I think it's the same with all countries: minimum 6 months to your travel date.

go renew la.. since u afford to travel but can't afford to renew? 

Better to renew your passport to avoid any trouble with the immigration later on. Imagine all the failed plans when you're denied travel. Passport renewal only takes 2 hours these days, pretty convenient 

aiya you get me wrong here. what i mean is preparation and etc for travel you also got the time and money to spend on.. make wonder what is the hassle to go renew for such a tiny stuff ler    somemore very fast procedure (if you don't go renew during sch holiday time  ) and if i'm not mistaken weekend also they got open

Mollai, so far it's been a bitter winter with afternoons at -2 degrees and nites at -9 degrees. It's oh so cold and dry. But I've noted that if you have a good winter (bulky) jacket, nothing much gets thru. Still stay warm. But if you wanna be cool like koreans with fashion...then probably suffer a bit   

Tax refund this year at SIA is very easy and convenient.

1. Go check-in your luggage and get your boarding pass at your airline.
2. during check-in, inform the receptionist serving you that which bag you need to take it for tax refund purpose.
3. At Tax refund counter, present your TAX REFUND receipt properly (not in a bunch but a single lane on the table).
4. After that, drop your check-in luggage to the right conveyor belt (oversize)
5. On d Left of the TAX REFUND COUNTER, got few machine and friendly fluent Mandarin speaker assistant to guide you to use the machine.
6. Put your passport into the machine and start scanning your TAX refund receipt.
7. So after scanning all your receipt (the tax refund amount and receipt has been store in their system via your passport), you can go through the Custom.
8. Inside, forget which gate already, got TAX REFUND MACHINE, put your passport and the receipt again to get your $$.

Note: some receipt still require you to get your refund at the Counter (manual style).

anyhow, the staffs at the tax refund machine is very friendly and helpful. you just need to get the Tax Officer to stamp your receipts to get it going.

Able to get back around KRW150k and my gf bought a 'Horse' (Lapalette) handbag with it lulz.

i will be in korea for 2 weeks, from 28 aug (Busan) and will make my way to Seoul and depart on 13 sept back to KL. am still preparing my itinerary and looks something like this for now:

28 Aug - Busan
29 Aug - Busan
30 Aug - Busan
31 Aug - Busan to Daegu
1 Sept - Daegu
2 Sept - Daegu to Seoul
3 Sept - Seoul
4 Sept - Seoul
5 Sept - Seoul
6 Sept - Seoul
7 Sept - Seoul
8 Sept - Seoul to Jeju
9 Sept - Jeju
10 Sept - Jeju
11 Sept - Jeju to Seoul
12 Sept - Seoul
13 Sept - Seoul

i will update my itinerary as i build it 

so if any of you are at those places during that time, feel free to join me at anytime.

in jeju, i will be renting a car to move around. so if you happen to be around at that time, and wana save cost, let's move around tgt 

it's still far away and acuweather is not accurate. accurate is only within 1 week while the others is roughly estimation. 15 oct until when?? it start to get colder and when the wind blow, it can me worst  . i suggest you bring more warmer clothing for your baby. which part of Korea you going? it also depends..
are you first time to Seoul? since you wanna visit sight seeing, i would suggest Myeongdong as it's nearby to most attractions. save your time. else you stay two sides and slowly explore

Hongdae is a little further away from town and i can tell you their subway is very crowded (no matter what time)  guesthouse mostly distance from hongik subway unless airport subway. but it's a distance from hongdae main place but is nearer to airport. or if you wanna save, walk to seoul station via underpass   

what transit you mean? airport transit got la.. i suggest you check out the seoul subway map

it depends on where you wanna go. definitely have to change train lines if not in the same line. so plan your itinerary and go nearby area on same day. can save transportation and time. rather than ride the trains from north to west than north again and south. hopefully you get what i mean hahaha

lol. than i suggest you stay in Myeongdong. you won't regret as the walking distance to Myeongdong and subway is very near.

tips: Namsan Guesthouse 3 or Zaza Backpacker 1

if in the end, you still decided to stay in Hongdae area, do let me know. i suggest you a guesthouse if you want 

suggest you book early. last minute usually no room especially those very good reputation one

first of all, i didn't intend to argue with you and if my words offend you, i apologize. that is why i mention it's very cheap already. btw, it's a very common question. our RM drop drastically, 1000 won to RM 3.63 as today rate. fyi, it's higher cost of living in Korea. even in Msia, you imagine what kind of room does RM60 per night that you can get.. maybe coach surfing suits you. imho, if one don't even want to spend some basic or minimal $, than just don't go travel.

guesthouse in korea is very nice and clean. not those you imagine ler 

airbnb also almost the same price. if stay longer nights will be cheaper abit. if you are alone, maybe you stay in dorm or backpacker hostel with sharing bathroom. staying in hanok not cheap oh

yeah some people don't like sharing bathroom. same as me but there are some guesthouse with ensuite bathroom, price wise of cause higher.

i think you better plan which area you prefer than only decide for place to stay. you can find most hanok stay located at Bukchon and Insadong area. you may wanna survey it if you visit Seoul for many days it's ok if your luggage is not big however many road in Seoul is quite hilly. subway more stairs and less elevator. you need to take this as consideration too
just bring your own unless you want to buy specific brand that don't have in Msia
you mean RM3k per person? if yes, it's enough

maybe you can try hanok stay around Bukchon or Insadong area as anniversary treat for your wife 

or want to have more fantasy abit try out unique design room 

i thought you know from the beginning..    yeah actually just like a futon on the heated floor    actually i tried before, and it's quite comfortable though