well, i'm going to korea from 1/4 to 9/4 and Mt. Sorak is on our itinerary. Me and my frens are planning to take the bus to Sokcho town, spend a night there and go up Mt. Sorak the next day. Since you are only leaving on 12/4, perhaps you can check back on this thread for my postings and perhaps my trip there can help you.

hey guys, i will be goin to seoul this friday on AA. Anyone on the same flight?

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'm not sure about skiing but traditionally ppl go visit Mt. Sorak for its blossoming flowers but as of last Friday, its gonna be late this year. Even without snow, its nevertheless a breathtaking view of the Taebaek mountain range. If you want to ski, i reckon december or january will be a much better time.

Hi guys,

I got back from Korea about a week ago on a free and east trip and here was my itinerary:

Day 0: Arrived at Incheon airport and because i went and collect my rented iphone and had my dinner, i missed both the last bus to my hostel as well as the subway which one GS25 staff told me closes at 11pm. So because of that, me and my friends had to take a cab which costs us 83,000 won. But we called for an international cab instead of the airport one as it was much more safer (from kena sembelih). Many thanks has to go out to the airport information counter lady who helped call the cab for us. Moral of the story, be prepared to miss the bus and train financially.

Day 1: Visited Myeongdong Cathedral first as we stayed in Myeongdong. Then we spent the whole day visiting Gwanghamun square and Gyeongbokgung palace. The square is really big and Gyeongbukgung has a really huge compound. On the evening we went to Insadong and spent time walking and checking things out. We end up buying some souvenirs there.

Day 2: Checked out Cheong Gye Cheon stream, Deosukgung palace, watched Nanta cooking show and lazed around in some cafe till dinner. After dinner we went to N Tower in Namsan.

Day 3: Went to Sokcho by bus and spend the day exploring the town.

Day 4: Checked out Seoraksan and went back to Seoul later that evening

Day 5: Went shopping at Myeondong and flew back on the same night.

I will post the pics later but 5 days is definitely too short. Will be back again someday.

yea man, failed on the r& d part

you can try to visit Sokcho town which is 2 hours away by bus from East Seoul Bus Station (Gambyeon station in Seoul Metro). Sokcho is a nice town and you can visit Mt.Sorak which is nearby the town as well.

Hi Turion64,

There is a charge if you withdraw money from a foreign ATM using a Malaysian card. If not mistaken the charge is Rm30 (correct me if i'm wrong as i got charged this amount before) and no, you dont get good rates. Would suggest you email to Citibank customer service to get a clearer detail.

err..its not advisable to swipe your credit card at the ATM as this is considered a cash advance and the interest on this is calculated on daily basis. If you dont pay up when you get back to KL, the bill will shock you. As for PIN, your credit card will have its own PIN number too. If you dont get it with your card, you can always ring them up and request.

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Added on May 19, 2011, 5:03 pmOn top of Stimix's advice, you can also go to Borders and get the Lonely Planet Korean Phrasebook. It'll save your ass at times you need it. Only Rm30 like dat nia.

This post has been edited by tiketbas: May 19 2011, 05:03 PM

a windbreaker will do...the wind is the enemy actually.