GS25 mart in Airport is under renovation now.. You can try your luck @ the Transportation counter or buy it at AREX station

Hi Listiani,

They only have shared bathroom.. even for double-bed rooms, we have to use the bathroom outside. In StayKorea II, there are two bathrooms - downstairs and upstairs. 2 dorms and 1 single bed room downstairs; 2 dorms and 2 double bed rooms upstairs.

Even though bathrooms are shared, they are very clean. No dirt no stains etc. They installed air fresheners so no foul smell too.. lol. One thing though, you have to bring your own towels and toiletries.

I have few but most have shared bathrooms 

  http://www.kimsguesthouse.com/eng/intro.html
  http://hongdaeguesthouse.com/index.php
  http://www.guesthouseinkorea.com/eng_intro
  http://www.annguesthouse.co.kr/
  http://www.namugh.co.kr/
  http://www.bluguesthouse.com/index.php
  http://www.heybackpackers.com/index.html

I saw a guesthouse in Ewha Women Univ area which I found thru internet before my trip but I can't remember the name now.. arghh.. I recommend staying there cos of the massive shops around and cheap food. It's much more alive than the places around Hongik Univ. You can try to search around for hostels around Ewha.

Reviews on Ewha area: http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/..._Area-BR-1.html

There aren't a lot of stuff to see or shop around in Hongik area but a lot more to see in Ewha. It's only 2 subway stops between these two: Hongik - Sinchon - Ewha. Both are actually located near to each other and it's possible to walk from one point to the other.

When you're visiting/staying in Ewha, don't forget to visit the lifestyle store called Kosney - cute stuff, facial products, stationery, home products and even vintage goods too!

http://www.kosney.co.kr/ksn/pm/shop/PMProd...il?PC=MALL_MAIN

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Added on March 14, 2011, 9:42 amSpring is in early April...

i'm going on 12/4, i signed up with ground tour package and my last day (own arrangement) i plan to stay in Flower hotel as its nearer to attraction.
Can you please share with me the direction once you come back....
many thanks

Hows the weather in Seoul now, day & night?  If shopping in malls, does CC offer better exchange rate than cash-won?

Oopss sorry for the late reply. Here's a summary of my trip.

1st day
Arrived at Incheon at night. Slept there.Quite cold.

2nd & 3rd day
Took the Arex to Gimpo airport. Fly to Jeju for 2 days (not enough!). Stayed at Hiking Inn and rented a van with a driver for the 2 days. The owner, Kevin was very nice, and the van driver, Mr Kim was super nice! He took us to beautiful places around Jeju.

4th day
The real adventure begins on this day. Carrying the huge bagpack up and down the subways. Went to Nami island. The scenery was nice but only the Winter Sonata fanatics would love to come here.Took a bus to Sokcho and stayed at The House Hostel.The owner,Mr. Yun was also super nice! Gave us a detailed map of Sokcho and told us about the interesting places even though we arrived at this house at midnight.

5th day
Went to Mount Sorak. Sad because the cable car was closed due to string wind.  Did a bit of hiking but didn't finished the trail. Spent a lot of time taking pictures cos the view was so beautiful! On the way down,saw the cable car operated again, so went up. The view from up there was amazing! Went straight to Seoul that night and check in at Yun Guesthouse.

6th day
Went to Namsan Tower,jalan-jalan at Namdaemun,Dongdaemun, Jewel Park(if I'm not mistaken) and bought a lot of accessories. Just sightseeing. Bought souvenirs at Doota.

7th day
Went to Hanok village. Also to Itaewon to visit the mosque there. Last minute shopping before going back to KL.
All in all,my trip cost me RM2000 including the flights. We saved a lot on food and accomodation. T-money also really cut down our spending.

Hello Listiani,

Maybe you already know but for the sake of others who don't, if you are sleeping the ondol style, remember not to put any plastic and electronic equipments on the heated floor.

Also, always place a glass of water on the table when you're sleeping so you won't be dehydrated.

Yes, it will damage the electronics (handphones too) if you put them on the heated floor overnight or for days.

Actually when I was in South Korea, slept on bed but with heated floor, I felt stuffy and dehydrated even though I wasn't even sleeping on the floor. So my advice is to always put a glass of water on the table if you're staying in a room with heated floor

Thanks for replying to Listiani,rsralf! Yup,that is the correct website and email address. 

I took Air Busan for RM200 return flight (Gimpo-Jeju-Busan). Maybe depending on how early you book but that time Air Busan was cheaper than Eastar Jet.

I registered Asiana, Air Busan and Easter as member online to book the tickets.. cos they only allow members to view the fares..

U gotta be kiddin' me... They don't understand "eat", "food", "toilet".. and many more. Not the majority can understand and speak English in South Korea and IMO, even though we don't pronounce 100% accurately, at least majority of us can spell and understand the basic words!!!

Impossible.....
We communicate using drawing and writing chinese on my notepad.

Try Lotte and Young Plaza, there are even more 'out of this world' leng lui...

It's raining in Seoul now and it's freezing cold ..

I was expecting to see a lot of leng chai too but maybe I missed the night spots and pubs so didn't manage to see much. The only leng chai I saw is one that jaga the subway station guy, I forgot which station, maybe Chungmuro station. 

Jang Geun Seuk & Lee Min Ho is everywhere you turned but ONLY... on t shirts, posters, ads and even on stockings.. 
My poor favourite  Im Ju Hwan only got his face at STCO outlet. 

My hubby is the untung one, can see so many leng luis.
Ho... any radiation spotted in Seoul on that day? I was at Nami Island and got a lot of rain on me too..

When I was coming back yesterday, weather was getting better and I only need to wear my cardigan. But still, better bring a thick, wind resistant type jacket.

Anyone going back to Msia using AirasiaX, please make sure you ate dinner and bought everything you need before heading for Incheon airport. All the shops in Incheon closed at 9 pm.

Can anyone tell me what's the normal working hour for Seoulites? I can't help wondering why there's a lot of people heading to work at 10 am and by 4.30 pm all office guy and lady were all over the street. I thought Koreans are one of the nations that have the longest working hour. 

You have two more days free. Don't you wanna go to Mount Sorak?

Actually now it only takes 2 hours 10 minutes to Sokcho with one stop. I bought the bus tickets at Dong Seoul Bus Terminal (get off at Gambyeon MRT station of the Green Line) and the intervals are like every 46 minutes. Sokcho is worth going for the Mt. Sorak.

i survived with annyeong haseyo and gamsa habnida

All cosmestic there are produced in S. Korea so all duty free lor haha

The largest consentration of cosmestic outlet for sure MyeongDong lor..so many repeated outlets of skin food, elianto, dunno what republic & ect there..every corners of Myeongdong. Mandarin is not a problem here. Every outlets, sure having chinese salesgirls wan.

I stayed ~ 200M away from both MyeongDong, Namdaemun & namsan park cable car...i.e Namsan Park Hotel - Every breakfast I walked to Namdaemun, Every nite I wash my eye at Myeongdong haha - price ~ Rm145/nite.

Actually still thinking whether i shud go to the palace or not