Many families come to Korea because the teenagers asked. They know the music, the shows and the shops better than any guide. The trick is not to drag them round palaces all day, or to spend your whole trip in a queue for a pop-up.
Split days
We plan mornings together and afternoons apart. One guide takes the teenagers to Hongdae, Seongsu and the shops; another takes you to Seochon, a tea house and a gallery. Everyone meets for dinner at a barbecue table, where the teenagers order.
One big day
Every family trip gets one day that everyone remembers: a DMZ visit with a historian, a ridge on Hallasan, or a morning with the haenyeo on Jeju. Teenagers who were bored at a temple are rarely bored on a mountain.