u cover it all already

actually can go itaewon after namsan tower
coz there got bus straight to itaewon

This post has been edited by shinchan^^: Apr 4 2017, 04:44 PM

Ok,then I should change itaewon on day 1 to day 4.

Anything else i missed?

which month is your travel date?
day 1 noryangjin is cross the hangang river. perhaps you can go to goto mall, sinsa, gangnam, lotte tower after that.. as for itaewon, gwangjang, dongdaemun you can go on another day
day 2 kind of pack unless you just have a quick stroll
day 3 you go cheongye stream again? since you going to tosokchon, the best route is gwanghwamun - cheongye stream (if you plan to go again) - gyeongbokgung - tosokchon - bukchon - insadong

This post has been edited by yvonnesoo: Apr 4 2017, 05:37 PM

I will be traveling on 27th,will arrive seoul at 8am

27 apr 2017? oops miss the cherry blossom

Anyone on the same flight to seoul on 29th April?

hi yvonne, i have re-arrange my schedule,

Please kind advise

Day1
-Dongdaemun
-Gwangjang Market

Day2
-Noryangjin fish market
-Coex Mall + Aquarium
-Gangnam
-Shinsa-dong
-Sinchon
-Ewha
-Hongdae
-lotte tower

Day3
-Gwanghwamun
-Cheongye stream
-Gyeongbokung
-Tosokchun
-Bukchon Hanok village
-Insadong


Day4
-Namdaemun
-Myeongdong
-Namsan Park
-N seoul tower
-Itaewon

Day5
-Everland

Day6
-Namisan Island
-Petite France
-Lotte Mart

because i will be staying in dongdaemun,so first day probably will go some where nearby.

Hi guys, heard from a friend that foreigners are usually overcharged (food,clothes,transport,etc) compared to locals. is it true? Advised its better to take tour rather than free and easy.

huh? which area?

seoul i guess.
and I read this article too.
https://www.koreabang.com/2014/stories/the-...m-in-korea.html

i thought this is common in every other countries?

of coz, it MIGHTTTT happen if u go do their market or what not la..if u go to those restaurants, cafes, malls, everyhting got fixed price d how to cheat you

ahhh ic. but what time you will arrive on your first day? if it's early, you can slot in another place. also you can go to gwangjang market first before explore dongdaemun as most shop till wee hours..

day 2. the distance from coex to lotte tower is not that far. after you went to gangnam area can go there. after that only go ewha, sinchon & hongdae. however i feel that day 2 is quite pack la.. if you didn't shop or leisurely explore i guess should be no issue. else i think you don't have much time. if you go to ewha late in the evening, less shop open.

this kind of things, not only happened in korea.. it happened in every countries of cause if you speak in korean, you can get more discount, get more free samples or can bargain more. places that displayed price tag or have fix menu, the price is standard. can't cheat la

This post has been edited by yvonnesoo: Apr 5 2017, 12:08 PM

Nope. Never encounter such in Taiwan.
Well, my friend said there's foreigner menu, don't know how true but seems like you are damn freaking confident no cheating in restaurant. Alright then.

Some small comments;

Day 2 is freaking packed, if you're gonna go from Hongdae to Lotte Tower which I'm pretty sure would already be late evening if not night time, then there is almost no point in going to Hongdae in the first place. Hongdae comes to life at night, not in the afternoon. Suggest to just skip Lotte World all together, nothing special about the observation deck to be very frank with you.

I suggest spending your time in Hongdae instead, lots of things to eat, do, and party. If you want, you can even go to a Nanta show.

Gyeongbokgung is cool and all, but it's the more popular palace and thus it's also the one with the most generalization for foreigners. Changdeokgung on the other hand is a lot more true to itself and the secret garden at this time is just BEAUTIFUL! But since you are going to the Hanok village, I guess Gyeongbokgung is the more logical palace to visit.


As a person who resided and worked in S.Korea for a few years before, yes this is a real thing.
However, it's not as widespread as that article is trying to claim. Just like you've never encountered such thing in Taiwan, can you say that it isn't happening in Taiwan?

The foreigner menu thing, that's given to foreigners because they THINK that you won't be able to eat their spicy food or in some cases - some "ahem" meats like; horse, dog, or whatever in the more extreme cases. Sometimes they are priced differently because well... the ingredients that goes into the "foreigner" menu is different too. If not sure, just ask. If don't know how to ask, then too bad - learn how to ask.

I personally has never, ever (not even once in my 3 years at S.Korea) been given a foreigner menu though, not even in foreigner infested areas like Myeongdong.


As for transport, lol if you take subway how the heck is the subway going to cheat you? If you mean taxi drivers, they always use the meter BUT their meter is counted based on how far the distance from point A to B is.
There are obviously drivers who would take a long route, but at the same time how are they going to earn if the passenger wants to go from say Gyeongbokgung palce to Changdeokgung palace? The route is like 5 minutes tops (with moderate traffic), the petrol used to get there would cost nearly as much. So how? Charge 2000 yen and call it a day?

As for clothes, pandai pandai lah. Who ask to buy at flea markets when you know they were all imported directly from China anyways. Same thing in Malaysia what.


Finally, what makes you think tour agencies aren't scamming their customers either? I look at their itineraries and I know some of the places aren't even tourist worthy, many of them are questionable. But let ignorance be bliss right?

agreed and well said

This post has been edited by yvonnesoo: Apr 5 2017, 05:52 PM

Went to Korea Plaza during lunch time and got this.. need to do online survey first.. the T-card have 2,000won inside..

yeah. every year also have this campaign. great for first timer..

for regular like me, i just want their tmoney for collection

This post has been edited by yvonnesoo: Apr 5 2017, 06:18 PM

hi other than the booklet and TCard..is there any other stuffs to get at korea plaza? Thanks.

I don't know what makes you so prejudice towards me.

You could have said it in better way but well you didn't.

First off, to clarify, I was just asking a very simple question about foreigners being overcharged in Korea WITHOUT claiming there's no cheating in other countries.

Did I talk about subway overcharging? No (I really don't know how u came up with such point lol)
Well at least you talk some sense about taxi fare but still no need to justify for them

And again,
Did I talk about buying clothes in flea markets? No
Did I claim tour agencies don't scam their customers? No

Stop putting words into one's mouth.

i just done the survey and got the code,

do i need to bring any documents or flight tickets when getting those?