is there any other guesthouse nearby Namsan GH ??
im looking for single room and they dont have it...

which area? I went there last week but they sell it for RM2.80

I went there by LRT. Stopped at Masjid Jamek then turn left into Jalan Masjid India. It is before Mydin with a Malay guy and a girl wearing scarf behind the counter. But it is quite hard to nego with the boss. Wanted to change RM7k++ for 2.70, he didnt budge at all. So since it was the cheapest I could find, I went ahead with 2.77.

I'm going on this Friday!

Hey buddy, its pretty amazing that u actually spent 1k for 6D. I recently visited Seoul on Jan for 8 Days as well. My air tix was RM1,000. However, we spent around RM1,500 on foods and misc for the past 8 days. I considered my trip was pretty cheap because we have a korean friend who stays there. We bump at his place and he even spent us 3D2N accommodations at ski resort and besides he do occasionally pay for our taxi fares and meals, not forgetting his mum actually cook some home cook dishes at his place for us during our stay there. Despite all that, our expenses are around RM1,500. The most expensive part of the trip was skiing as the renting for skiing equipments weren't cheap and the tix as well. We ski-ed for 2 days, thats where 35% of our money spent. Furthermore, the foods we normally eat over there are korean bbq, ginseng chickens and their steamboat. Those places that we eat are normally where the locals eat, and it cost averagely from 10,000-15,000 wons per meals. Fyi, normally we would skip breakfast as we will typically waking up late or we will eat late breakfast that provided by my friend's mum. Plus we do drink most of the nights, typical korean soju or light beers which will cost us 10,000 won per pax and inclusive a clubbing night at seoul which cost us slightly more, 30,000 won for foreigners. Lastly, we do visit all those local Seoul attractions such as the palaces, seoul tower, one of the highest complex in Seoul which has wax museum and sea world ie. These entrance fees normally cost a bomb. Despite all that, I just spent RM1,500 on foods, misc, transportations, entry fees, hot springs & skiing. Just wondering how you can actually spent 1k on 6days? I know the public transportation is extremely cheap, however skiing and entry fees to tourist attractions and foods may not be that cheap unless u settled for those fast foods outlets or hawker stalls that provides meas which cost around 7,500 won (RM22). I am not trying to disregard you or whatsoever, just want to know how you actually survived with RM1,000.

I ate ramen & kimbap everyday mah..~ 3000-4000 won per plate & also sometime eat light by buying those tribagle kimbap in 7-/11, family mart & GS mart.

Ski resort.. I went there to play snow without renting any equipment haha. Sumore used their free shittle back to train station.

i went to korea for 6days. total money spent only like rm800. Really save money. The food we ate only street foods. Like if u go to Dongdaemun market, you can get the snacks. Then for bfast, went to the local 7E(forgot their name), and bought burger or rice rolls. Spent most of the day sight seeing. Didn't get to try ginseng chicken or other expensive stuffs. On a tight budget

Nevertheless, I did have fun. hehe

edit: btw, not really necessary to learn but learn few words or phrases. Like if u want to ask for bill and stuffs. Get a phrasebook with korean letters(hangul) in it. Easier for the koreans to see. Btw, if you go to popular tourist spots, you can see ppl dressed in red winter coats(i went during last dec) which is actually tourism ppl. They can speak English(not so fluent la), japanese and mandarin(dam fluent). Ask them to guide you lo I spotted one in front of the palace. They helped me a lot! hehe

This post has been edited by gxianfu: Mar 1 2011, 07:49 AM

Those fluent madarin speaking esp at Myeong Dong nite market most probably chinese migrants liao...kenot be so fluent wan haha

If you watch lotsa Kdramas, for sure you can pick up bit & pieces of Korean...for eg..the counting system is not much diff from a mixture of Mandarin, Hokkien & Hakka. as well as lotsa chinese familiar nouns..Only their verbs totally alien to Chinese...like their yo-yo thing at the back haha

I'm going on 16th March for a week...any advise on clothing...a friend said still need winter coat but i tot its spring

today's weather is 5 celsius

this week's weather still around 2-8 celsius

no matter what, its safer to bring a jacket unless u r very tough person, can tahan cold

This post has been edited by wiNd: Mar 1 2011, 01:45 PM

Since end of last year till now...Northern hemispheres seem to experience weird prolong winter & super cold winter

thank you..bring my teddy bear along

It's almost march and it's still winter??? Omg.

Since last year, wether gone crazy in the North mah...Even mid Dec which should be from 5C to minus 5C was minus 5 till minus 12C..

I guess I'm kinda late to reply to this, but it's better for you to sleep in Incheon and get on the Arex to Gimpo in the morning, Incheon is much more comfortable than Gimpo. Well that's what my mom, sister and I did at least. I hope you haven't left for Seoul yet ><;;

Hi Guys,,,

Any idea if by mid March anywhere can see snow?

We going 14th Mar onwards... YongPyong still got chance to snow??

I just came back from Seoul after a 9-day trip! Left with quite a lot of Korean won. Roughly about > RM 2k worth. Anyone wanna buy?

Thanks for the feedback,Athirah! We will be going next week. I guess my friends and I also planned like that.

hi! been reading this thread and found out a lot of valuable information from everyone who has been sharing their experiences here!

i will be going to seoul in july with a friend, planning on staying at the hostels. value for money and good location. looking at either windflower or seoul backpackers, anyone stayed at these places before?

Try Grape Garden House. Stayed there again with my family this time round. As pleasant as usual, and convenient. Just board AREX train from/to Incheon Airport there.