try www.hostelworld.com

all budget there can get free skype credit too if still have

OK my korean friend give me some website. and thanks ur info.
NOw i wanna know the transportation over there.
Any BUS? how the taxi rate? expensive?
which hotel is best recommendation?

read from V1 and V2 and you will understand better.

Please directed me to that link, 130++ over pages == cant read it all.
please thanks u bro!!

hotel depends on ur budget lar bro..

bus in jeju not so accurate compare to Seoul and taxi if i am not wrong probably 200k won per day for hire. Else, check the official visit korea site. Lots of info there..

crap...i just bought this 2...

I'm going to stay at a guesthouse near Itaewon from the 12th of June to the 18th.
Does anyone know the weather and temperature during that time ? I heard during summer, it's as hot as in Malaysia.
Anyway, I'm a Muslim and I wear a hijab, so I guess I have to start planning for the clothes to wear during my stay there.

Regarding the food, is there any restaurant that sells Korean food like bulgogi, jjangmyeong etc but using halal ingredients ?
Because I think it'll be more fun to actually eat their food instead of the Arab dish and all.

I hope you can help me. Thanks

Yes, Korea in summer is hot and humid, pretty uncomfortable, if you do a lot of outdoor walking.

As for halal eateries, visit the Korea Plaza at Ground Floor, Menara Hap Seng, Jalan P. Ramlee, KL. It's run by the Korea Tourism Organisation, and they publish a booklet on halal eateries in SK. Quite comprehensive.

it's difficult to find a restaurant that caters to muslim patrons. actually if you eat at normal restaurants most of the dishes are prepared without pork. if your concern is whether they use the same utensils to fry non-halal stuffs, then you should avoid mcdonalds, lotteria, popeyes and burger king altogether, since these fast food joints serve bulgogi burger (which uses pork)

so you cant eat bulgogi in korea. as for jjangmyeong, do you mean jjajjangmyeon? it's a chinese food though not so popular in malaysia. there's a reason why it's popular in korea though hahaha

It would help if you could be a more open minded in these things. My malay colleague who went with me have no trouble trying everything as long as he didn't touch pork.

Then again, it's your own beliefs and i respect that.

well for muslims, they can eat anything there (except pork) but only if they stay there

if going for holiday, it is not considered as 'state of emergency'so by rights we still have to watch what we eat

bt then islam have always been lenient about everything except aqidah (the islamic creed). everything is about moderation

As much as we(Muslims) want to try all those Korean food, do bear in mind, its just impossible to eat any meat there. Your only choice is those middle east/indian restaurants, but then, they're not Korean food arent they?

This blog is useful for Muslims (Muslimah as a whole since the blogger is a Malay lady wearing Hijabs). http://budgettravel2korea.blogspot.com/201...rea-part-2.html

Also, check the first page for Listiani's Halal food lists.


This post has been edited by kamemada: May 14 2012, 08:41 AM

Thank you for all the replies
I guess I'll do more research on the food since I still have a lot of time.
AA was having a good promo and it was hard not to purchase the tix, and mid of June is the only time my friends and I are free so summer it is.
I asked my Korean friend about the weather and she told me to bring a topcoat since it's a little cold during the night. Is it true ?

During the day, what is the most suitable clothes to wear ? Is it okay to wear a blouse and jeans ?
Just like people in Malaysia ?

I think mid-June is already Summer. Maybe chiller than in July-August. Try ask your Korean friend again to confirm.
If its Summer, I think you can wear like in Malaysia already. But normally Summer will have alot of rain. Do pack your rainy days clothes aswell, just in case. Umbrellas, raincoats, leather waterproofed shoes, extra pair of socks etc.

The Koreans call it "Chang-ma 장마", rainy season. Watch the video below to see how it looks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlPdVD0dlRo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHOi8aRa5Bo

This post has been edited by kamemada: Feb 20 2012, 01:57 AM

Korean got Muslims also. Not neccesarily Pakistan/Indian Muslims but Korean Muslims. So don't worry about halal food.

in seoul it is quite hot at night. it's not windy hot, just plain hot. in other areas it's quite chill

around that time, you should NEVER EVER forget your umbrella, or you'd end up wasting lots of money buying new ones everytime. salesman are everywhere, especially inside the subway and at the subway exits. the umbrellas are cute though...


yeah especially if you hang around the itaewon mosque. and malaysians are really welcomed there, as the mosque was build by our govt, during tun abdul razak era

Wow daebak! Didnt know that. Thought its their govt decided to accommodate Muslim travellers/expats.

phone rental with GPS is it easy to use?

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Added on February 20, 2012, 10:41 pmwhere the best spot to view the banpo bridge for water fountain?

This post has been edited by cyclone9: Feb 20 2012, 10:41 PM

Might be too early to ask this; anybody living/studying/working in S.Korea? Wanna meet up? I'll be in Seoul; July onwards.

first day in korea that time, shot in bus
from DSLR one, phone i already finish upload in FB XD

This post has been edited by Agito666: Feb 21 2012, 11:00 AM