Start by surveying this sprawling, undulating metropolis. The Busan Tower provides a birds-eye view of everything. The journey from the airport to the tower will take close to an hour on public transit. A handy escalator from the station carries visitors up the slope from the Busan Metro. By road, the 10-mile trip can take as little as 15 minutes, but very much depends on the volume of traffic en route. (A helpful note for navigation: Because of national security laws, common mapping apps usually can’t provide driving directions in South Korea.)4f:{"name":"Tim Johnson","slug":"tim-johnson","termId":113319,"taxonomy":"authors","description":"Toronto-based writer Tim Johnson is always traveling in search of the next great story. Having visited 140 countries across all seven continents, he’s tracked lions on foot in Botswana, dug for dinosaur bones in Mongolia, and walked among a half-million penguins on South Georgia Island. He contributes to some of North America’s largest publications, including CNN Travel, Bloomberg, and The Globe and Mail.","rootSlug":"authors","parent":28453,"uri":"/author/tim-johnson"} 4e:["$4f"] 50:{"name":"Premium Lifestyle","slug":"premium-lifestyle","termId":210040,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"uri":"/premium-lifestyle"} 51:{"original":"https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2025/05/01/id5850961-GettyImages-1168177363.jpg","url":"https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2025/05/01/id5850961-GettyImages-1168177363-1080x720.jpg","small":"https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2025/05/01/id5850961-GettyImages-1168177363-300x180.jpg","medium":"https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2025/05/01/id5850961-GettyImages-1168177363-600x400.jpg","large":"https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2025/05/01/id5850961-GettyImages-1168177363-1080x720.jpg","square":"https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2025/05/01/id5850961-GettyImages-1168177363-700x700.jpg","caption":"Haedong Yonggungsa, a seaside Buddhist temple, was originally built in

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