Korea (Thread 8)

[this_is_me]

Back to work. Back to Korea. 

hi halee. pasensiya na ha, i know kulit question na. kaya lang kasi, nakakapraning. though wala naman travel ban, just want to ask you if ok / calm pa din seoul. thanks! =)

[this_is_me]

http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/news/national/48305-no-travel-ban-to-korea

[travelling_daisy]

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@ Sis Syana, we're planning to take the ITX also when we visit Nami this fall. We'll be coming from Chungmuro Station (sa Astoria Hotel kami naka-book). I hope you can help me with directions. We're also planning to drop by Petit France. Ano mas maganda, we'll check petit France first before Nami or after na lang. In any case, paturo naman po ng directions. Sorry, first time traveller to Seoul po. Thanks so much.
Pa-comment na din po sa mga sisses na nakapunta na... Thanks so much.

[Halee]

Wala ngang travel ban kase kakabalik ko lang dito last Sunday. Kalma naman dito, walang tension sa paligid, deadma Koreans sa news pero syempre nakakatakot pa rin kase baka totohanin ng NoKor ang banta nila. Nakaalert level 1 pa rin dito

[paopaoo]

Feel ko tuloy pa rin kami sa travel sa SK ng mom ko. May 16-21 pa alis namin. Sabi nga nila medyo exaggerated lang din yung news pero di pa rin dapat balewalain yung threat. Tsaka wala pa namang travel ban so go pa rin kami. May mga nag-cancel na ba dito ng flight?

[rhumbafrapp]

kami din tuloy 19-24. sana may cherry blossom pa!:)

[syana]

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@ Sis Syana, we're planning to take the ITX also when we visit Nami this fall. We'll be coming from Chungmuro Station (sa Astoria Hotel kami naka-book). I hope you can help me with directions. We're also planning to drop by Petit France. Ano mas maganda, we'll check petit France first before Nami or after na lang. In any case, paturo naman po ng directions. Sorry, first time traveller to Seoul po. Thanks so much.
Pa-comment na din po sa mga sisses na nakapunta na... Thanks so much.

hi sis! sensya na, di ako familiar sa petit france..nami island lang ang napuntahan namin:-)

[katniss]

^^wish ko rin maabutan namin yung cherry blossoms. kasi full bloom na raw ngayon eh. sana wag umulan! sabi pa naman sa weather app ko uulan tomorrow at sa wednesday sa Seoul. no pleeease. haha!

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mukhang maabutan pa namin. yay! sana nga!

Good afternoon everyone Today is the first day of Seoul's Cherry Blossom Festival in Yeoido, but the cooler temperatures are delaying the flowers from blooming nicely on the trees. I mean, you could still enjoy the scenery, but I think the festival will hit its prime some time next week. In any case, if you decide to go out today, please keep a few factors in mind it's still a bit windy and the air feels extremely dry. However, our sky conditions should be mostly sunny with more clouds in the afternoon.

source: Arirang News

[rhumbafrapp]

Thanks sis syana for the help. Saan pala bibilhin yun itx tickets? Doon as station mismo?

[syana]

^paglabas ng station, may sign going to itx tapos makikita mo na rin dun un ticket booth...may nag aasist din dun

[u8mypinkcookies]

ano na kayang balita dun? parang di bumubuti yung mga nasa news e haaay this week na malalaman if may visa kami! sana lahat kami ma-grant...

[princess lorraine]

^sis sabi ng kakilala ko na nandun, normal parin naman daw lives nila dun, calm parin naman sila. 
Naku sana talaga manahimik na ang north korea. My best friend and i are booked on april 28 to may 3. Everything is prepared already. Plane tickets, visa, hotel accomodation and pocket money (krw). Sana talaga matuloy kami and maging maayos lahat first time pa naman namin dun and we are very excited! 

[wanie]

Ok naman dito,dito kami nagyon dami pa din tourists....gusto ko makakita cherry blossoms wala pa kase sa yeouido park:-(iisang puno lang:-;( tia:-)

[wanie]

^^wish ko rin maabutan namin yung cherry blossoms. kasi full bloom na raw ngayon eh. sana wag umulan! sabi pa naman sa weather app ko uulan tomorrow at sa wednesday sa Seoul. no pleeease. haha!

EDIT:

mukhang maabutan pa namin. yay! sana nga!

