Really freezing cold cos of wind.N suddenly we get snow tht came like hailstorm. N was there during Xmas period n I guess Jan is cold too. By the way, I was wearing high boots n definately help a lot. Some ppl that I went with did not wear boots but sport shoes their toes were freezing.

Well gotta keep myself warm all the time, dont wanna get sick after holiday :-)

i want to ask if i want to buy the shuttle bus + entrance ticket to nami island, can i buy the ticket over travel agency in malaysia or online reservation?

actually i went nami island once, but that time is i directly go to the bus and buy the ticket immediately, but this time we have 12 pax travel together, so i am thinking it will be better if i buy the ticket in advance.

not sure travel agency in malaysia got sell the ticket or not.

but for korea side see below option.
purchase online at those travel agency site. or
call in for reservation at the nami island office or
purchase on site from the nami island website

alright. i will try to explore the options. thanks very much~~

Just came back from Korea last week. I think for upper part heat tech + long sleeve + down jacket, while lower part heat tech + long pants. That's all. Actually, what is really important is hat, scarf and hand glove because your head and hand are the parts really contact with the cold air outside.

Especially your ears, so better to get a hat that can cover your ears. And scarf that can cover your nose when the air gets too cold for your nose. As for glove better to get touch screen glove so that you can use your phone outside without taking the glove out. You can get that at 2000~5000won in Korea (try to look at subway station. It's cheaper there). You can buy pocket hot pack at convenience store if it really gets too cold and you don't to wrap yourself up with glove, scarf and stuff. You can get three pocket hot pack with 1000won.

Don't worry too much if you are not planning to stay outdoor too long. Heaters are available indoor so if you gets too cold just walk in any building (or bus) for a while to warm yourself up.

Lastly Korea is not /that/ cold. What makes Korea hard to survive during winter is the wind, so if you are lucky enough to be there on the days that are not windy, winter in Korea is really enjoyable.

This post has been edited by eugene9201: Jan 17 2015, 10:00 PM

cool.

i think i pretty much done for winter clothes. hopefully 20kg is enough for 2 person

Happy holidays

not yet. 3 more days!!

any recommendation for the food?

Where you buy winter clothing

actually i few jackets bought when i working in melbourne so i just reuse back.

but my friends mostly get it from uniqlo and h&M because it's cheap

29 March 2015, Sunday – KL to Busan

•8.10am departure flight (Malaysia time) KLIA2 – 3.45pm arrival (Korea time*) Gimhae airport
Almost 6.5 hours flight

• 4.30pm :- Korea custom clearance and collect luggage.

• 5pm – Take taxi to Elysee Motel, around 40mins, reaching around 6pm to check in
Price :- approx. 14,500krw (RM45)

• 6pm - Accommodation (Busan 29 March to 1st April, 4D3N) Elysee Motel Deluxe Room
Price :- RM1549 (RM387 for 3 night, RM130 per night per pax)

• 6.30pm dinner - 南浦参鸡汤（10:00 ~ 22:00) +82-51-245-5075
釜山市中区南浦洞3街 12号 부산광역시 중구 남포길 16-1 (3가)
walking distance around 10mins, across the Yongdusan Park behind the hotel, take stairs go down to Fashion Street.

• 8.30pm – walk around Yongdusan park, visit Busan Tower for night scenary
Tower Observatory: 09:00-22:00 (ticket office closes at 21:45)
Price :- Adults (ages 16+): 4,000 won / Seniors: 3,500 won (12,000krw = RM38)
*p/s: Bring a lock for Busan tower, take photo with 崔智友.

• (Optional) 10pm - escalator down to Gwangbokdong Fashion Street (光复洞时装街)
Hopefully not fully closed yet
*p/s:- ask for tax refund policy before purchase

• (Optional) 11pm - Supper 성일집黏鰻專賣店
*p/s – must order 2 portion, at last will serve fried rice with the fish

• 12pm - back to hotel


30 March 2015, Monday – Busan
• 8am – Wake up and eat breakfast. Hotel comes with free breakfast (8am to 10am, self service)
Optional to eat outside if too crowded

• 9.30am – Go Nampo station （南浦站）buy MRT one day pass x 4 (4500krw x 4 = 18000krw) -> go Haundae Beach (海云台海滩) Haundae station (海云台站), around 50mins.

