hi people! just came back from korea...so much fun!!! rugilah if don't go backpack style....

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.

Yup,we rent the van from Jeju Hiking Inn, which costs us KRW120,000 per day from 9am to 6pm.The van could accomodate 6-7 people.

You can buy at a shop near to Arex entrance.Not sure of the name but it's near there.

Yup lucky I got to ride the cable car. And totally agree with you about the wind.Up there,we had to crouch down. I didn't hike up until the batu-batu parts, but the wind was already strong like crazy we had to hold on to each other,afraid somebody would fall off.And the view was breathtaking.......

How was your trip?Was it snowing?I heard it was snowing a couple of days ago.I also went there early March.How come your cost is only RM1500?Is it include shopping?My trip costs me RM2000 for flight,accomodation,transport and souvenirs.Tell us more!

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

I didn't know Hiking Inn have ondol bed..I got a 3 person bedroom with a single bed and a double decker bed.Inside the tilam got heater...so nice!!! And also at the lantai. I tried the ondol at Namsan when I stayed at Yun Guesthouse. I have to agree with Sophistafunk the room feels stuffy.Plus it was a room for 6 person.But I don't regret the experience.

We took EastarJet flight.You don't have to be a local to buy the ticket online.But have to be quick because it is like AA,the earlier you book the cheaper.

Hahah cannot tahan anymore is it? Go lah it's very worth it! As for halal food,the only place easy to get halal food is at Itaewon,because a lot of foreigner there and got masjid. Other places I'm not sure and I didn't eat anywhere. It's up to you if you don't mind,you can ask for vegetarian food with no meat.We met a friendly Korean couple who helped write in Hangul how to order food without meat.

Koreans don't speak English that well,except in Seoul. But you can try communicate with them using pictures or maps or hand gestures.Sometimes they speak Korean,we reply in Malay but both parties can understand each other... it's so funny but we manage to have a great time there..

Wow that is really cheap!Mind sharing with us which flight,places you're going..quite curious...

That's what you get if you go with package.They bring you to shops so that you'll buy stuff and the agency will get commissions.I see what you mean,Stimix.That's why my friends and I chose to jalan2 ourselves.

There are pros and cons when going by package. If go with package,you don't have to worry about transport,entrance fees etc. But going by yourselves,you get to choose where you wanna go and how much time to spend there.And also have to worry about how to get there.

I guess 1.8k is ok..quite cheap.I thought the cost includes AA ticket.

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Added on April 7, 2011, 9:42 amKoreans are proud of their mother tongue.I encountered a few Koreans who speak to me in their language,assuming that I can understand them.When I said,"tak paham" then they'll try to speak English.Our van driver in Jeju at first speak English,but then he speak Korean all the way.He even taught us some language like flower = yucet (I don't know whether this is correct or not heheheh).

For those who don't know Korean words, don't worry!

This post has been edited by laily enelya: Apr 7 2011, 09:42 AM

Yup very true! When you get on their train,you can see the difference of their transportation system with ours,the scenery of the pedalaman area, and the people.

I changed money at Masjid India too last month for 2.77.You have to survey first coz got a lot of money changer and there is one which can give you lower price.

I want to sell my usd but waiting for the price to go up.Now is only 3.0.

Can...I don't know the language but can still jalan2. You just need to know where you wanna go,and which train line you're suppose to take. There are a lot of train lines,so a lot of transits. Very confusing.

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

From Seoul,it takes 3 hours to reach Sokcho,a small town just outside Mount Sorak. I don't know about you,but I think rugi if you don't go there. But when I went there,still got snow.

I also use this route to go to Nami. It's quite confusing,maybe because my friends and I were tired and hungry,so cannot get the direction correct.But a lot of uncles and aunties there helped us,and they were excited to see us Malaysians!

I also got the small piece of paper! I guess they already printed out for tourists.

Wow rsalf the pictures are amazing! Hope you're having a good time there. Are you still there? Can I ask for some brooches?