Ski resorts for december.

Rail bike is not in nami island itself. Take bus then take train to go.
Petitie france also have tour bus from Cheongpyeong train station.

Please remove meat in Korean is
고기 빼 주세요.
Gogi bbae juseyeo.

I am bad at romanizing Korean but you can show them the text when you are there.

Expect prices at itaewon to be in the range of 10,000won for a plate of halal food.
You can get portable wifi router at the airport. Price is 8,000won per day for LTE speeds and unlimited data. Deposit for device is 200,000won. This wifi can be shared to up to 7 devices.
You can also buy wifi cards for around the same price and unlimited data but it will only work in limited places as it is wifi and limited in terms of number of devices.
As for telco rates, depends on your local telco company.

You are technically correct as that is the definition of 고기 from the dictionary.
But when you tell the 아줌마, 고기 빼주세요. The 고기 means pork.
For example, when you order 소고기볶음밥, if you say 고기 빼주세요. The ahjumma will say 고기 안 들아가는데... 소고기만 들어가요.
Another thing to note for Muslims, is that 야채볶음밥 or 김밥 sometimes have 햄/ham inside them. So, be sure to tell the ahjumma to 빼 the 햄 or 고기.

I know some that buys instant noodle from 7-11 because you can't pack for 10 days..
Then, they found out that shin rameon in Korea contains pork.
Then, they start to eat bread only.. After that, realize that the bread was made using rice wine.

Rice Wine Cream bread

This is the one that I am talking about.
They sell this in every CU. There's not many choices for bread in smaller CU, and since this is red bean paste bread, it looks appetizing with the cream on the picture. Most Muslims don't care/mind though.

Long john would be overkill.
Just a sweater or jacket is enough.
I still wear short sleeves sometimes.
But cold tolerance differ from people to people.

In the afternoon, still quite hot.
At night, if got wind, then is chilly.

Living in Korea right now, can confirm most trees still green. Starting to yellow a biit..

Nowadays all the convenience stores sell prepaid cards.
You can buy those at the airport too.
Purchase prepaid card.
Rental is for olleh eggs only.

Wah.. SNU?

This post has been edited by koonghx: Oct 27 2014, 11:27 PM

When are you coming to Korea?
Right now still not cold even to use hot packs but normally we buy hot packs from gmarket.
Like this.
Gmarket 핫펙

I don't use hot packs myself but I think most tourists come to Korea they feel very cold because the clothings are not suitable.

NEVER, I repeat, NEVER buy from Universal Travellers. Those are expensive and ugly and doesn't work well.

Uniqlo heat tech inner wear is very popular in Korea as well as their down jackets. They look nicer nowadays, last time when Uniqlo introduced their down jackets, they look like black rubbish plastic bags in Malaysia but people still wear them.

Wah.. Bring so much cash. Normally Korea everywhere can use credit card, no need to bring so much cash also nevermind.

Which one of my statement is wrong?
Yes. The conversation rate may differ. But credit card is so ubiquitous in Korea, so it is much much easier to just use it.
And if you come here to buy luxury stuffs, like MCM , then with CC don't have to worry about not enough cash to buy.
For me, my wallet almost never has any cash, unless it's for t-money.
Oh well, my opinion might be a bit biased since I am living here. But when my family came here for holiday, I told them to use credit card for everything, even for taxis. And at the end of the trip, they can know precisely how much they had spent since it is all recorded in the bank statement.
I know that the bank they used doesn't have any extra charges for overseas transaction and the exchange rate was reasonable. So, even if you are traveling on a budget, it is still a viable option, if you ask your bank for the rates first.

The reason I am advising to use credit card is that it's kinda fun to experience the convenience when almost everything can be paid using just a swipe. When I went back Malaysia or go to Japan for holiday, it gets quite frustrating to bring cash around

Edit:
Btw, any1 in Korea this Chuseok? I am going to 울릉도 / 독도 this weekend. Around 300,000won including food, transport, hotel. Wanna come together?

This post has been edited by koonghx: Sep 24 2015, 12:45 PM

Heard comments from my friend that EG is expensive and data speed is slow. 1GB for 38,000won, 3G speed.

If you can afford the deposit for mobile wifi, then it is much more advisable to use that..

20,000won+ for that is not worth it IMO. It's better to time it and walk along the river near Yeouinaru, then go to check out the Banpo Rainbow bridge. While you were walking along the river, then at that time, decide whether you want the ferry or not. No need to buy online for that before you go.

If all overseas transaction have to top up 6% gst.. then mati lo.
I really really doubt that they would charge 6% gst on all your overseas transaction. Maybe 6% of fees on top of the bank fees would be reasonable.

For example, bank charge RM10 for withdraw money from overseas ATM, then gst on that would make it RM10.60. I doubt they would charge 6% GST on all your withdrawals... Withdraw from bank RM100, get RM94... that would be crazy..

I reconmend get winter clothes from Uniqlo if you are first time travelling to cold countries.
They should have sales soon.
I regretted buying all my winter clothes from universal travellers. Thick, expensive and ugly.
Even though, Uniqlo isn't the prettiest ones. But they are the cheapest for winter clothes.
Here in Korea, Uniqlo is like a cheap but good brand for winter clothes that are not "fashion".
Buy their heattech 1 set, top and bottom, and their down jacket.

http://www.uniqlo.com/my/store/catalogsearch/result/?q=Down


This 2 layer should be more than enough.

For your pregnant wife, maybe you can try to find if there are any heattech that might fit her.
Since heattech are tight to work well, it might not be comfortable for her. Go to the store and check out some of the selections for her.

This post has been edited by koonghx: Sep 28 2015, 11:26 AM

More layers doesn't mean warmth.
Correct layering is the way to go..
You need something on the outside that blocks the wind.
Korea generally isn't that cold in terms of temperature but it's the wind that gets to most people.
I wear normal t-shirt inside and wear either a trench or the university jumper and that is good enough for me throughout the coldness. The reason is that the trench or jumper blocks out a lot of the wind, and that's what kept me warm.
If you wear a lot of layers, but if all the layers are not windproof, you will still feel very cold.

My first year in Korea i made a mistake of wearing too many layers and ended up sweating inside when go indoors (Koreans like to turn on the heater to full blast). When that happens, the very thick layers meant that I couldn't take off my outer layers easily and kept on sweating inside. Then, when I step outside, the wind blows and it gets really cold since there are sweat inside. Normally, Koreans do 1 outer windbreaker / jumper, then long sleeves clothes and a shirt inside.

Since technology is getting better, the winter clothes that the people here are wearing gets thinner and thinner.