INTERNATIONAL DETOUR: South Korea...

INTERNATIONAL DETOUR: South Korea

Ballpark Road Trip by Jacob Russell-Snyder
S2 · E4
Apr 16, 2025
48:11

Episode notes

We're headed out of the country to check out baseball in South Korea. Jacob talks about what brought him to live in Korea back in 2006 (00:55) before talking to Shane Barclay of the Baseball Tour Company Japanball about his trips to Seoul and beyond (07:00). They talk about how to get tickets, what to expect at the ballpark, the makeup of the KBO fans as well as some differences between the experience at a Korean baseball game and a Japanese game. To end the podcast, Jacob gives some tips on having a good trip to South Korea (39:00).

Japanball Korean Tours

https://japanball.com/baseball-tours/south-korea/

Get To Know the KBO

https://www.axios.com/2020/05/06/korea-baseball-organization-kbo-rules-teams-history

Seoul Metro Map

https://www.urbanrail.net/as/kr/seoul/seoul-map.htm

Information on SPAREX jimjilbang and spa

https://www.klook.com/en-US/activity/133675-seoul-dongdaemun-sparex-jjimjilbang-sauna-admission-ticket/

Blackpink Music Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32si5cfrCNc

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Keywords

ballpark
travel
stadium
Korea
South Korea
Korean Baseball
KBO