hi, going to korea soon.
may i know do you guys use credit card there?
plan to just bring little money, but use credit card for everything
not sure worth enough or not

so if i use debit visa card also got surcharge?
way too long didnt use card

yeah i just know bigpay
but it's too late
i gonna depart two days later @@

me heading on 2nd weekend of december. gotta be freezing

from the forecast the winter this season for january and feb is not too cold.
but its too early to tell so hope for the best.

that why they call it forecast. 
but for 1-3 days in advance its dang accurate.

thats why during winter season dun play play, always pack proper winter gear whether it is freezing or not.
but for the first time experiencing winter many people will be shock how fast the temperature drops after the sun goes down. right? right?

Hi guys, I m planning for family trip to korea during next year CNY (28/1 – till 4/2/), will travel with my 2 kids (6 years old / 4 years old) and my mother (69 years old), need some suggestion here.
-Mainly to experience winter / snow which they never encounter before
-prefer flexibility while travel with children / elderly, thus unlikely to join trip from klook/kkday
-Night/evening activity depend on the children stamina

Tentative itinerary
28/1 – midnight flight via MAS – reach seoul the next morning
29/1 (wed) – Early Check in Airbnb near Seoul station, Short rest / lunch nearby - Namsan – Seoul tower
Recommend to take the cable car ? or take the bus to seoul tower? Read that to reach the cable car station require quite some walk too.
30/1 (thurs)- Hanbok Rental – should start in Gyeongbok palace or Bukchon Hanok Village?
31/1 (Fri)- No plan yet – seoul city tour – any recommend which part of city worth to visit, does not fancy to visit any themepark this time, and not a shopping person
1/2 (Sat)– Nami island & garden of morning calm – most likely DIY tour – via ITX to gapyong – then with taxi
2/2 (Sun)– Overnight with Vivaldi park – hw many hour recommend in snowyland ?
3/2 (Mon)-  Leaving Vivaldi park @ 1pm – going back to seoul – Free and easy / shopping
4/2 – Flight @ 11am

lastly, my mother has some special diet .. she does not consume poultry / beef.. usually restaurant that sell ginseng chicken / friend chicken etc, does they have alternative for eg seafood or others?

for nami island
if u take express train its direct to gapyeong without stop from yongsan or cheongnyangyi
and tourist bus is available from the gapyeong station directly

yes less headache if you take tour as they know the expected time to travel between all those places.
i guess you book the nami island, petite france and garden of morning calm day tour?

then its good you took the tour bcs visiting all 4 places in one day is tight. 
but rail bike during winter thats gonna be challenging

thats the spirit! 

freezing wind blowing in your face for around 50mins is numbing i tell you.
bring along a scarf to protect your face or keep your beard long. 

during winter....

cold + snow = ok
cold + rain = die lo....

im shaking }}}}}

thanks for the update.
still bearable.... 

yup. portions are huge.
especially the jajangmyeon.
and yet you can see some koreans add rice to their jajangmyeon. 

-4°C better get proper winter gear, no joke.
weather still cannot predict accurately yet for 1-2 weeks ahead.
i have been looking at the forecast and it still keeps on changing.

honestly i dunno how to recommend.
im not a fan of their traditional jajangmyeon.

got friends took me a chinese retaurant somewhere on the way to Osan.
their version of hot plate jajangmyeon was very good and cheap.
unfortunately i did not take note the name of the place as we were rushing and it was really out of the way from any tourist spots
besides the name was in korean anyway 

not many food is suitable for me in korea.
i always go for the BBQ whenever i can. 

Dear Sifu,

Ayam is goin to Jeju and seoul next week. can ayam ask where is the best to purchase data card?

Do i need a sim card for call purpose?

Tolong advise ayam. ayam first time go korea.

Thank you very much sifu.

Hi,
May I know is inside Incheon airport very cold now? Do I need a winter coat in the airport or a jacket will do?
Thank you

not for koreans its not, very rarely see them wear hats, gloves or scarfs 

well gloves are not very good at keeping your fingers warm, mittens would be a better choice.