• 10.30am – 搭乘計程車或181號公車至东海龙宫寺（open frm 4am to 7pm) , 1000krw/pax
Optional Taxi, around 40 mins, taxi fare around 10000krw
Adress:-
釜山广域市机张郡机张邑侍郎里416-3
(부산광역시 기장군 기장읍 시랑리 416-3)
釜山广域市机张郡机张邑龙宫街86
(부산광역시 기장군 기장읍 용궁길 86)
416-3, Sirang-ri, Gijangeup, Gijang-gun, Busan, 619-902, South Korea
Tel no : 051‐722-7744~7755.

• 1130am – reached Temple, free and easy for 1.5 hour

• 1pm – take taxi back to Haundae, for lunch

• 1.30pm - Lunch 冷麦面 ＋ 锦绣河豚(금수복국)河豚汤, refer to map both nearby
*p/s : both order little to try, korea food big portion

• 3pm - Haundae beach, free and easy for 1.5 hour

• 4.30pm – shopping and walk to Dalmaji-Gil Road (迎月路) to see sakura, walking distance around 30mins. Scene seeing for 1 hour.

• 6pm – take taxi back to Haundae beach area for dinner (*p/s show map to taxi driver to go to restaurant)
Option 1:- 海云台母牛排骨店 ／烧烤店 （11:00~21:30) Tel no:- 051)746-0033
Price :- 38,000krw one set for beef
Address :- 釜山海云台区中1洞 1225
Option 2 :- 海云台元祖老奶奶汤饭 （24hours）Tel no:- 051-731-2866
Address:- 釜山广域市海云台区佑洞612-2

• 7.30pm – Take MRT from Haundae station (海云台站) to Geumnyeonsan station (金莲山站) around 20 mins

• 8pm － reached 金莲山站, take exit no.3, walk to 广安里海滩 Gwangalli Beach, grab some desert from BeansBin (opposite starbucks), free and easy take photo of the bridge and walk towards 南川洞樱花道

• 9.30pm － walk back to MRT station, either 南川站or金莲山站, go to Seomyeon station (西面站)

• 10pm – Seomyeon Station to have supper
Yetnal Jjajang, tel:- 8098823, 930am to 1030pm, Seomyeon, Exit 7
Famous Jjajangmyeon (Black bean-paste noodle) and jjambbong (Spicy seafood soup)

• 11pm – Take MRT go back hotel

31 March 2015, Tuesday – Busan
• 9am:- wake up

• 10am - Go Sasang Bus terminal
Option 1 - Take MRT to Sasang station (沙上站), take exit no.5 will reach the bus terminal（西部市外巴士站）price 1300 x 4 = 5200krw, around 45mins
Option 2 - Take taxi, around 10,000krw 30mins.

• 11am – Reached Sasang Bus terminal, buy bus ticket to 진해Jinhae (镇海军港) 6am to 10pm, Prefer 11.30am bus, 80mins journey. Every 15-20mins one bus (5100krw x 4 = 20400krw), eat breakfast after bought bus ticket, a lot of cafeteria around

• 1pm - Reached Jinhae (around 80mins journey) Free and easy, small town famous for its cherry festival celebration during spring.
*p/s:- remember to purchase return ticket. Night event may start around 6pm, end around 10pm

• 9pm – start going back to Sasang station. *p/s check the return schedule (9.30pm last bus)

• 10.30pm – reached Sasang station. Take taxi go back hotel, around 10,000krw 30mins

1 April 2015, Wednesday – Busan to Jeju
• 8am – wake up

• 9am – Go International Market （国籍市场）
*p/s : a lot of cheap street foods, can try 新昌吐司韓式鐵板吐司 (Toast and soya bean)

• Free and easy, walk aroud BIFF Busan Movie Street, Fashion Street, Lotte shopping mall
*p/s Lotte shopping mall fountain light show every hour, last for half hour

• 12pm - visit Busan Fish Market / Jagalchi Market 札嘎其海鮮市場

• 12.30pm – Lunch
Option 1 :- 忠武生鱼片店 fresh fish. Tel no: 051-246-8563
釜山市中区南浦洞6街 9号
Option 2:- Buy seafood at 1st storey and cook at 2nd storey

• 2pm - go back hotel, pack up and prepare to Gimhae Airport

• 2.30pm – Take taxi to airport, around 40mins, reaching at 3.30pm, Air Busan flight check in
Price :- approx. 14,500krw (RM45) *p/s: to buy some souvenir at airport ?

