uhh.. i think anyone with their right mind would probably wear several layers of clothes underneath their jacket if its not thick enough... it'll be enough to get them through until they get a proper jacket in seoul.

Bloody cheap ass smack in the middle.

http://www.travelersa.com/korea_hostel_map_english.htm

Here's mah iternary... 2 family.. 4 adults.. 2 toddlers.


17th January 2011 = Arrive Incheon, pretty late already. Stay in Incheon.

18th January 2011 = Head to Seoul. Check in at Hotel Skypark, Myeong-Dong.
Seoul sightseeing / window shopping for ze wives.

19th January 2011 = Head off to Vivaldi Park Ski Resort. (Myeong-Dong -> Sports Complex Station -> Take shuttle bus to ski resort)

20th January 2011 = From Vivaldi Park Ski Resort head off to Nami Island.
From Nami Island head to Chuncheon Bus Terminal.
Chuncheon Bust Terminal -> Hwacheon Sancheoneo (Mountain Trout) Ice Festival
Back to Myeong-Dong, Seoul.

21st January 2011 = Seoul sightseeing / shopping for the wives.
Noryangjin Fish Market

22nd January 2011 = Seoul sightseeing / shopping for the wives.

23rd January 2011 = Seoul sightseeing / shopping for the wives.
Leave for Incheon.

24th January 2011 = Any thing interesting at Incheon ???!
Leave for Malaysia


To be honest, I'm really excited for the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival.

Any advice from anyone who had to bring kids / toddlers during the cold winter ? How many layers for teh baby ?

Vivaldi Park is pretty expensive overnight.. I'm actually having 2nd thoughts of staying there overnight.

Here's the page

http://www.daemyungresort.com/asp/language...commodation.asp

Family A type - ￦210000 aprox. RM 588
Family B type - ￦280000 aprox. RM 784
Suite A type - ￦310000 aprox. RM 868
Suite B type - ￦390000 aprox. RM 1092

That's a shit load of money for one night unless of course you're splitting this up with several other ppl.


How to get to Vivaldi Park ?
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Head to Sports Complex Station, grab a shuttle bus towards Vivaldi Park.

*Fares
one way(member fee) adults: 9,000 won/children: 6,000 won round trip(member fee) adults: 16,000 won/ children: 9,000 won


For the skit rates, it's as follow :-
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* Lift Operating Hours & Prices
Morning + Evening (08:30~16:30): ￦55,000 aprox. RM 158
Afternoon + Evening (12:30~22:00): ￦70,000 aprox. RM 196
Morning + Afternoon+ Evening (08:30~22:00): ￦78,000 aprox. RM 218
Evening + Late-night (18:00~24:00): ￦53,000 aprox. RM 148
Late-night + Early Morning (22:00~05:00): ￦45,000 aprox. RM 126
Evening + Late-night + Early Morning (18:00~05:00): ￦65:000 aprox. RM 182
Morning (08:30~12:30): ￦39,000 aprox. RM 109.20
Afternoon (12:30~16:30): ￦43,000 aprox. RM 120
Evening (18:00~22:00): ￦43,000 aprox. RM 120
Late-night (22:00~24:00): ￦31,000 aprox. RM 86
Early Morning (24:00~05:00): ￦35,000 aprox. RM 98
Single Ticket: ￦9,000 aprox. RM 25.20

* Unlimited use of the gondola & lift during the lift ticket hours.

Ski Outfit is ￦17,000 aprox. RM 47.60
Gloves ranges from ￦10,000 to ￦100,000 aprox RM 28 to RM 280.



Sources :
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http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=309551
http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3....jsp?cid=266845




The Hwacheon Sancheoneo (Mountain Trout) Ice Festival Details :-
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(http://www.narafestival.com/07_global/?f_code=02_01&lang=eng) <-- info on festival

How to get there :
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http://www.narafestival.com/07_global/?f_code=01_03&lang=eng

When coming from Seoul..
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Take Gyeongchun line from Cheongnyangni or Seongbuk Station.
Travel time: 1 hour 40 minutes~2 hours, Fare: 5,200 won
Korail homepage: http://www.korail.go.kr/

Get off at Chuncheon station and go to the bus stop next to the train station to catch a Hwacheon-bound bus that leaves the Chuncheon Express Bus Terminal every 30 minutes.
Round-trip train tickets to Chuncheon can get sold out on the weekends, so make sure to make reservations


From Vivaldi Park
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I believe you can get a shuttle from Vivaldi Park headed towards Chuncheon Station.

http://www.spao.com/Style/CategoryMain.asp...Idx=1&SCtIdx=42

anyone heard of Spao ? The site kinda looks like uniqlo..

yup should be okay.. be sure to go go early though since it gets dark pretty quick.
i had a friend who came back with such dull pics of nami island as they went in the afternoon.

you should go to the Hwacheon Mountain Trout Ice Festival instead. ;-)

catch fish, eat it, sledding and so much more.. or so thats how i got hooked.

Thanks for the useful baby link as well! I think he's more prepared than i am at the mo!

Yeah it ends late January.

1 week to go!! Mixed feelings~!

I really hope the Hwancheon Sancheoneo festival goes ahead.... dammit... on fbook someone wrote they sent an email to nara festival peeps and was told it was cancelled.

FML

Hwancheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival has been CANCELLED!!!!

Hwancheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival cancelled.

I called them up, another dude emailed them.. It has been confirmed that the event will be cancelled...
On another note, theres the Pyeongchang Trout Festival.

Heres another link Pyeongchang Trout Festival

Theres a shuttle from Jamsil Station

yeahhh tell me about it!!

My flight is tomorrow.. Will be staying around myeong-dong... If you see me with my family, don't hesitate to say "hi".

lol.

Given that is you know how i look like. lols.

Just got back from an amazing trip in Korea!!! Will share with you guys soon! Vids and pics galore! hahaha

i agree! korea grand sale cars.. fail.