This is soooo true. I've lived in Korea for my education before and during the first few weeks I still converted the prices to my native currency. Then I decided to just think like a Korean and spend my money like a normal Korean university student. From then onwards, things were more enjoyable.

What kind of traveler are you? Seoul provides some spots for different types of travelers. If you're like me, then you might want to go to their National Museum or probably Gyeongbokgung Palace. Seoul Tower might also be a good place to visit. If you're on the younger side, you might also want to consider experiencing the night life in Hongdae or Itaewon. If you're into amusement park, then there's always the Lotte World.

According to my experience, the weather will be hot. The thing is since it's not really humid in Korea, you might feel that it's hotter compared to Malaysia. Shorts and cool t-shirts will probably be your best friends while traveling during that time.

This post has been edited by vankodoq: Jun 4 2014, 03:47 PM

You can always use google for that. Just type "weather <city>". If you want to be more accurate (and are able to read Hangeul), go to Naver Weather.

Last time I bought a down jacket in Korea's Uniqlo, it was KRW 60,000 and during fall season. But that's like 2 years ago. I'm not sure about the price in Malaysia though.

This post has been edited by vankodoq: Aug 22 2014, 01:54 AM

Might be, I'm not really sure. I never bought clothes from distros or street stores during my life in Korea. But then again, if you buy in chains like Uniqlo, at least you'll get the assurance of quality.

Mr. Kim's Friends Guesthouse is quite cool. You can ask for a private room for you and your girl also. If my memory doesn't fail me, it's located on the other side of Hongdae's subway station (not the bustling part of Hongdae), but it's not far.

Might depend on who're you're traveling with and what means of transportation you're planning to take between those places.

Budget, mate. Budget.

Should be enough I guess. You might want to try Seoul I Guesthouse in Hongdae. My friends have been there and they said that the place was nice. The hostel aggregator sites' reviews are more often than not helpful to decide which hostel is good.

My suggestion is at least a down jacket coupled with tight, breathable underwear (long john of some sort). The heattech lines from Uniqlo are quite alright.

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Hi there troll-ish member, it all depends on your style of traveling. I found a lot of things interesting in Korea, that's probably I ended up living there for almost 2 years. But hey, preference is always there, isn't it?

You just need to dig deeper, bro. Explore Busan, Gwangju, Jeonju, or Jeju for the culture. It might be the case of disinterest from your part, which is okay since it's basically preference. But comparing Korea to Europe and saying that things in Korea are expensive is simply not fair.

It's different compared to Malaysian plug. Similar to Indonesian, if you've been there. CMIIW.

Quick googling on "Busan" reveals that it's only served by Gimhae Int'l Airport. So that took care of one of your questions. The other question regarding weather can be answered by googling "Seoul" as well. According to Wikipedia, it might range from 2-18 centigrade with average of 5-13 centigrade. Again, it's from Wikipedia, so make sure to check the weather forecasts as your days closing in.

As for the place to stay in Seoul, it depends on what you want to do or where you want to go in Seoul.

Interesting. I will be in Korea until April 1-12. You're in Korea already, right? If you're like me, then you might want to check out Seoul Motor Show in KINTEX, they hold the event from April 3-12. I'm actually planning to go seeing sakura blossoms on April 4 with my friend. Still haven't finished my itinerary tho.

Not sure, still no news from my friend. I'm actually on a business trip until the 3rd of April. One thing for sure tho, I will go to the Seoul Motor Show in KINTEX next week.

Just got back from Korea last Sunday for a business trip. Finally added a new visited city: Chuncheon. A very small city if you compare it to Seoul, but it has quite some picturesque tourist spots from what I read in the city's bus terminal. Too bad I didn't get to visit any spots due to time constraint.

Oh! Yeah, the dakgalbi there was so good! And you know the way they put rice just before we finish all the dakgalbi to make bokkeumbab with the leftovers? It was also good!