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Other Place to Go Seoul
22 Reviews I would definitely take them to the Jong-ro district. The center of the city has many exciting places, restaurants, cafes, fashion stores. They can buy a lots of stylish clothes and accessories at...
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Gyeongbokgung (Palace) Seoul
16 Reviews Gyeongbokgung was the main palace during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). One of five palaces in Seoul, it has a 500 year history. It was built by the founding King of Joseon dynasty, Lee Seong-Gye, in...
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Other Stuff Seoul
59 Reviews 1) Money (listed in KRW - won) to bring if you are traveling on a budget: accommodation could be 15000 ~ 50000 won per day depending on where you book -food will run you about 5000~10000 won per meal...
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Shopping & Money Seoul
21 Reviews South Korea's monetary unit is the won (KRW) and due to the financial crisis, It had depreciated 35% to the US Dollar. The Exchange rate today is 1 USD: 1,380 KRW! The Won is available into ₩1,...
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Pleasent/Amusing Surprises Seoul
16 Reviews If you happen to be a non-Asian in Seoul (a Caucasian, as shown in photo), do not feel alarmed if some students approach you with a notebook, a camera, and/or a tape recorder. A lot of the kids there...
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Lotte World Seoul
7 Reviews Give your baby a relaxing time at Lotte world with their luxury Inglesina Zippy strollers. Inglesina is the world famous Italian brand since 1963. Rental Place: 1st floor of Lotte world Tel:...
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Changdokgung (Palace) Seoul
6 Reviews Seoul is a city of royal palaces. There are five of them in all. One of my favourite things is looking inside the palace rooms. They have a simple, uncluttered style, quite different to that of...
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Jongmyo (Royal Shrine) Seoul
2 Reviews Now follow me over a footbridge ... and we are arrived at Jongmyo Royal Shrine, another "Must See" of Seoul and another area, which is registered on the UNESCO´s World Cultural List. They put it on...
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Toksugung (Palace) Seoul
2 Reviews Tracking down the Past along the Palace Walls Doksu Palace Lane winding along the stone wall of the palace is often compared with the streets on the Mont Martre hills of Paris. But the bustling...
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Korea House & Namsan Hanok Folk Village Seoul
2 Reviews Namsum Village of Traditional Houses. If you can?ft get out to Folk Village, you can still visit traditional homes near the city center. The homes were moved from around the country and really give...
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Myeongdong Seoul
2 Reviews This quarter has two faces, each of which seems totally different from each other. First, it is a most important financial district of Korea, having headquarter buildings of the nation's...
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Hiking Seoul
3 Reviews If you ever get the chance, hike up Mt Soraksan, about 3 hours north of Seoul by bus, on early autumn and just take in the colourful view of the countryside and mountainside. An easier way would be to...
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National Folk Museum Seoul
1 Review The museum is located at the back of Kyongbok'kung Palace. It also had free entry on National Day. The museum was very, very good. It wasn't possible to take pictures inside but there were some...
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Events Seoul
4 Reviews The annual Seoul Drum Festival last weekend (8 -10 October 2004) was a free display of many different styles and cultural drum performances. Each set lasted about 20 minutes and each session lasted...
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Korean War Memorial Seoul
2 Reviews War Memorial. A great museum (though you might want to skip the first floor if pressed for time). I learned a lot about the Korean War. I came close to crying quite a few times. Make sure you read the...
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Tapgol Park Seoul
1 Review This park celebrates the Declaration of Independence from Japanese occupation. The last time I was here there were photo exhibits of the horrors perpetrated by the Japanese. This time the mood was...
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Kyonghuigung (Palace) Seoul
1 Review Resting Place for Citizens The kyonghuigung had been used as the main royal palace for the period of the reigning of ten kings since being built in 1617 by Prince Regent Gwanghae. Counted one of the...
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Changgyeonggung (Palace) Seoul
1 Review No More Cherry-blossom Viewing Here Tragically, the Japanese colonists at one time transformed the Changgyong (Palace), one of the five main palaces of the Choson Dynasty, into a leisure facility,...
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Before baking, pork slices are dept in special sauce (pear juice etc). They taste already great with rice. Korean people eat B.B.Q port slices wrapped in sesame leaves and together with favorite garlic or Kim-Chi or small fishes etc. You will feel never guilty full, oily or disgusting. Vegetable fade the fat away. Top recommended.
How to make Kim-Chi? Fresh Cabbages mop with salt, especially near the root more. Lay a while, wash by water, do not dry it by hands, just lay it down. Wiping with special sauce leaf by leaf from up to down, at the root more. The special sauce is made of red-hot-pepper skin, spring-onlion, garlic, fish sauce, shrimp sauce, redish, rice water etc. Please see my Kim-Chi!!
Hello Members!From the 1st of coming December,2008TBS E FM will start english broadcastion on FM ferequency.so you will enjoy english radio in Seoul and Kyunggy province.TBS E FM will serve from 6:00am tp 2:00 am for 20hours a dayon 101.3 Mhz.Please pack your portable radio for it when you visit Korea.Also this service covers Seoul area firstly, but soon it covers all koreanterritory!Until now, we can enjoy Eagle FM (102.7Mhz) and Publicradio AM served byUS Military service for US army members.and recently we can listen to Arirang radion on DMB broadcasting,so onlylimited people can enjoy it with DMB mobile phone.I hope this english service can be a good friend while your staying in Korea!
