busan you will need at least 2 days. if u want to include visits to some awesome temples (way in the mountains) then u will need 3 or 4 days.

some of the temples also offer accommodation. bt it'll be hard for u to google it unless u r fluent in korean


but so many korean fans here... someone should arrange a travel group. i can be your free travel guide

Usually, the first layer subway got no escalator, so, maybe suffer a bit if you have very heavy luggage but as long as you don't hotel hopping, it should be ok.

you can always take taxi from Incheon Airport or just arrange for hotel pick up. for Seoul backpackers, they charge about KRW75,000 for 4-5 ppl.

Is anyone experience in Air Busan? How is it?

Cause forum mostly mentioned Eastar Airline or Korea Air.....

I'll be free & easy to seoul, jeju and busan with my family on September.

Any famous food must try in seoul, jeju or busan?

Thanks zstan and lexy ! very helpful replies there.Now accomodation done..Only have to plan where to eat !! haha

" Any famous food must try in seoul " - Yep,Any??

FOOD ar...If want to talk about food, whole thread also not enough..

Here i will recommend two famous restaurants.

1) Tosochon Samgyetang (Ginseng Chicken Soup)
Near Gyeongbukgong area, very yummy ginseng soup. 15 000 won per bowl.

(Photo stolen from YeinJee.com)

Direction: Exit 2, Gyeongbukgong stn. Walk straight for 120m and turn left when you see the convenient store "GS25"



2) Myeongdong Korean Restaurant (全州中央会馆)
Very nice bimbimbap

(photo stolen from Seoul Navi)

bimbimbap @ 10 000 won
(photo stolen from Seoul Navi)


Direction:
Myeongdong stn, exit 6, turn left at first junction, walk until you see SPAO (clothing store). The restaurant is between SPAO and SMOOTHIE KING.



This post has been edited by lexy: Aug 9 2011, 10:00 PM

Well, food that i tried in Seoul, not sure whether will entice you or not:

1. Chicken ginseng noodle

DSC03772 by zstan, on Flickr

2. Korean BBQ (some shops have unlimited refills)

DSC03830 by zstan, on Flickr

3. Banana milk

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4. Instant noodles

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5. Eat this if you wanna save money...

DSC04381 by zstan, on Flickr

6. Dumpling noodles

DSC04495 by zstan, on Flickr

7. Some bread with egg thing (can be found at a stall at Myeongdong as you exit the subway)

DSC04473 by zstan, on Flickr

8. Some sort of pizza (shop was

DSC04711 by zstan, on Flickr

9. Very nice pastries. Shop located at Insadong.

DSC04725 by zstan, on Flickr

Argh, so gonna plan a trip to Korea once Air Asia have cheap promos! The bibimbap looks super awesome!

Lexy, ur recommend is owesome with price & map! Will go and try both!!
Anymore ? How bout Busan & Jeju? Any recommend?


zstan, those picture from ur blog? will place u visit

Yeah..you should go 1 day! hehe~~~

i went to Seoul with a friend from 19th July - 26th July..it was a wonderful experience indeed.. but we missed several
places due to time constraint. Believe me..even tho my trip was like a 6+a half-day-trip (minus the flight), it's really not
enough! hahaha~ i didnt get the chance to visit Bukchon, palaces & Namsan tower (Nami Island & Everland were not in
our last list)... too bad. But still that was the memorable trip ever in my life. Just like few people here have said that
you will meet with either too kind of people or vice versa. But for me all of Korean people are nice..except for their
this one attitude that will staring-so-intently towards you like you are an alien or something..LOL..even kids were the
same..maybe bcoz me & my friend were wearing tudung. So, it's kinda weird to them.. there was even this one
ahjumma sitting next to me on the train one day. She was like "bla...bla..bla..yeppeu da.." Me: ehhh??? err...kamsahamnida. I dunno the rest of the words but only know yeppeu.. did she praising me? kkkk~~ then she was like sentuh2 my tudung, talked in korean again..finally i gave-up and saying "sorry, i dont urderstand.. " Maybe
she was asking why i wear the hijab...kkkk~

And of course besides all the beautiful+amazing places that i hv visited (Edae/Hongdae/Itaewon/KBS - Sukira/Mnet/WorldCup Std/Myeongdong/Dongdaemun/Namdaemun/Han River & Cruise/63 Building/Insadong/Lotte World/Paju
English Village/Korea University/Chonggyecheon Stream/Gwanghwamun Plaza/YG Ent/SM Ent) the hightlight of this trip
that i wont ever forget are when i got the chance of meeting up with Danny Ahn & Hwayobi plus visiting Suju Yesung's
parents new cafe; Handel & Gretel on their very first opening! i was informed that Yesung came at the nite..too bad since
we're already at the airport for going back that time..huhu..but still i got the chance to have a lil chat with his younger
brother & taking pic with his father! hahaha~~ a typical fangirl~~

Without doubt i will go there again maybe sometime next year after my Bandung trip..hahaha~ sounds like i am a
very Kaya-girl...LOL~~~

This post has been edited by ryosue84: Aug 10 2011, 12:19 PM

Let's go~~~ I'm planning for next year Sept/ Oct~

This post has been edited by NSMLady: Aug 10 2011, 02:26 PM

wa ! Hwayoubi..I like here ^^

Thanks for the foods rec .. The egg bread thingy looks tempting !

Btw, need review

http://www.lazybirdguesthouse.com/

If i were to stay here, would it be inconvenient to go Seoul,Heogi KHU ? This place looks so homey and clean ( i very OCD ) and the most attractive part is they offer a reasonable airport pickup service.There i can save up on spending airport bus dy~

Anyone cares to share review?

How far is Incheon from Seoul,KHU etc? Is this place accessible by buses subway etc?As i need to travel alone using subway,im not sure if this is worth it.Please advise ~

all the above listed,which one can skip it?

YG ent and SM ent can skip la....

Well, for me it's a fangirling trip.. so you can skip YG / SM if you dont want...

And if you like outdoor activity you shouldn't miss the bicycle ride along the Han River! so much fun!
I rented a bicycle at one of the park there (Magwon Han River Park). The fee for 1 hour is only 3000won.
So cheap..they'll ask for ur id. it really worth your money & time bcoz the view is so pretty with blooming flowers
everywhere esp sunflowers.. Haha, i even lost count of how far i was pedaling until my friend said
the total was 11km...

http://www.seoulmetro.co.kr/station/eng/linemap.action

From Unseo station To Hoegi station



Fare : 3200 won
Time : 73 minutes
Distance : 58km

I'm searching for discount coupons tot can use during my visit to Korea but too bad for me coz duno read in Korean.

Post it here for those who can read and interested. Cheers!!


http://www.ticketmonster.co.kr/deal/?area=28

http://coupang.com/

http://wemakeprice.com/national

@7989k Thanks for the reply. 1Hr trip ! gasp... ><

Busan MUST try DuejiGukBab & HaeJangGuk (lol at office cannot type korean =_= ) you try googling~ its the most famous in busan~

ahh..cycling along Han River..interesting..there are bicycly-rental-stall all along Han River?
we can cycle far far away n return the bike to other stalls or hv to cycle back to the same place?

is coex aquarium worth it at the price of RM50+ ? Maybe quite of a subjective question but do let me know your thoughts ^^ .

My frens commented " RM50 ?? See ikan ?? better grab few more clothes at market XD" .That's shopaholic's points of view..since im not too much into shopping (seoul aint cheap anyway) so i think better ask u guys ..haha