South Korea, and I think I'd probably list my itinerary based on how different the destination country to USA. At a glance Asian countries feel the most different overall. Also as someone who moved to another country I can say most touristic timelines are very limited to actually properly experience a country. You can't say you've experienced a country w/o having experienced how day to day life works for a citizen, not a tourist, which's quite different. Like being familiarized w/ all of their grocery stores for example, IMO, the kind of things that take time to internalize the country.
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I was so jealous of a family that was posted to South Korea when I was a kid. I so wanted to go. I like slow travel as well. Not typically a fan of touristy areas.
Which regional YouTubers do you follow if any? For Japan I follow Abroad in Japan, for Korea, mostly Cari Cakes.
https://nostr.build/av/a072b226df22aa2a1c812f0ffa6c584449426e7b40444e2f32bbe1a709298a9a.mp4
Not currently following any regional YouTube accounts.