Alan Estrada, known as Alan x El Mundo, is a Mexican actor by profession but a traveler by conviction. Alan has become one of the most important references within the YouTube travel community with more than 3 and a half million followers, he was one of the first YouTubers to make travel content on the platform. Alan has been with his project Alan por El Mundo for more than 14 years, documenting his travels throughout planet Earth, making him one of the Top 5 Mexican traveling YouTubers with the greatest reach within the platform.
Description: Alan Estrada in the Statue dedicated to the musical hit “Gangnam Style” | All the photos belong to Alan Estrada, All photos were taken from Alan´s offical Facebook
Over the years, Alan has visited different countries where he has been able to experience the culture and customs first-hand, as well as sharing his experiences through videos with the world. Within all his trips, Alan has traveled to Korea more than once, his first video in this country was in 2013 where Alan made a total of 7 videos with a duration of approximately 5 to 10 minutes per video, where told from Korean history, the visit to different palaces such as the Gyeongbokgung y Changdeokgung, his stay in a Guest House and how he made friends, his first approach to Korean gastronomy, visits to the Bukchon Hanok Village, Insadong and Hongdae, go to Market Dongdaemun, visiting N Seoul Tower, museums, traveler tips for Incheon Airport, and even visiting the inter-Korean border. These videos are dedicated to all those people who visit Seoul for the first time, with a total of 1,131,431 views between the 7 videos. However, after 10 years, Alan returned to Korea with a new vision of the country and with a great documentary project for all his followers.
Description: Alan Estrada in the Gamcheon cultural village next to the Little Prince Statue| All the photos belong to Alan Estrada, All photos were taken from Alan´s offical Facebook
With just the first video titled “Return to Korea” he obtained more than 1,400,000 views, breaking the record of his 7 videos together in 2013. In this new documentary series, and over the years, Alan revolutionized the projection style, creating a series of documentary videos in which his visual quality and use of equipment, the editing and post-production of each of the videos stand out, along with his great narration and knowledge he has in each of the places. It is not only the aesthetics of the videos or the level of production, but it reflects their authenticity and commitment to wanting to project the essence of Korean culture as it is.
In his first video we can see Alan Estrada explaining basic information to enter the country, from the K-ETA permit, the national currency and the use of credit cards, the best season to go of the year, the experience of traveling with a Korean airline, different accommodation options and even the country's plug connection entrance. With Alan in each video it is a constant learning and a complete guide for all trips from ticket prices, transportation options, food and tourist attractions. In this arrival of Alan to Seoul you will be able to discover along with the K Star Road, the Coex shopping center, the Starfield Bookstore, the modernity and the contrast of traditional places, the Lotte Tower viewing point, Changdeokgung Palace, Ikseongdong, Bukchon Hanok Village, Gwangjang Market and National Gugak Center with a traditional music concert. As the video goes on, Alan tells the history of the places, giving information about the culture and showing his adventures in this great country.
“The Highest in Seoul” is the second video in this series, where Alan visits the Lotte Tower again and climbs the Sky Tower Bridge. There he carries out an extreme activity which involves crossing a glass bridge at 541 meters high, being the highest point in all of Korea where people can access. With a spectacular view, Alan experiences the entire city of Seoul from above with a sunset, making it an unforgettable experience.
In the third video “Tombs that look like mountains 4K”, Alan visits the city of Gyeongju, but first he tells viewers the route he took for 9 days within the Korean peninsula. Starting in Seoul to take the train to Gyeongju, then spending a night at the Haeinsa Temple, a mandatory visit to Busan beach and finally ending the trip on Jeju Island.
In this episode you will soak up knowledge and history about the dynasties of Korea, especially the Silla dynasty, visiting the Gyeongju National Museum, trying traditional dishes from the region, Daereungwon Tomb, Gyochon Village, traditional cafes, Donggung Palace, the Seokguram grottoes and the Bulguksa temple along with necessary tips to visit this city.
About two hours from Gyeongju is Haeinsa Temple, where traveler Alan Estrada stayed. In this fourth video we can appreciate the beauty of how magical the Temples of Korea are, especially the one where it was housed since it keeps a history from more than 1,200 years ago, it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO because inside The Korean Tripitaka is kept, which are a collection of 80,000 wooden tablets that store the teachings of Buddha. There are a series of activities that one can take part in within the Temple between tours, prayers and traditional ceremonies.
Visiting the second largest city in Korea, Busan is an industrial city but its biggest attraction is the beaches. In this new chapter we can see Alan discovering sand festivals, the Haedong Yonggungsa Temple, The Bay 101, Taejongdae, the largest Jagalchi Seafood Market in all of Korea, we could not miss the Gamcheon cultural village that is internationally known for its picturesque streets colored. Likewise, something that stands out from this video is the visit to a Mexican taqueria, as a Mexican Alan could not miss this opportunity to try a birria taco from the other side of the world, in it he learned the story of how a taqueria came to the city of Busan, with episode five titled “Birria Tacos in Korea.”
In his last episode, he visited one of the most touristic places in all of Korea, with Jeju Island being his final destination. In this last destination, Alan took the opportunity to tour most of the island for two days, starting with the Bijarim Forest where they can be surrounded by trees that are more than 800 years old, coexisting with nature and giving a great respite from the great cities. The entire island is surrounded by nature and that is why natural features prevail within the architecture, such as in the Yumin Art Museum, which is visited barefoot in order to connect with nature. You will also find the Teddy Bear Museum and the Art Museum on the island.
One of the main activities in Jeju is Seongsan Ichulbong, a 182-meter volcanic mountain where we discovered with Alan the wonders of this volcanic landscape next to the sea. It is because of this mountain that Jeju Island is known among Koreans as Hawaii. from Korea. In the video we also see the story of the Jeju seekers who are older women who fish without oxygen tanks, swimming up to 10 meters deep, they are declared intangible heritage of humanity. Another well-known activity that we can see is going to the Tea fields and tasting the Osulloc Museum.
In this new series, the 6 videos gathered more than 3,316,000 views
There is no doubt that this is the perfect guide for all those people who plan to travel to Korea or simply for those people who want to know a little more about Korea. Alan x el Mundo is a YouTube channel dedicated to learning and the dreams of all those traveling people in the World
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