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 South Korea travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in South Korea.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
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Jeju city guide,
and Seoul city guide.
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| G Barkus |
08 February 2004 |
Stayed at Seoul Plaza Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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Staying in Seoul over the weekend and always wanted to visit the DMZ? A useful piece of advice apparently unknown to the hotel booking staff is that the UN Truce Village at Panmunjom is closed to visitors on Sundays. But the tour still costs the same...but then you do still get to peer across 4km of the most heavily mined and guarded territory on earth into the serious weirdness of North Korea. And that is worth doing.
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| R Smith |
20 January 2004 |
Stayed at Sofitel Ambassador Seoul - Seoul, South Korea.
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I travel to Seoul frequently on business only. The Sofitel is a short cab ride to Itaewon for those interested in the nightlife or shopping and very close to the Communication Tower in Namsun Park.
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| G Heng |
09 January 2004 |
Stayed at Crown Itaewon, Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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Try the Galbi ( BBQ marinated beef ribs ) at Itaewon Restaurant. The eating place is just beside Hamilton Hotel, opposite the subway station. The waitress are attentive and able to converse in English.
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| K Krikke |
03 January 2004 |
Stayed at Kukje, Hotel - Busan, South Korea.
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Having spent less than 1 day in Pusan, I can't really comment on this specific destination. But after spending 10 days in Korea (Ulsan, Kyongju, Seoul), I can make a few generalizations: transportation - taxi, bus, train, subway - is quite cheap (especially compared to Japan) and exceedingly efficient; Korean food is often inexpensive and very spicy; shoppers will be able to find some excellent deals (cheap eyeglasses in Seoul's Namdaemun market area!); a visit to the DMZ (De-Militarized Zone) north of Seoul is worth the time and money for those who want to re-live Cold War tensions all over again.
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| E Choi |
30 December 2003 |
Stayed at Hamilton Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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Go hiking in the Suwon old city if you have time. It takes one hour by train from Seoul station. Good walk.
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| P Loh |
21 December 2003 |
Stayed at Seoul Prince Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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Seoul is actually quite non-Korean speaker-friendly. The subway trains have English signs and announcements, as compared to Japan. It is possible to walk into a local eatery and just point to what you want.
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| J Perkins |
19 December 2003 |
Stayed at YoungDong Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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If you haven't been to Seoul you should know the traffic is awful and not all the streets have names. Many directions are given with the descriptions of building names or colors. It can take a very long time to travel/drive to a "local" destination. Not all of the taxi drivers speak English even if they have a sign on their window that says "Free Translation". An alternate to the car/taxi is the subway. Yes, it is confusing. But it is clean, efficient, fast and has better equipment than NYC or Chicago. If you can figure it out, it's great to ride.
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| M Cheung |
28 November 2003 |
Stayed at Shilla Seoul, The - Seoul, South Korea.
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The quality of goods sold in Itaewon has gotten better over the years - worth a visit if you're shopping for bargain leather jackets.
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| C Bolger |
27 November 2003 |
Stayed at Incheon Airport Hotel - Incheon, South Korea.
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I did not have a great deal of time to explore Seoul itself, but Seoul Incheon Airport is tremendous and puts UK airports to shame.
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| A Lee |
21 November 2003 |
Stayed at Best Western New Seoul Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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The best way to get around Seoul is by subway. Although it seems daunting at first all signs are in English and after knowing the different lines (1-8) that stop at each station and the interconnections quite easy to navigate. Announcements of different stops are in Korean and English. And if you find yourself heading in the wrong direction, just hop off go to the otherside and take the train heading in the other direction.
Taking the taxi is not recommended as most of the roads in Seoul seem to be jammed with traffic at all times of the day. Travelling around Seoul by subway is much cheaper and quicker. However, be aware the access to get in and out of these stations maybe through steep staircases where no escalators or elevators are present (the newer lines will have escalators ie. line 6). Not suggested to plan for the Korean Folk Village if it rains. All performances are cancelled and the streets in the village turn into mud.
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