• 5.10pm – Flight to Jeju Island
Air Busan BX8117 – 15kg check in luggage per person + 10kg carry on, no meal
120,800krw for 4pax, around RM397, approx.. RM99 per pax
5.10pm departure flight Gimhae airport – 6pm arrival Jeju airport, Almost 1 hour flight
Jeju airport domestic flight no need custom clearance.

• 6.30pm - After collect luggage estimated time 7pm.

• 7pm – Collect rented car. Drive to apartment. Accommodation of private 3 x double rooms apartment. (Jeju 1st April to 3rd April, 3D2N)
Price :- SGD351, for 2 nights (approx RM925/2/4 = RM115.66 per pax per night)
https://www.airbnb.com.sg/rooms/2766224?eui...91-8c4fc583d59d

• 8pm – Dinner, 3 options
Black Pork Ramen Street (Noodle)
1) Manse Guksu (4500 ~ 5000 krw) tel : 702-7056
2) Bokdeogeene / Bokdeog’s house (4000krw) tel : 713-9009
Black Pork Street (BBQ)
1) Hwaro Hyang tel: 724-4050
Seafood
1) Raw fish and seafood, refer to booklet many seafood restaurant around the pier
2) Haejin Seafood Restaurant (10,000krw ~ 60,000krw) noon to 10pm. Tel : 757-4584

• 10pm – Back to apartment

2 April 2015, Thursday – Jeju

• 7.30am – wake up

• 8am – breakfast

• 9.30am – reached Gimnyeong Maze Park 迷宫公园, free and easy,
3300krw/pax, 8.30am – 7pm

• 11am – reached Manjanggul cave, 万丈窟，2000krw/pax, 9am – 6pm，walk takes about 1hour
*p/s:- is cold and slippery floor, pittled and full of puddles. Remember to wear shoes and bring jacket and torch light.

• 12.30pm – drive to “Dasi Boesi” for lunch, tel: 783-5575

• 2.30pm – finished lunch, drive to Seongsan Llchulbong, 城山日出峰
• 3pm – reached Seongsan Llchulbong, 182m tuff volcano, 2000krw/pax, 4am – 7pm,
tel : 783-0959
from entrance climb steep stairs to top takes around 20mins, free and easy, way down to beach and restaurant

• 4.30pm – drive to Pheonix Island, around half an hour

• 5pm - Seopji-koji, 2000krw/pax, 9am – 6pm, tel: 782-7800, free and easy, famous for Korea drama scenery and light house

• 6.30pm – start going back to Jeju-Si for Dinner

• 8.30pm – dinner, may refer to yesterday option

• 10pm – back to apartment

3 April 2015, Friday – Jeju
• 8am – wake up

• 9am – Out for breakfast

• 10am - drive to Samseonghyeol 三姓穴, 2500krw/pax, 8am – 6pm, nearby apartment

• 10.30am – apartment check out, bring luggage to car

• 11am - drive to 龙头岩, Yongduam Rock (Dragon Head Rock)

• 11.30am – go for lunch, may refer to yesterday option or nearby seafood restaurant

• 1pm – Visit Jeju Cherry Blossom Festival
1163-4, Ora1-dong, Jeju-si, Jeju-do
제주특별자치도 제주시 서광로2길 24 (오라일동)
Jeju Citizen Welfare Town area
Tel: 728-2752~4

• 2pm - drive to Jeju Love Land

• 2.30pm – Jeju Love Land, , 9000krw/pax, 9am – 12am, tel: 712-6988, 1 hour duration

• 3.30pm – drive to mysterious road

• 4pm – reached mysterious road, half hour duration

• 4.30pm – continue to drive to hotel

• 5.30pm – reached Seogwipo city, check-in hotel – Goodstay Namguk Hotel
Accommodation :-
Goodstay Namguk Hotel (Jeju 3rd April to 5th April, 3D2N)
14, Jungjeong-ro
Seogwipo
697-844
South Korea
762-4111
호텔 연락처 정보14, Jungjeong-ro
서귀포
697-844
대한민국
1 Japanese Futon Room for 5 persons
Price :- approx RM511.80/2/4 = RM63.98 per pax per night

• 6pm – Dinner @ a small restaurant beside carpark of Cheonjiyeon waterfall.
abalone porridge for 12,000krw (enough for 2 pax) and braised mackerels/ saba fish (Godeungeo-gui) for 15,000krw

• 8pm – go Cheonjiyeon waterfall, 2000krw/pax, 7am – 10pm, tel: 733-1528, walk about 1km, waterfall lit up at night.

