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take photo of sign or menu board, walk around the corner, translate, and read at your own time, do research, before deciding to walk into the store. Or, if you are researching in KakaoMap, take screenshots and translate those before you head out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3520\" src=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google_Translate_logo.svg_-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google_Translate_logo.svg_-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google_Translate_logo.svg_-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google_Translate_logo.svg_-768x769.png 768w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google_Translate_logo.svg_-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Google_Translate_logo.svg_.png 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Google Translate<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The camera translation feature alone is worth the download. Point your phone at a menu, a sign, a product label, and Google Translate overlays a translation in real time. It is not always elegant, but it is fast and it works. Download the Korean language pack for offline use before you leave home.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3518\" src=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DeepL_logo.svg_-300x107.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DeepL_logo.svg_-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DeepL_logo.svg_-1024x366.png 1024w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DeepL_logo.svg_-768x274.png 768w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DeepL_logo.svg_-18x6.png 18w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DeepL_logo.svg_.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><b>DeepL<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you need a translation that actually makes sense as a sentence, use DeepL. It handles nuance and context better than Google Translate for longer text. Less useful for real-time camera translation, but if you are trying to understand a rental agreement, a tour description, or anything where meaning actually matters, DeepL is the better tool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Real talk: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will see Papago recommended in older Korea travel content. It is a Korean-made translation app that was once the go-to recommendation. The problem is that the translations can be awkward and sometimes so literal that the meaning gets lost entirely. Skip it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b152e12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b152e12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Currency Conversion<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82cc7bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82cc7bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3521\" src=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/XE.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"142\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/XE.png 250w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/XE-15x12.png 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><b>XE Currency<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XE is the reliable standard for currency conversion. Live rates, clean interface, works offline with cached rates. If you are converting money regularly and want something dedicated to the task, this is your app.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3517\" src=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iphone-calc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"142\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iphone-calc.jpg 225w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iphone-calc-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iphone-calc-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Your iPhone Calculator (Seriously)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have a recent iPhone, you may already have everything you need. The updated Calculator app includes a built-in unit converter that handles currency alongside weights, distances, and other measurements. It is not the first place most people look, but it is already on your phone. Worth knowing about before you download a separate app.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a88f92e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a88f92e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Messaging<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b6523a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b6523a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3525\" src=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/app-image-kakaotalk-katalk-2038074-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"174\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/app-image-kakaotalk-katalk-2038074-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/app-image-kakaotalk-katalk-2038074-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/app-image-kakaotalk-katalk-2038074-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/app-image-kakaotalk-katalk-2038074.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><b>KakaoTalk<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KakaoTalk is the messaging app in Korea. Not one of the options. The option. Virtually every Korean has it, and many businesses, guesthouses, and tour operators communicate through it. If you are trying to confirm a reservation, ask a local a question, or stay in touch with anyone you meet, KakaoTalk is how it gets done. Download it. Set it up before you land.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9385cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9385cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taxis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170c6c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"170c6c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3522\" src=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uber-logo-2560x1576-1-300x185.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uber-logo-2560x1576-1-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uber-logo-2560x1576-1-1024x630.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uber-logo-2560x1576-1-768x473.webp 768w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uber-logo-2560x1576-1-1536x946.webp 1536w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uber-logo-2560x1576-1-2048x1261.webp 2048w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uber-logo-2560x1576-1-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Uber<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, Uber operates in Korea. If you already have the app and a payment method set up, it works. The interface is familiar, the pricing is transparent, and you do not need to figure out a new system. For visitors who want the path of least resistance, this is it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3523\" src=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kakaotaxi-03-300x188.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kakaotaxi-03-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kakaotaxi-03-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kakaotaxi-03-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kakaotaxi-03.webp 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Kakao T<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kakao T is Korea&#8217;s dominant ride-hailing app and what most locals use. It has a larger pool of drivers, which can make a real difference during peak hours or in less central areas. The tradeoff is that the app is less intuitive for visitors and setting it up requires a bit more patience. If you are comfortable with a mild learning curve, it is worth having. If not, Uber will cover most situations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d702e03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d702e03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leaving Korea: Incheon Airport<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3d27d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3d27d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3516\" src=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ICNSmart-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ICNSmart-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ICNSmart-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ICNSmart-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ICNSmart.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><b>ICN SmartPass<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This one is for departure from Incheon International Airport only. SmartPass lets you pre-register your passport, biometric data, and boarding pass so that instead of showing documents at every checkpoint, you just walk up and let the camera recognize your face. One registration is valid for five years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need an e-passport to register. If the app gives you trouble during passport scanning (and based on reviews, it might), you can also register at self-check-in kiosks in the departure area at Incheon. The kiosk route tends to be more reliable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participating airlines currently include Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, and T&#8217;way Air. Even with SmartPass registered, carry your passport and boarding pass. The signage directs you to dedicated lanes once you are set up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>BTW: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The app reviews are not pretty. It has a 1-star average on both Google Play and the App Store, and registration failures are the most common complaint. That said, when it works, it works well. If the app defeats you, the airport kiosks are your backup and they are reportedly much smoother.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a104d99 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a104d99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d76904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d76904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One Last Thing\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-422328d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"422328d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Shadow-of-hikers-scaled-e1766921801798-1024x767.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-987\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Shadow-of-hikers-scaled-e1766921801798-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Shadow-of-hikers-scaled-e1766921801798-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Shadow-of-hikers-scaled-e1766921801798-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Shadow-of-hikers-scaled-e1766921801798-1536x1150.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Shadow-of-hikers-scaled-e1766921801798.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e36c3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e36c3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">None of these apps are complicated. Most take five minutes to set up. The ones worth configuring before you land: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KakaoMap<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KakaoTalk<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Translate with the offline Korean pack downloaded.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>If you plan to take a grab, make sure your Uber app is good to go.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everything else you can sort out at the gate or on the plane.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The rest will sort itself out on the ground. Koreans are resourceful, helpful, and very used to visitors who show up underprepared.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Korea is an incredibly easy country to navigate once you have the right tools. These are the right tools.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ya tienes los vuelos reservados y un itinerario aproximado. Ahora hazte un \u00faltimo favor y dedica 15 minutos a descargar y configurar las aplicaciones adecuadas. No las que te recomend\u00f3 ese bloguero de viajes en 2019. \u00a1Estas!<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-3292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogpost","tag-diy-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3292"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3541,"href":"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3292\/revisions\/3541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}