Hello everyone...

This forum helps me in my preparation for my holiday to Seoul recently.
It was a nice and enjoyable family trip to Seoul.
Thanks everyone for contributing to this thread.

A brief story on my trip can be found in my blog:

DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
DAY 5
DAY 6
CONCLUSION

Thanks!!You guys are great!

Thanks @meatball88, i saw the queue is very long for buying seoul tower ticket? how long did u guys Q'd?

and also, did u guys go on the weekend?

superb guide meatball88! simple n clear..NZ is also in my travel list leh.haha

Gonna be there for 4 days trip around Seoul area.
Staying at To Be In Hotel (I highly suspect it's this Tobin Hotel coz address is about the same)
Travel agency (Apple Holiday) quoted us around 10.5k for 3 adult (Muslim travel package).
Since its summer and weather is just about the same here, any other nice thing to visit over there besides shopping area? (Coz pokai-mode ady. Basically just prepare around Rm2k for shopping)

Anyway, just wondering if anyone here had any experience staying in this Tobin hotel? I'm currently looking for a place that offer good Internet connection but not much tips around..

Also, any other tips from senior & sifoo travellers/backpackers here is highly appreciated..

my first day in Seoul.. manage to go to Gyeongbokyung Palace, insadong, itaewon and myeongdong at night.. surprisingly bump with lowyat forumer, Shazwina on the road in Seoul..

enjoy yr trip deqna!

the only medium of transportation to go to mt sorak is bus or taxi hehe (but taxi is expensive ler if you travel alone).. there is no train linked there, perhaps there might be one in 2020.. hehehe.. and do take note that the express bus terminal & the intercity bus terminal in sokcho are some distance of each other.

whether to stay a night there, it depends on your goodself & what you want to do in Mt Sorak. My friend took the first bus in the morning (6am), reached Mt Sorak at about 10.00am. She spent about 2 hours on the mountain, and then returned back to Seoul on the same day. Note: last express bus to seoul is at 23.30 and 22.30 (night rate is 18.7K won)

But if you like hiking & would like to explore the trails, you can sleep one night there. Or you can also sleep in Sokcho afterwards if you want to explore Sokcho town, Abai Village (filming location of Autumn in My Heart drama), DMZ etc..

As for me, I went up Mt Sorak using the cable car & just enjoy the view at the top which only took me 2 hours on the mountain as well. Later I went to Gangneung & sleep there as I were going to explore Jeongseon the next day.

This post has been edited by rsralf: Jul 3 2011, 08:02 AM

ah i see..coz its like Korea trip will not complete if din go Mount Sorak..plus im going during Autumn..awesome sight perhaps? i'll skip hiking haha..leg beh tahan..
wher to take the cable car huh? at the entrance of Mount Sorak?

edited: found out d..thanks anyway.

This post has been edited by michaelyii1988: Jul 3 2011, 12:11 PM

Thanks lexy...

we went on Saturday evening.The queue for cable car was very long.I think waited for 45minutes.Buying tickets was quite fast because i think there were 3 persons selling tickets at the counter.
When we come down at about 10.00pm...we still see long queue of people waiting to go up!Crazy...

Better not go on Saturday but I purposely choose Saturday just to celebrate my wife's birthday at the Seoul Tower.

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Added on July 3, 2011, 5:49 pmHello Michael...

when is your NZ trip?
Personal i think NZ is very costly and lots of traveling...everything involved money..money..money

This post has been edited by meatball88: Jul 3 2011, 05:49 PM

Very comprehensive details about South Korea, anyone can tidy this post up?

see first page?

Fly to Seoul tomorrow 4/7~12/7,

go go summer,together with `rain`

Enjoy yr stay..

I see, so romantic I think i will go on saturday also... cham...will start queing early then

found out already? no problem.
Yeah, many people say it's awesome during autumn, but as I went there during spring I can't confirm ;p
Just seen it through the picture, it is beautiful.. next trip to korea i must go during autumn...

thanx awie.. the weather was bad yesterday, raining for the whole day.. ..
plan to go nami island, so had to changed to indoor activity.. just go to the Lotte World..
Today, plan to explore nami island, dongdaemun and cheongyecheon stream.. hopefully the weather better today..

wow.. based on your comment, it seem like it has been constantly raining everyday since end of last month over there..

anyway, enjoy yr shopping and do share some tips on what you purchase for souvenirs.. the cheaper the better,, hehehe..

I'll touchdown at incheon on thursday morning & who knows, maybe can bump with the rest of lyn-ers in Korea.. hahaha

Mount Sorak/Lotte World/Everland all kenot go during weekend.
everyday go themepark heart attack later.

Anyway, u can't go to all these places at the same time due to location. Everland located in Yongin,Gyeonggi do.

I would like to special thanks for Mr. Stimix advice~

I have enjoy my summer vacation in korea 19-25 June.

The Guest House Korea is a nice place to stay~
even the location is quite an old town but there are nice local food around & glad to enjoy those food behind the street! Will share more info with you guys later after minimizing the photos ya ^^