i took the Seongpanak trail to top n down due to extreme tired/unprepared well/ wrong shoe.
Gwaneumsa is abit more challenging according to the guide, but will provide you difference scenery. If you able to, go both route for up and down.
and yes, taxi will be able to get you up to either trail, but you need to book a cab if so. i move out 4am from the town and reach Seongpanak entrance at around 5am, to start our journey on time and not to get halau back if not enough time to reach the peak.

There is entrance/allowable time for hikers, please study it well as different time for different season.
i'm one of the person did that. i change around 1k USD on top of MYR RM4k to WON at m'sia.
this is due to my journey route, hence i rather take some USD than alot of WON at one time.
depends on the day you exchange your USD to WON @ Korea, you might gain some  (but its a risk/bet)

I'm planning to ascend via Gwaneumsa and descend via Seongpanak due to transportation woes (read that it is harder to find public transportation at Gwaneumsa). I plan to start hiking at 6.00 am so that I could get to the summit before the time limit. While I regular exercise, I hope to be able to finish the hike in 7-7.5 hours but I have 2 friends who are physically unfit as they seldom exercise

I would like to ask about the bus interchange terminal in Seogwipo as I couldn't find much information about it. May I know if I could board the airport limousine bus 600 the opposite way (heading towards airport) but alight at the stops near attractions?

Hey, want to ask if I want to travel around Seoul area only, backpacking, should I sticked to one guesthouse or different according to area like myeongdong, dongdaemun? What I'm considering is how convenient it the public transport is..and any good, strategic hostel recommendation in seoul?

you should just stick to one guesthouse only, as all the attractions are easily reachable by public transport especially the mtr.  You can consider moving to different guesthouse if you go out of seoul or the 1 way journey already takes more than 3 hours.

you should just stick to one guesthouse only, as all the attractions are easily reachable by public transport especially the mtr.  You can consider moving to different guesthouse if you go out of seoul or the 1 way journey already takes more than 3 hours.

Hey, want to ask if I want to travel around Seoul area only, backpacking, should I sticked to one guesthouse or different according to area like myeongdong, dongdaemun? What I'm considering is how convenient it the public transport is..and any good, strategic hostel recommendation in seoul?

What is the cheapest flight to jeju?

Hi, I would like to share my travel itinerary to Seoul and Jeju.
Hope the attached link helps.
http://chengywong.blogspot.com/2014/06/fro...ays-travel.html

2 months ago, I went to jeju from seoul for RM112, and from jeju back to seoul for RM94 per person (net price, after includes tax, currency conversion, etc). I booked the tickets 3 to 4 months earlier. I booked the ticket when they released the fare schedule for the first time, like in the first week.

Hi, I would like to share my travel itinerary to Seoul and Jeju.
Hope the attached link helps.
http://chengywong.blogspot.com/2014/06/fro...ays-travel.html

Can I know which airline u use?

What is the cheapest flight to jeju?

I bought my tickets for Busan-Jeju and Jeju-Seoul for RM260 from JejuAir for October 2014. Found out that Air Busan is offering a lower price for the routes above on the promotion that starts today (but a bit late in my case as I wanted to book accommodation and plan my itinerary earlier).

Hi, I would like to share my travel itinerary to Seoul and Jeju.
Hope the attached link helps.
http://chengywong.blogspot.com/2014/06/fro...ays-travel.html

I just came back backpacking there for 8 days, i only play around at Seoul with no prior reservation else then the first 2 nights.  As suggested you can access everywhere and save the hassle and time to look around for accommodation but i really think that is subjective.

I love nightlife and clubbing and drinking thus i always change accomodation every 1-2 nights because the train stops at 11.30pm to 12 pm.  Taxi is extremely expensive -.-

Best night experience is at hongdae with clubs opening all the way to 6am and youngsters bustling around but it is also hardest to find accomodation, booking early solve this and there is a lot of guesthouses there.
Btw, korean guys love asian girls so dont be surprise you will be swarmed.