About
A checked plan for people who travel Korea on their own.
Korea, On Your Own is a small service run by Before (b4our). We build day-by-day itineraries for independent travelers, check every place before we send them, and answer questions on Telegram while you travel.
Why this exists
It started with a friend in Japan. For years we have planned each other's trips: Seoul when my friend visits, Tokyo when I go. Every place checked by someone who knows the city, every tip in the local language. That is the whole idea, offered to people who don't have a friend here.
Most travel content for Korea is either a list of famous places or an AI draft that quietly includes restaurants that closed last spring. We wanted the opposite: a short plan, checked on the day it was sent, that you can actually walk.
What we do
We take your 12 answers and build an itinerary for your dates, pace and food rules. Each restaurant, café and spot is checked against Korea's national business registry and Naver, and carries the date it was checked. You get two rounds of changes.
On live support plans, a real person answers your Telegram messages in your language from 9am to 9pm Korea time, every day of your trip: what's open now, how to get there, what to say at the counter.
What we don't do
We don't sell hotels or flights, and we take no commission from any place on your plan. We don't make reservations on your behalf; we tell you which places take bookings from abroad, through which app, and when slots open. We don't book clinics or any medical service.
How we check
Closure status comes from Korea's national business registry, updated nightly. Hours and temporary closures come from Naver Place on the day we send. Seoul and Busan are verified daily; other cities are planned from public data and checked by phone, and each item on your plan says which kind of check it had.
Tell us about your Korea trip. We'll check every place before you go.
12 questions, about 6 minutes. Checked itinerary within 24 hours.
Replies 9am-9pm KST. Telegram · WhatsApp · email.