So far

Don't bother go take train
Take taxi using kakao cheap
Clubbing cheap
Alcohol cheap
Dinner cheap
Hotel cheap
Facial skin laser cheap cheap $110k won for pico and peeling...
Coffee cheap cheap
The most expensive I think is pay for my gf plastic around 11m won...but still cheap compare to.msia ..
Branded stuff .. didn't manage to buy anything special

Anybody happen to be in SK and know the Bigpay rates? As money changers almost all of them dont have stock for won.

Follow current rate + Visa's exchange rate.

Input bank charge 0%

Sample

finally pulled the trigger and went to South Korea again last week..
went straight to Gwangju from the airport and for the first time ever in Korea, I experienced a heavy traffic in the interstate..
took 7 hours from Incheon to Gwangju, which is longer than the flight itself..

all in all, it's nice to finally be able to be back there..
went to Gwangju, Seoul, and Busan and had all the food I missed..
everything seems to have gone to normal, but Myeongdong still hasn't.. probably due to its heavy dependence on Chinese tourists..
markets like Gwangjang Market were full of people already, Insadong was also bustling..
Yeonnam-dong and Seongsu-dong seems to be the hip neighborhoods in Seoul now..
one new thing for me in Busan was the Huinyeoul Munhwa Maeul in Busan, which some people called "Busan's Santorini"..
to be honest, it's nowhere close haahaha.. but it's still a good place to check for its abundance of cafes and photospots..

Anybody been to seoul recently or previously with kids ? I am planning to go end March early -april to catch the Sakura (hopefully) with two kids (1.5yo n 3.5yo)

Any recommendations of places to go and places to eat ?

u guys APPLY K-ETA first before purchasing flight and hotel
or
purchasing flight and hotel first before APPLY K-ETA?

Booked air tickets n hotel d. Will apply k eta nearer to my travel date.

Use wise card. Can lock the current currency by transferring to bank account Korea and its like debit card function. I changed from RM to Japanese Yen with rate 29-31 last year. Exchanged 2 times with different rates

K-ETA is valid for multiple entry from 2 years of issuance date or until passport expiry date, whichever is earlier.
I heard K-ETA need at least 3-5 working days to get approval these days, even though i get mine in 1 working day, so is better to apply earlier.

Anyway, it is ok to apply now without air ticket and hotel booking if your intended travel date is less than 1 month. Just fill in any random hotel name during the application process and change to your actual hotel address after you get your K-ETA, a few days before your departure.

Going to visit Seoul in April. Anyone kind to let me know if Korea is cash heavy or mostly accessible with wise card? Need to know whether how much cash should I exchange before heading there.

card is fine, even taxi takes visa/master.
dine in restaurant as well

Hello,

I am flying to Seoul, Korea today for 3 weeks.

Will fly back to Malaysia on 22 April 2023 (hari raya)

Weekdays will be working, left weekend for me to jalan-jalan.

Excited because this will be my first time in Seoul.

Applied K-ETA less than 1 hour approved

Is it better to buy travel sim from Shopee or to get the travel sim at Incheon airport?
Are the travel and esim from Lazada or Shopee reliable ?

This post has been edited by kp93300: May 2 2023, 12:51 PM

get something before u reach there is a better option
i bought from lazada and shopee before for thailand...works fine

else try klook...also have option to pickup at incheon airport(also depending your arrival time and whether the counter still open)

travelling to Busan end of Oct 2023,
have some questions seek your help on this, please.

travelling with children age 11yrs old & 5 yrs old

1. Can i get T-Money/Card in Gimhae International Airport?
2. T-Money/Card can use for both Train(MRT/LRT) & Bus?
3. both of my kids age need T-Money for bus/train?
4. can the T-Money use for purchase food (restaurant/street food)
5. Can i reload t-money using Wise Card?
6. Where is the best location to see Foilage around Busan?

thanks in advance.

Just came back on Monday so I can offer some help:

1. yes right after you exit the restricted zone, on your left there is a CU store. Show them your kid passport for the shop to help to register one of the card for child fee, and 5year old does not need one since public transport is FOC,

2. Yes

3. not for 5-year old

4. depends on the shop but i mostly use cash..t-money i use for convenient shop like CU

5. not too sure

6. not too sure

I have some balance KRW if you are interested then let me know too

6. Can try go to Dalmaji Park. Last time I went to Busan I did walk up can see Cherry blossoms. Like the whole way up. But could be different.

do they still require the traveller to perform PCR/ covid test as part of their arrival procedures?

nope

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This post has been edited by raul88: Jul 28 2023, 12:34 AM