went to SK last Christmas....

managed to go to Jeju, Busan and Seoul/Incheon

one of the day, Seoul area was -12...so cold.....plus strong...

went to most places in Seoul area and unfortunate Dongdaemun is so dead now...only 2 buildings left to shop......and street is so empty...

but Myeondong was ok, tourists back

Hi guys, i am planning for a solo trip to South Korea. Wanna ask anywhere i can look for local tour guide?

Klook or AirBnB experiences

when u going >< >< >< ><
may i joinsssssss

Any good skin clinics / dermatology in Seoul to recommend? Thinking to remove moles + do some facials

The reviews on google are highly polarized for most of the popular clinics

is korea good to go on November?
planning to go with my parent, public transport convenient?
any advice?

im going next month...

nov seems cold... its good if you fancy some cold weather...

will be quite cold, but that's just from my own perspective. my wife and i have weak tolerance to cold.

public transport is extremely convenient. make sure you have naver map installed, it's extremely detailed. like which bus number to take, which train line to take, in how many minutes it'll arrive, etc, it's real time, so you'll know when to change bus/train.

papago is a good translator if you have no idea how to read korean letters.

will your parents be able to walk long distance? if not, make sure you find accommodation near the exits.
note: some exits have no escalator/lift. so you'll have to carry luggage up and down the stairs. if this bothers you, look for better accomodation.

food wise, it's heaven, everything i had there was crazy good. every single restaurants provide tissue and drinking water. (again, this is very subjective coz my wife and i can accept almost anything except raw food). most memorable one was actually the grilled intestines. i don usually eat much, but damn... i love it there.

if your parents are into museums, activities, sight-seeing- discover seoul pass is damn worth it. personally took the 48h one, to maximize the value, activate in the morning around 10-11am, so it expires on the 3rd day's 10-11am.
e.g. activating it on 18th september 11am. it'll end exactly 48h later. so on the 20th 11am. make sure you redeem lotte world pass in the morning. that way you'll have a full day activity

recommendation: it's good to learn some basic korean alphabets so you can type some places in naver map without issue, but most places will already have english name so no prob.

This post has been edited by xHj09: Sep 18 2024, 08:10 PM

november is cold but it's a breeze compared to their january-march...that's their winter...true winter where it snows
january to march is where their temperature will be everyday 0c and below

going november the temperature would still be around 10c ish

so all comes down to what is your tolerance towards the cold and what kind of cold are you looking for and what kind of jacket do u plan to bring
i wore a windbreaker everyday when i'm at SK during november...only the last day is brutal because it suddenly drop in temperature all of a sudden

How's early May in terms of weather & travelling experience? Not planning April because due to large influx of tourists & higher costs overall.

Will miss the cherry blossoms but i'm thinking it'll be a smoother overall experience

do we need to print out the k-eta? or just flash the e-copy in our phone will do? thanks~

bought tix to seoul to travel end of this month for the raya holidays. Going with wife and infant, any suggestions on itinerary?
Do you recommend taking tour from klook to go to Nami island?

nami island u have to engage with tour for smooth experience
not way you're gonna rent a car just to drive there yourself...it's way cheaper and easier with tour buses

Since you're traveling with infant, there must be a lot of things to bring, such as stroller and the necessary supplies. I'll do car rental if I were you.
The last time I was there I feel a bit rush as need to stick with the bus schedule. In the end only manage to do Nami Island, Gapyong rail and Petite France then rush back Seoul. Missed the Garden of Morning Calm.

really? i hadn't thought of that, i was thinking of even going to Busan since i was thinking 10 days in Seoul is too long.
but then i will need to apply for international driving license and get a baby car seat?

What's there in Seoul? Will be there for very short trip..4 days business.

In japan I know what to buy, uniqlo,pokemon, shoes, kitkatt. But totally zero on Korea.

Hi All,

I tried to apply K-ETA online but after scanning my passport thr system automatically filled in my personal details. But the surname.section there appear my full name and I cannot fill in the name section or edit it.

May I know how you guys do it? Or it's OK to have my full name appear on the surname.section and leave the name.section empty? Thanks.

if i remember correctly, we only need to fill in our name on 1 of the column but i forgot which(it should be mentioned there on the page)

that's because our passport does not divide name to first and surname....only 1 column which is name

k-eta approved

will be going next month for few days..just for concert. concert is in inspire arena incheon. probably wont go to seoul..its summer so i didnt stay for long.. been to s korea few times. this time only for concert

sept go i travels again