Anyone tried the Jjimjilbang~? aka public bath house?
Ho ho~!

Naked in Jjimjilbang.. I thought only in onsen?? at least when my fren when in they did not encounter any of those..
I don't wanna see any more naked ppl.. I've seen enough in Europe..

Local calls the teddy bear, ripley's, museum of africa etc, as tourist traps. Although that didnt stop me to go there hehe. But teddy bear museum really dissapoint me. You should go to Seongsan Ilchulbong at least. You wont regret it.

Jeju is well known for nature's beauty. I am not telling you guys not to go to all the museum's and stuff, but make all the mountains, waterfalls, cliffs, volcano crusts your priority 1st.

Pyoseon Beach if I am not mistaken is at Seogwipo. And Seogwipo is where you will find tempat to makan-makan.

Nightlife in Jeju is almost non-existence hehe.

Oh I thought it is within Seogwipo province? Lepak by the beach then. I've heard the view at Pyoseon Beach is ok at night.

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Added on June 22, 2011, 12:42 pm

I will be going on 15th. First 4 days in Jeju, then at Seoul until 26th.

whats the opening hours for insadong and myeondong ??
btw expect more questions from me soon

It's an open street area just like our Petaling Street or HK Temple Street/ ladies street style.

Namdaemun Market is the earliest to open ~ 8am you can start seeing lotsa street vendors & shops opened dy. MyeongDong more on Nite market & trendy fashions & never ending cosmestics outlets and really reminding me of XiMengDing of Taipei.

Insadong - For me- you can skip this (Not really great and small). Mostly souvenirs based shops and pricey than those in namdaemun. For souvenirs, goto Namdaemun market. Anyway, In Insadong area, you can see the older part of Seoul wth those old style housing wth super narrow street that car kenot enter..Also the backlanes of Insadong area probably one of the dirtiest place in Seoul 

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Added on June 24, 2011, 9:49 amIt's street with lotsa shops & etc. Insadong area, I dun even see any malls there and those Malls in Myeondong & namdaemun are relativel small malls that none of them can rival KL gigantic Malls ..well more like South East Asian gigantic malls 

The largets malls there probably COEX or Lotte World but that on the other part of Seoul i.e the Southern part area..near Gangnam where you can see the modern highrises & super clean city 

Well, You can get cheaper folk flea souvenirs at namdaemun market compare to insadong. I was interested on Insadong bcos of the street possession. but none during that time. And walking from the nearest MRT to Insadong is not easy job..I lost my way actually haha..and ended up in those dirty backlanes near to the park & that's why i said it's abit dirty there. Anyway, walking on the road interlock wth one buiding above reminded me of that buiding prominently featured in one of Kdrama.. well forgotten which drama but very fames wan haha.

I passed by Itaewon are vis the Seoul tourist bus and dun even wanna stop. Nothing interesting to me there except more American/english signboards everywhere..This is one of the picture I took from the bus ~ Itaewon area:



I din goto Hoggik & Ehwa areas so no comment on these 2 areas 

Yeah I watched Mary Stay out nite/late (hmnn diff title?)..but din know it's in Hongik/Ehwa area...Anyway, it's really a memory by able to recall those places featured in kdramas and you're indeed there b4 haha..Just like in Secret Garden..Of the Dept store belong to Hun Bin...That's Cheongyangin station new Lotte Mart store 

And the current showing of "Can you hear my Heart" , I can recognise the highrises I admired opposite COEX mall which is keeps on repeating in the drama 

No idea wor..If you lucky you probably see this familiar buiding liao haha..baby Faced beauty extended..by the time you're there you probably able to see Jang nara & Daniel Choi running around that area 

When I visited LOEX mall haha (The Cheonyangin railway station Lotte Dept Store)..The episode earlier was shot at the buiding days b4...ouchh I missed Ha Ji Won by days 

Hi all..

I will go Korea (Seoul) end of July for company training. one week training. Only have two days for jalan-jalan around seoul which before and after our training. already read  v1 to v2 of this thread. commonly there are issue with food at korea, and espcially to muslim like us.

This is first time for all of us. So, i have a few question. Hope u can help me.

1) How much estimated for breakfast, lunch and dinner expenses per person? if RM50 enuf or not?

2) Where place is suitable for souvenir shopping? cheap and ok

3) Do i need to change RM to Won first here or @ can do at korea?

aww...looks yummy~ i wonder if we muslim can try that...huhu~~

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Added on June 27, 2011, 12:10 pm

aww...that will help us a lot Listiani! since i am going to Seoul too this July! 

Thank Listiani..be waiting this.    I think our group not hardcore in food selection. As long it seafood, we sembat je.. 

How about the price? expensive or so-so?  estimated per plate?

you stayed in Traveller A? Gud or not..?
I stayed one night there in 2005, it was a nightmare..
1st time backpack in a land where english is not widely used,
the place was under renovation and rubles and everything was all over the place
the heater's not working properly.. stayed one night only and end up staying in hotel ayam..

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Added on June 29, 2011, 12:52 am

Seoul Tower in the evening would be great but not sure in winter, last time I went in Feb.. very foggy.. visibility not very gud

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Added on June 29, 2011, 1:52 am

did you go to JGS's showcase?? It was simply awesome!!
next month Beast is coming  and then Kim Hyun Joong in August..
Now no need to go to Korea to meet korean artist..
Lee Min Ho is drop dead gojes and very tall..

What's the best place to check out tourist spots so can plan ahead?

That's a good reply Listiani LOL. Seriously this is by far the best place for you to check, get recommendation, do planning and get feedbacks. No kidding. On a different note, go to the visitkorea page.

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

Thx minthiam. So basically just fill up custom form eh.. ok noted.
Thx oso michealy.. yeah, heard australia is a bit strict so bit afraid korea oso like that.. so that's why asking.. just as precaution.. better safe than sorry..
Also, how's the internet connection over there? Hope there's no site blockin over there.. hehehe.. just wanna use skype for calling back home..