• 10pm – go back hotel

4 April 2015, Saturday – Jeju

• 8am – wake up

• 9am – Drive to Seogwipo 5 days market for breakfast, tel: 763-0965, open on 4th of each month, TBC the date.

• 11am – Drive to Jeongbang waterfalls, 2000krw/pax, tel: 733-1530

• 12pm – Drive to have lunch at Big Burger,355, Taepyeong-ro, nearby hotel
Big burger S$12 ~ S$17, big portion of burger

• 1.30pm – Drive to Jeju Folk Village

• 2.30pm – reached Jeju Folk Village, duration 2 hour

• 4.30pm – drive back to Seopwigo city, Seogwipo Olle Market, tel: 762-1949

• 5.30pm – reached Olle Market, shopping

• 7pm – dinner at Market or Tok Sung Won, a Chinese restaurant 5,000krw ~ 40,000krw, 11am to 8.30pm, tel:762-2402

• 8.30am – Back to hotel, prepare the luggage

5 April 2015, Sunday – Jeju to Seoul
• 4.30am – wake up

• 5am – hotel check out and luggage on car, go Jeju airport

• 6.30am – Reached Jeju airport, return car to rental company and Jeju Air flight check in. Have breakfast and final shopping at airport.

• 8.35am – Flight to Seoul
Jeju Air, Reservation No: 98852290[J1R0Y]
15kg check in luggage per person + 10kg carry on, no meal
219,600krw for 4pax, around RM724 = approx. RM180 per pax
8.35am departure flight Jeju airport – 9.40am arrival Gimpo airport, 1 hour flight

- not plan yet

Accommodation :-
The Boot Guesthouse (Seoul 5th April to 9th April, 3D2N)
17-5 Pil-Dong 2Ga, Jung-Gu, Seoul, Korea
2 Rooms, each for 2 persons
Price :- SGD343.37 = RM921.20 per room. RM921.20/4 nights/2 = RM115.10 per pax per night

- not plan yet

6 April 2015, Monday – Seoul

- not plan yet

7 April 2015, Tuesday – Seoul

- not plan yet

8 April 2015, Wednesday – Seoul

- not plan yet

9 April 2015, Thursday – Seoul to Kuala Lumpur

- not plan yet

Air Asia D7507
Total :-RM1296.20, approx. RM432 per pax
9.35am departure flight (Korea time*) Incheon International Aiport – 2.05pm arrival (Malaysia time) KLIA2
Almost 6.5 hours flight

Fixed expenses list per person :-
1) RM307 – flight to Busan, 60kg luggage check in for sharing, but no meal bought yet
2) RM387 – Busan Hotel
3) RM99 – flight to Jeju, no meal bought yet
4) RMXXX – Jeju Car rental
5) RM231.25 – Jeju Hotel 1
6) RM127.95 – Jeju Hotel 2
7) RM180 – flight to Seoul, no meal bought yet
8) RM460 – Seoul Hotel
9) RM432 – flight back to KL, no meal and no luggage bought yet.

Total fixed expenses = RM 2224.20

*exclude the meals, attraction ticket, land and public transport, and not include the car rental in Jeju yet. Total budget should be around RM4000 plus minus.

My trip with my family and one aunty. Should be total of 4 adults. I've done my own itinerary, still lack of Seoul, i think total expenses should be around RM4000. What you all think ?

Oh ok. I got the swift code and bank details. So i can bank into any bank of korea?
Can i change into korean won myself then ask them to transfer it? Because sometimes bank rates are high.
Do you remember how much was the transfer charges?

Thanks!

Yes, with that details you can go ahead and transfer it to any banks in Korea.
And no, I do not think you can give Malaysian Bank the Korean Won and ask them to transfer it. In fact, while I was transferring my cash to a bank in Korea, the bank had to convert it to USD first and then transfer it to the Korean Bank.

Hello guys, i'm first timer need some help.
Travel period : end of April

incheon airport > gimpo
Arrived 3.20PM > Depart at 6.00PM
Time left: 2hr40min

I'll be taking AREX train to gimpo, will i be able to catch the flight to jeju? Please advice.

Thanks in advance!

