I always drank the green color one which is with cream. The other one which is Gold color is Americano. I meant the canned Starbucks stimix is referring to.

ztan, i recognised that shop at once! I was stucked there for quite a long time buying accessories because they were so cheap!
Only 1000 won per item, you will never get it here at this price!
Also, they have pretty phone covers.
I bought alot of Cantata coffee because of Lee Min Ho. :0) Haha.

i think my whole group was stuck there at least ONE hour

oh yeah the iphone 4 casings are nice too.

eh where is the nearest train station to yangpyung-dong 2ga,yeongdeungpo-gu thats where my hotel is gonna be. maybe i try using with the google map or wikimapia thingy

Apologies, meant no offense to anyone . Have you been to South Korea before? Got any tips to share? I still have winter clothing dilemma - just bought an insulated pants yesterday and heck, it looks baggy on me. The good side is that it will keep me warm during ski-ing...downside is that it's just HUGE. Can jeans + thermal bottom tights + wool leggings be okay on me during my stroll around Seoul? I'm quite skinny ...must have more inner layers

too much layers is a problem as well.. you might suffocate in the shopping mall where the temperature suddenly shoots up to about 25 degrees....

hey which one is easier to get to seoul by train? kangwondo or gyeonggi-do? and how long does it take to reach seoul by train?

shopping in korea is cheap but only if you know wjere to shop. if you're shopping in dongdaemun, it will be damn expensive compared to namdaemun and myeondong.. and you should try the underground shops like gangnam underground shopping ctr or around Hongik and Ewha Women Univ, lots of fashionable items at a very cheap price.

going there again in sept for the 6th time.. will cover incheon and Jeju Island.. The next 2012 would be Busan and somewhere else..

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Added on December 23, 2010, 5:51 pmneed to check taht place later.. hehehe.. seems a good place for souvenir


Starbucks in korea, smells and taste better than in KL... heheh.. why arr?? is it because of the weather?


This post has been edited by divasweet_77: Dec 23 2010, 05:51 PM

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 6th time. hardcore korean fan spotted!

yay going tmr.!! flight at 1pm. !

Have a safe trip and can post updates here on the weather.

sure sure,but i check google weather. on christmas day its gonna be cold cos its windy,then 31st got snow!! but i come back already... =(

[quote=divasweet_77,Dec 23 2010, 06:42 PM]
shopping in korea is cheap but only if you know wjere to shop. if you're shopping in dongdaemun, it will be damn expensive compared to namdaemun and myeondong.. and you should try the underground shops like gangnam underground shopping ctr or around Hongik and Ewha Women Univ, lots of fashionable items at a very cheap price.


Agreed! Hongik eh? Oh yeaaah, I'll stay just around the corner. *noting it down*

Everland and suwon is at gyeonggi-do right? I dono bout train but i took the bus from gangnam to everland, its bout 1 hour....kangwondo is kinda big so which part are u going?...i dont know bout the train too but there is direct bus from dong seoul to sokcho bus terminal which cost 16,100won...3 hour journey.

Hongik is also the clubbing heart beat in seoul. can check it out if you are free.

[quote=zstan,Dec 23 2010, 08:35 PM]waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 6th time. hardcore korean fan spotted!

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hehehehe... I've been to many places, but still seoul is my favourite place.. probably because it is the first oversea country that I visited.

Compared to my friends, I'm not that hardcore.. ekeke.. there's a few of them who go to korea like they balik kg, go there 3D2N just for a concert.. hehe..

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Added on December 24, 2010, 9:48 am[quote=spidergirl,Dec 23 2010, 11:30 PM]
[quote=divasweet_77,Dec 23 2010, 06:42 PM]
shopping in korea is cheap but only if you know wjere to shop. if you're shopping in dongdaemun, it will be damn expensive compared to namdaemun and myeondong.. and you should try the underground shops like gangnam underground shopping ctr or around Hongik and Ewha Women Univ, lots of fashionable items at a very cheap price.
Agreed! Hongik eh? Oh yeaaah, I'll stay just around the corner. *noting it down*

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there's a penang restaurant around there, a kopitiam should you miss the roti bakar and of course the cafe from The Coffee Prince Shop. The coffee so and so but the Peach Tea is just heavenly..

This post has been edited by divasweet_77: Dec 24 2010, 09:48 AM

Going tmr~ oh yeah..but is it safe now to go there?

This post has been edited by boiboi95: Dec 24 2010, 12:47 PM

Not safe, don't go, at any time Kim Jong Il got irritated with the US/South Korea join military drills, he will press the fire button to launch missiles attack on Seoul.
But you still be going right ? despite the warning ?

lol..=,=

Hey no offence taken at all

I have been to South Korea during winter season once, in mid-Dec 2004. As it was my first trip I wasn't prepared for the cold! The first blast was stepping out of Incheon airport, everyone laughed and that wide smile stayed frozen literally till we stepped into the coach.

For winter clothings, I had woolen long john, basic tee / turtleneck, thick sweater, down jacket, jeans, leather gloves, beanie, wool scarf, thick woolen socks and sneakers. Though I looked like bloated doll, I would say I still felt numb after walking on the streets for 30min, especially from bottom down to feet. But then I'm a person who cannot tahan cold easily, sikit sikit wanna visit washroom to relieve myself (due to the cold conditions!).

For skiing, I wore extra tee including the above clothings. If I remember, after skiing my jeans were quite wet and I couldn't feel my thighs :-\ So to be safe, wear tights inside the jeans to protect yourself.

Sneakers are good but for better protection, get waterproof or leather ones with good sole grip. My sis and I slipped while walking back to resort. Lol. When we couldn't feel the toes due to the cold, it makes walking difficult.

Like a lot of people said, layering helps when we go into mall or restaurants and remove the jacket, beanie and scarf. You won't feel very hot but warm enough to prepare for more street walking after that. We also carry thermos wherever we go so that we can keep warm by holding it or drink the hot tea whenever we want. Packets of heat warmers are good too.

My first trip was package tour, areas include Jeju, Busan, Gyeongju and Seoul. Jeju is amazing, I love Jeju, it's a must-go! Busan is a rustic town, Gyeongju has many beautiful sites to visit. Too bad the stupid itinerary didn't allow us to explore Seoul for long. After Lotteworld (only 45min!) we were dropped at the center of Seoul and given only 45min to walk around. Still feel very sore about it!

For my coming trip (end Feb 2011 to early March), we will be going down south. Possible areas to explore: Jeju, Gwanju, Suncheon, Jangheong, Busan, Gyeongju, Andong and Seoul. Hmm, I think it's warmer at the southern parts but I will bring the same kind of winter clothings just-in-case.

I would advise to invest in good long john, gloves and socks. The rest is preference