i get to try almost all of mom's burger because we order 2 different and shared.
man talking about it, i miss it.
compare it with our malaysian fast food burgers taste like crap.

it's tasty because the meat is marinated with cajun spices unlike other fast food chain where it's plain

they have 2 local fast food burger.
one is mom and the other is lotteria.

did u try out lotteria?

I've cancelled my upcoming March trip to Seoul in view of the Coronavirus situation there.

Anyone else still going?

I've cancelled my upcoming March trip to Seoul in view of the Coronavirus situation there.

Anyone else still going?

I've cancelled my upcoming March trip to Seoul in view of the Coronavirus situation there.

Anyone else still going?

these are the few things to mention about S.korea while my mind is still fresh
1. when you've arrived, this is the only manual immigration crossing you will face....during departure going back, they use autogate(same like japan, thailand)
so there won't be a stamp on your passport saying you've visiting korea except for the little piece of paper they left with you
crossing immigration, the language is based on your passport.....so if you're holding a japanese passport, the guide broadcasted will be in japanese
and that's how u know the nationality of the person crossing

2. clean dry toilet and plenty of toilet papers stock(even free toilet located at underground street)
no automated toilet like japan but at least it's really clean

3. if u go during winter, some toilet do not have hot water...so washing your hand during that period will make your hand super numb
not even the hand blower will help

4. garbage all over the road....if you go to the hardware street outside of gwangjang market, it gets even worse
i found out that koreans are basically like malaysian living in an advanced country
they love to spit and litter everywhere

5. winters are brutal...so if you're going in winter..even late february, be sure to equip yourself very well
make use of the underground street or passage way to avoid the brutal wind
on very wide street, they don't have road crossing/zebra line, they use underground passage way

6. they're definitely not a polite as the japanese but acceptable
but they do sometime scream(not at me but i saw it with my own eyes)

7. want to buy the cheapest souvenir?...cheapest is still lotte mart at seoul station
but you'd have to purposely go there to do your shopping
if u plan to do last minute shopping there, i don't recommend..they do provide boxes but they don't provide string and tapes already
second cheapest is LALA mart at myongdong....i bought most of my souvenir here because of it's price despite it's situated at myeongdong

8. Don't press the button when you're about to cross the traffic light like u do in malaysia
that button does not work like it is in malaysia
it's basically an emergency help button

9. for maps, don't rely on 1 map only
best to have naver map and google maps together
some places don't appear in naver maps but appear in google maps
google maps don't have guide on how to walk there or specific location but u can just follow the direction and reach there

10. some of their malls have refillable water facilities which are fantastic...not available in malaysia

11. they have some really really nice looking car there unlike the dull looking car in japan
they like to drive big cars too, i never saw any A to B segment car there...it's all minimum C segment car and up
if only they bring those cars into malaysian market to compete with toyota and honda

12. Most of their food is a little to quite spicy...so do look properly before order
even their fast food

13. Mom's touch is a must try, the hype is real..it's really that good

14. their ginseng chicken soup, they don't allow sharing..every person has to have a single order
for those who doesn't eat much like me...not recommended..it's too much

15. not all the convenient store(even same brand) has the same stock(even olive young)
so if u see something u like, buy it there...it might not be available at the other branch you're going to go

16. they don't let tourist entering ehwa's women university...at least not the time i was there

17. The BHC chicken at myeongdong always has a queue
do have your BHC chicken at insadong where there are plenty of seats
it won't appear in google but search BHC chicken after u visited geongbokgong or bukchon hanok...search for the nearest ones

18. korean guys are really macho...a contrast of what i saw japanese are
when a girl opens a door, the guys can literally rush in without letting the girl out 1st...at least that's what i saw

additional 2 things i thought of and found out

19. many shops don't open on sunday, including the homeplus in jamsil station

20. i can't seem to find pepero in seoul nor i've seen it before...it's made by lotte but not sold in s.korea?

they have 2 local fast food burger.
one is mom and the other is lotteria.

did u try out lotteria?

20. i can't seem to find pepero in seoul nor i've seen it before...it's made by lotte but not sold in s.korea?

Personal peference, Mom's taste is really alot better than Lotteria.
Mom's taste has a spicy chicken thighs leg that is really one of the best fast food i ate.

Lotteria is so so in by books.
Skip, Macdonalds and KFC.
Btw, KFC is popular for burger in Korea and not for the chicken.

For point number 19, Homeplus, E-mart, Lotte mart and Costo are closed on 2nd and 4th Sundays. They have a 52 hour maximum work week per month introduced by their government for work life balance.

I think one of the app that you really need is KakaoMetro there is an english version and super helpful, its even more useful than google maps.

Not only ginseng chicken but also bbq pork / beef also has a 2 person minimum serving. Even if you are 1 person, you need to order 2 person serving.

tons of pepero flavors in korea and can be found in all major supermarkets there.
the thing is they dun label it as pepero in korea.

nope
been to so many supermarket in seoul
from convenient store to homeplus to lotte mart...did not see something like this

i came home...open my drawer thn realize i didn't buy or see any pepero at all(bought it in bangkok)

thn i think back, all those must buy stuff video or blog for seoul...none of them mention pepero before

looks like im going to cancel my trip to seoul (end april)

5k+ infected now, the statistic doesnt seems good..
regard airbnb, is it possible to get 100% full refund? (as what the host stated is 50% refund in T&C, im not sure any possible to get 100% refund regard COVID19)

any advise guys?

funny you did not see any.
i can easily find it when i was there.
i did not buy though because i could get it cheaper at airport duty free...

looks like im going to cancel my trip to seoul (end april)

5k+ infected now, the statistic doesnt seems good..
regard airbnb, is it possible to get 100% full refund? (as what the host stated is 50% refund in T&C, im not sure any possible to get 100% refund regard COVID19)

any advise guys?

I also cancelled my Airbnb and there is a refund policy whereby you probably will get back 50% of your funds. For mine, they ony returned less than 50%. Then I appealed through the Resolution Centre but got no reply from the host. Then I appealed through Airbnb Support and also got no reply.

Lost lots of money through flights and Airbnb.

I also cancelled my Airbnb and there is a refund policy whereby you probably will get back 50% of your funds. For mine, they ony returned less than 50%. Then I appealed through the Resolution Centre but got no reply from the host. Then I appealed through Airbnb Support and also got no reply.

Lost lots of money through flights and Airbnb.