We think July and August is rainy season, it means you can have heavy showers for 2~3days period.But I don't think it will spoil your iteneraty unless you would climb Mountains.Also ferry schedule may be apt to rainshwer. But you don't need to care for rain shower in general.I think climate is more worm enough to notice compared to my childhood times.
In Seoul, it's difficult to find addresses. A few reasons are behind Seoul's confusing landscape. 1. The first reason is that there are millions of forks in the roads where you'll often have a choice among five avenues, alleyways and roads. 2. Addresses for buildings and houses are numbered according to when they were built. So, a house that's number three can be a house that's number 1111. 3. The locals often don't know the places you're looking for and it's not because there is a lack of communication but because of the reasons above. You have to use landmarks and subway stops to get around Seoul.
Hein Sa or Hein Temple, is a World Heritage site. The central focus of the temple is a building housing aprx. 84,000 carved wooden blocks of Buddha's sayings. They date back about 900 years. The easiest way to get there if you have your own transport is to leave the expressway about 20 miles south of Seoul and turn east on highway 42 at the Singil exit. Continue east until you see the exit for highway #3--exit right (south). Follow it down until you see the signs for Heinsa. This allows you to miss most of the hectic travel. Although the coast route looks attractive don't do it. It is very slow and dangerous just to get there. Stick to #3. At the temple there are souvenir shops where for a few dollars you can buy a rubbing of one of the blocks, a place where you can buy a tile for the roof and have your name painted on it.
Boryong Mud Festival ( Summer )http://www.mudfestival.or.kr/lang/en/index.jspTaebaek Snow Festival ( Winter )http://festival.taebaek.go.kr/part11/home/html/snow.htmlChungju World Martial Arts Festival ( Autumn )http://www.martialarts.or.kr/Gangneung Danoje Festival ( Spring )http://www.danojefestival.or.kr/Pusan International Film Festival ( Autumn )http://www.piff.org/eng/index.aspPusan Jagalchi Festival ( Autumn )http://www.ijagalchi.co.kr/Jeonju Sori Festival ( Autumn )http://www.sorifestival.com/english/2008/main_sub.html?mTop=A1000Jeju Tamna Festival ( Autumn )http://www.kfaf2008.or.kr/en_mainSuwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival ( Autumn )http://shfes-eng.suwon.ne.kr/Jarasum International Jazz Festivalhttp://www.jarasumjazz.com/Insadong Traditional Cultural Festival http://www.jongno.go.kr/english/tour/festival_06.jspReligious ceremony in Jongmyo Shrine...
Hi, Welcome to Seoul!For Busan arriving,from Incheon airport,I recommend you to get on Limousine bus diectly to BusanIt takes 4.5 hours to Busan nopodong busterminal from Incheon airport. 9times a day , 38,000won( $34 )fot ticketI don't know about 10day Korailpass much, but if you need to get out as muchas you want, it will offer a good chances for cities.You will get on IncheonAirporttrain to KimpoAirport, then transfer Seoul subwaylies. Otherwise you get on the Bus to SeoulTrainstation, or YongsanTrainstation where you can buy electronics in near YongsanElectrics market.I heard price is smilar to that of Japan, but I recommend you to buy brand new japanese items in Japan.If you would stay for a while in Seoul, ThechnoMart near KangbyeonSubwaystaion on Greenline is recommandable and you can find EastSeoulbusstation here. For Suwon , you can go directly by limousine bus from Incheon...
I would recommend late September and early October. The weather in the summer can be very hot and humid. The winter can be very cold (particularly farther north).September and October are comfortable with the weather and the mountains will have their trees changing colors.Secondly I'd recommend late April / early May. At that time the weather is also in a transitionary comfortable period. It is the time that most of the Cherry Blossoms are in bloom. Many festivals around that time. One of the most famous is in Jinhae (often spelt Chinhae).The link shows temperatures in Seoul. http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/pageinfo_pays.php3?Pays=KOR&Opt=climatethe south side of Korea (near Busan) may be 5~10 degrees C warmer.
I would also second the end of September/early October OR suggest May. But for May, aim for the Lotus Lantern celebration in Seoul, usually the weekend before Buddha's birthday I believe. In Sept/Oct, aim for the Seoul International Drum Festival. These are both two events I really enjoy! When aiming for April/early May...you should be wary of the Yellow Sand season (sand in the air from China). Good luck!
Lotte Hotel Seoul Seoul
7 Reviews and 699 Opinions We stayed here for a week. It is very nice but DO NOT have your laundry done by them, a piece of...
The Westin Chosun Busan Busan
4 Reviews and 150 Opinions My wife and I have stayed twice at the Westin Chosun within the last three months. The rooms are...
Youngpyung Resort Kangwon-do
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Reviews and photos of South Korea attractions posted by real travelers and locals. The best tips for South Korea sightseeing.
Q: Hi all, I am traveling to South Korea from 4/15-4/21 for a friend's wedding on 4/19 in Seoul. The majority of the wedding...
A: Have a nice trip and fun. Be sure to visit the two tourist kiosks to get maps and guides. One is next to the express bus terminal while the other is beside the main train...
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