For those who going to Korea, can buy this Kpass for discount, AREX express got 45% discount too.

http://k-pass.co.kr/

please see my comments in RED

29 March 2015, Sunday – KL to Busan
• (Optional) 10pm - escalator down to Gwangbokdong Fashion Street (光复洞时装街)
Hopefully not fully closed yet (sorry to say but it's close. most of the shop close at 8PM sharp, including shopping mall)

OK.NOTED. THANKS. ANY IDEA, WHERE I SHOULD GO ? DON'T WANT TO WASTE THE FIRST NIGHT IN KOREA


30 March 2015, Monday – Busan
• 4.30pm – shopping and walk to Dalmaji-Gil Road (迎月路) to see sakura, walking distance around 30mins. Scene seeing for 1 hour. (walking distance from Haeundae to Dalmaji is quite far. advise to take taxi)

OK, will take taxi, but i got one worry. dalmaji is a huge place, if i tell taxi driver dalmaji, would he know i referring to that specific road famous for cherry blossom ? I tried to search on internet but can't really find where is this dalmaji-gil referring to. It would be great if you can help me.


• 8pm － reached 金莲山站, take exit no.3, walk to 广安里海滩 Gwangalli Beach, grab some desert from BeansBin (opposite starbucks), free and easy take photo of the bridge and walk towards 南川洞樱花道

(actually you can go to Haeundae The Bay 101 to have a drinks and enjoy the scenery of both Haeundae and Gwangan bridge)

No, I will try to avoid casino places. However, thanks for your advice.

• 9am – Go International Market （国籍市场）
*p/s : a lot of cheap street foods, can try 新昌吐司韓式鐵板吐司 (Toast and soya bean)
(famous snacks is hotteok, gimbap, also you can try out those street noodles)

Ok. thanks for the recommendation . Indeed, actually i know nothing about korea food



• 2.30pm – Take taxi to airport, around 40mins, reaching at 3.30pm, Air Busan flight check in
Price :- approx. 14,500krw (RM45) *p/s: to buy some souvenir at airport ? (souvenirs shouldn't buy at the airport cause it's expensive)


ok.

• 3pm – reached Seongsan Llchulbong, 182m tuff volcano, 2000krw/pax, 4am – 7pm,
tel : 783-0959
from entrance climb steep stairs to top takes around 20mins, free and easy, way down to beach and restaurant
(if you have elders or kids along it's not easy. climb up take at least 40 mins (1 way) for Msian speed lolz. unless you are actively in climbing)

Thanks. for the advice. If we decide not to climb up to peak, do you think we should still go there ? as we need to pay 2000krw for entrance .... Or we still go there, but stay below the mountain. Do you think worth taking my time to go thre ?


• 5pm - Seopji-koji, 2000krw/pax, 9am – 6pm, tel: 782-7800, free and easy, famous for Korea drama scenery and light house (if you go around this time, i suggest you better don't go)

can i know what is the reason ? i saw it open till 6pm, somemore i plan to watch sunset during this time.

• 8pm – go Cheonjiyeon waterfall, 2000krw/pax, 7am – 10pm, tel: 733-1528, walk about 1km, waterfall lit up at night. (i suggest you don't go at night as surrounding is quite dark)

This one i purposely go at night because its famous for night light, very beautiful scene. Yes. i will take note of the safety issue.


*exclude the meals, attraction ticket, land and public transport, and not include the car rental in Jeju yet. Total budget should be around RM4000 plus minus. (roughly from your itinerary, i don't think RM4k is enough for you tongue.gif)

for 4 persons, each 4k. total 16k. If most of things and meals can be share, i think 4k per pax should be enough for this trip.....

Any street food is nice. It's the best to eat hot Hoddeok & tteobokki in cold winter.

Some restaurants I went which I would recommend:
Myeongdong Gyoja
Stone Uncle Cheese Pizza (돌쇠아저씨)
Standing eat bbq (站着吃牛肉)
Uchino Curry Rice
Dalk-eul-ro-ga-nen-ma-eul spicy bbq chicken (닭으로 가는 마을)
Myeong-run handmade noodle (명륜손칼국수)
Eat, rest and pay (먹쉬돈나)

You can find all of them by Googling

P.s. Some are not halal, do check before you go.

This post has been edited by eugene9201: Jan 22 2015, 05:24 PM

thanks.
will look for it if those are nearer to me