Travel Squad Podcast · Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Jamal explains the challenges of using the Kakao T ride-sharing app in Seoul, noting that English inputs may not be recognized and that a reliable pin-drop feature is lacking, unlike Uber or Lyft. He suggests using Korean characters or local knowledge for destinations.
“And the Kakao app, as good as it is, especially if where you're going is not near a metro spot, it is a hard app to use.”
“So you need to know what it's called in Korean or copy paste the Korean characters.”
“It doesn't give you a good pin drop location feature like Uber or Lyft does.”