is it ok to buy winter jacket made from nylon and polyester? or maybe cotton and polyester. which one is the best. I've never buy winter wear, i've been careful with it. give ur suggestion.

Depends on what are the fillings inside.

if i want to have the equivalent of rm50 of meal price in KL, how much should be my budget in seoul?

From the earlier info posted here, avg dinner or lunch is about 4,000-6,000 won which is triple the equivalent amth in KL. i.e ~ RM12- RM20 per meal.

wow 3 times malaysia price... considering south korea economy higher than us 2.5X looks like they are living more difficult than us.

U are actually quite wrong here. Their salaries are on the higher end with normal grads from universities would get roughly 2-3 million won per month. For those better grads from better universities such as KAIST or SNU would get a pay of 6 mil-8 mil won per month. So to them, 4,000 won and 6,000 won is about RM 4 - 6 in Malaysia.

guys..would like to know your views on the following hotel:

Incheon Royal (Incheon)

Seoul Ujilo Co-op residence (Seoul)

thanks!

Incheon royal is one of the hotel that im staying during my 7d5n trip,as far as im concern its a 4 star hotel,i think u will be there before me cos im going on the 24th dec maybe u can gimme some review

Its getting nearer to 5th November date..!!!

Need to ask.... if I were to choose, which one should I go:

a) Nami Island
b) Dae Jang Geum
c) Lotte World
d) Everland
e) free bus shuttle to Gyeongju
f) free bus shuttle to Jeonju

I got only Sunday free to take such journey

damn it.


ok la will let u know how. anyway, also not 100% confirm that hotel.

u mean 1 day only?

on sunday most probably the place like Nami Island & Everland
would be crowded. Lotte world is nearer since Nami Island & everland
have 1 to 1.5 hour journey.

But as for me who just been there last week...i wud recommend u to go
to Everland or Nami Island.
U have to get the earlier bus since one day wudn't be enof...hehe

for Everland - the easiest way is to take a subway from where u depart to
Gangnam station. (Line 2)
Subway + Bus 
At Exit 6 of Gangnam Subway Station (Seoul Subway Line 2),
take City Express Bus (jwaseok bus) No. 5002 (50 min ride). 
At the Exit 6, walk straight about 50 mtr until u find Giordano, u
will see a bus stop...there will be and ahjussi who incharged, he will
surely help u...

if u choose Nami Island, u have to book a package. the package cost is
23000w (est. RM65). The package includes bus & ferry. U must take the bus
at the Tapgol park / Pagoda park (same place just different name) at Insadong area.
U may stop at the Euljiro 3 (sam) ga sation and walk at exit 5 (insadong) or stop at Angguk station.
be there before 9 because bus will depart at 9.30. For safety, please book first.

and after u get back from nami island maybe u can go ahead to N seoul Tower at Myeongdong...
It is a must...variety of goodies & very nice place

Hi nejin, my husband & I will oso b goin Seoul on 16Nov, the maple trees just turn red or oledi end of the season? planning to visit Nami island too May I know where to book the package? Usually wat time return fr Nami island? Thx

anyone already booked their trip to the DMZ?



This post has been edited by @lowyat: Oct 13 2010, 06:06 PM

the korea tour on the first page look not bad too .

@nejin
great post!
i copy your post for reference

nami island is a must on my itinerary ...
so bad everland might need to be drop for super duper cold weather ...

p/s: wonder why your post count is 0. i remember read a lot of your post here!

nejin u went backpacking? how many days u spend there? and mind sharing yr total expenses there include transport fees+meal+hotel stay
and mind sharing yr itinerary with us pls.! thank you

Hi greybear...last week, a few of the maple tree turn reds oredi...i'm not sure when it's will end. hehe
erm..about the reservation i'll further checked my notes...but u have to confirm which area u coming from...since there's a lot of tourist bus to Nami Island. erm..the bus which i took take off at 4:30 pm and reach insadong around 5;30-5;45

hehe glad to help u koinibler...i'm just sharing my experience...hehe actually this is the first time i'm went oversea and backpack...hehe i really had a great time...korean people is very nice...if they see u are a tourist they will gladly help u even they cannot speak english very well..

when are u going there? i think Nami island is much much colder...until u might shivering, too bad i'm not wearing thick jacket...T__T...so my advise u might have to wear thick jacket...



psst: ya la...i wonder why my post is 0 only...herm...

This post has been edited by nejin: Oct 15 2010, 12:19 AM

Thanks for taking time to write this.

I actually following tour there.

First day, will be Saturday and its City tour.
Second day is Sunday which is nothing to do. I just grab a free shuttle to Gyeongju. I'm not sure its the right thing to do. 4 hours bus ride.omg
third day also free to do anything. This is last day.

Can I ask, what is the best thing to do for such a short trip?

Sunday should I go Gyeongju? If not, u say I should go Nami Island. But my gf said she never watch Winter Sonata. Should we still go? Haha
She prefer go Dae Jang Geum park because she watched Dae Jang Geum before. Haha

How about Seoul? What should we do there? Got the Nanta show. Did u go? Or u prefer other show?

I think u should try DMZ Panmunjom day trip. The world only DMZ zone left.

This post has been edited by mingyew: Oct 15 2010, 09:12 AM

ooo... i will research it now...i saw the tour is from Tuesday to Sunday only I only can go on SUnday and Mon

This post has been edited by gogo2: Oct 15 2010, 10:46 AM