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Travel South Korea V5, Seoul & Surroundings

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post Oct 13 2014, 11:37 AM

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i went to nami island last week ~~ personally if i went there by subway not by shuttle bus ~ probably 2 hours is more than enough for me.. smile.gif


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post Oct 13 2014, 04:11 PM

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QUOTE(AIAF @ Oct 9 2014, 11:18 PM)
Guys (or girls), which brand of face mask is the best in terms of price+quality?

I would like to buy about 20-30 pieces, but not expensive ones.

I assume Myeongdong's the best area?

Reason: Planning to get a combo of snacks and masks as souvenirs. Not a fan of keychains and deco items.
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We purchase most of the mask from Myeondong. Mostly is 10kwon (10+10) for 20 pieces.

And to my surprise, Lotte Mart is selling Beyond mask for 10+10 for 9,500 won only. Didn't saw any shop at Myeondong selling Beyond mask for this price..

I guess you have to first survey Lotte Mart price first before going to Myeondong.
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post Oct 17 2014, 10:16 AM

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QUOTE(Batai @ Oct 17 2014, 02:55 AM)
Hi guys,

me n wife (just two of us) planning to visit korea maybe in May next year, and i haven't done any research yet like place to visit, where to stay etc etc.
is it cheaper just to go by ourself (backpackers) or it is recommended to use travel agent?
i have found a travel agent that doing backpakers style trip, that cost rm 999 for ground transportation. it is a 5 days 4 night trip. as per their itinerary, they will visit Seoul and Nami island.

Is it worth it? or cheaper to travel by ourselves, i mean including the hassle to find accommodation, any tickets, or direction. Thanks
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Hi Batai, it really depends on where you wanna go in Seoul. We family of 5 went there early October for 6 days average out the cost is around RM2k per pax (including Flight, Accommodation, Subway, Food & Entrance Fees).

And my itinerary:-

1st day-
Lotte Mart
Hongdae

2nd day-
Gwanghwamun Square
Cheonggyecheon Stream
Myeondong
N Seoul Tower

3rd day -
Bukchon Village
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Insadong & Ssamziegil & Alive Museum

4th day -
Kintex Exhibition - My Love From The Star
Myeondong

5th day
Nami Island
Myeondong (Last minute shopping)
Lotte Mart

We didn't make it to some of the places we would actually like to go but really not enough time to do so i.e, Noryangjin Market / War Museum / Namdaemun / Ehwa Uni... I hope this helps you a bit on your planning.
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post Oct 30 2014, 10:35 AM

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QUOTE(kbchong @ Oct 30 2014, 12:48 AM)
Hi,
Any idea where giving the best rate for RM to Korea Won?  Someone advise me to change RM to US$.  When in Korea, change US$ to Korea Won.

Thanks
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If you change twice you pay twice for the exchange rate. Better just directly change to Won.

Midvalley ~ i buy from them 3.175.

My mother made a payment using RHB credit card in Korea ~ and come back check the statement the rate is only 3.1108.

Check my SC credit card the exchange rate is 3.2 something.. sad.gif
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post Oct 31 2014, 10:34 AM

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QUOTE(eugene9201 @ Oct 30 2014, 07:52 PM)
Which money changer you change from in Mid Valley?

Now the rate is quite good. Last July I change RM 3.32  rclxub.gif

I thought all VISA card exchange rate is the same? Last time I use this website (http://usa.visa.com/personal/card-benefits/travel/exchange-rate-calculator.jsp) to calculate exchange rate, see which card got rebate/promotion then use which card  icon_rolleyes.gif

By the way, I think VISA exchange rates are almost always better than the normal exchange rate  hmm.gif
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Don't quite remember, but if not mistaken they are all selling almost the same rate at there.

http://www.moneymaster.com.my/

Regards to the credit card payment at there, not sure why RHB exchange rate was so low.. i'm quite surprise when check the statement.


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