Good afternoon everyone Today is the first day of Seoul's Cherry Blossom Festival in Yeoido, but the cooler temperatures are delaying the flowers from blooming nicely on the trees. I mean, you could still enjoy the scenery, but I think the festival will hit its prime some time next week. In any case, if you decide to go out today, please keep a few factors in mind it's still a bit windy and the air feels extremely dry. However, our sky conditions should be mostly sunny with more clouds in the afternoon.

source: Arirang News

Hi po san pede makakita ng cherry blossoms in full bloom?dito po kami ngayon sa seoul...tia:-)

[katniss]

^so wala pa sa Yeouido? weird kasi kita ko sa Instagram meron ng nag-bloom. anyway, try nyo sa likod ng National Assembly Building. dyan daw yung maraming cherry blossoms, ka-area rin lang ng Yeouido yan. tapos sa Jeongdok Library sa may malapit sa Bukchon Hanok Village magandang spot din daw. Baba lang kayo Anguk Station. You can also try sa KyungHee University kasi marami din daw dun. goodluck! sana maabutan pa namin. ^^

[shopaholic_in_rehab]

October pa balik ko ng sokor kaya medyo di pako nababahala pero nabawasan excitement ko baka mamaya hindi matuloy tagal ko pa naman hinintay na makabalik uli sa korea.

Kakatakot lang mga news lately, kanina lang nadaan ako sa arirang news may sinasabi silang 2 important dates this april na significant sa nokor may possibility daw na baka sa dates na yon maglaunch ng attacks.

[u8mypinkcookies]

^ naku naman:( narinig ko sa news kasi kanina nagrereklamo mga travel agencies, since nagkaroon ng ganitong news, dami daw nag-cancel ng tours sa kanila.

[wanie]

^so wala pa sa Yeouido? weird kasi kita ko sa Instagram meron ng nag-bloom. anyway, try nyo sa likod ng National Assembly Building. dyan daw yung maraming cherry blossoms, ka-area rin lang ng Yeouido yan. tapos sa Jeongdok Library sa may malapit sa Bukchon Hanok Village magandang spot din daw. Baba lang kayo Anguk Station. You can also try sa KyungHee University kasi marami din daw dun. goodluck! sana maabutan pa namin. ^^

Thank u po:-)sa seokchon lake po kami nakapunta kanina ang ganda:-)sa tabi ng lotte world sa jamsil:-)

[wanie]

^so wala pa sa Yeouido? weird kasi kita ko sa Instagram meron ng nag-bloom. anyway, try nyo sa likod ng National Assembly Building. dyan daw yung maraming cherry blossoms, ka-area rin lang ng Yeouido yan. tapos sa Jeongdok Library sa may malapit sa Bukchon Hanok Village magandang spot din daw. Baba lang kayo Anguk Station. You can also try sa KyungHee University kasi marami din daw dun. goodluck! sana maabutan pa namin. ^^

Wala pa po sa yeouido....iisang puno palang hihi:-)

[this_is_me]

BEWARE IN BUYING PROMO TOUR AT ENSOGO

hi sis, i just want to share, for your infos na din, para hindi ito mangyari sa inyo

we bought the package tour on jan 2013 at ensogo at i think 26,500php. all in (airfare, hotel, tour) the name of travelling agency is FLAGS TRAVEL DIRECT.

we plan to go on april 2013.

nung feb, we called the agency to let them know the dates of our choice. then asking to email us the tour/itinerary.

march, we had an arguement regarding the travel confirmation , ticket and tour/itinerary dahil hindi pa rin na-email samin. we need to know when is our travel date to know our schedule dahil mag-leleave pa kami sa work. tapos siya pa yun galit dahil daw marami daw bumili ng promo sa kanila hindi daw niya matandaan lahat. of course i understand, my point is ako na nga ang nagreremind and follow up, pwede mo naman sabihin na ay nakalimutan ko, sige ill send it na to you...

anyway, hanggang sa pag-gawa ng visa namin ang gulo kausaup ng may-ari, mabuti pa yun assistant niya and messenger hindi magulo kausap. sinabi pa nun messenger niya samin na, madami sila prob sa office kasi magulo yun may-ari.

so lahat ng inis, stress. pinabayaan ko na hindi ko na pinatulan. so nag-send na ng email ng ticket, hotel voucher, tour. date is on april 14-17 2013

nung wed april 10 nagtext siya na cancel flight na daw kami and wait for email ng rerouting, so i called and said na hindi ako magpapachange and tutuloy kami ng korea. sabi niya yun text message niya means if gusto ko pa-cancel o hindi. so ok na, i told her i dont want to change.

nung thurs april 11, i asked her kung PWEDE PA MAGCHANGE, she said ITATANONG KO PA. (kasi nga diba kahapon i said i dont want to change)

april 12 fri april 13 sat - no reply from her. so we thought, maybe hindi na pwede change, kaya go nalang korea

1AM ang flight namin, so we were at the airport at 10:30, ang daming tao sa check-in counter meaning madaming pupunta. nung turn na namin, the ground stewardess said wala name namin dun, please call your travelling agency or go sa cebu pac office.

when i called FLAGS TRAVEL DIRECT, she said "gabing gabi na pwede bukas ka nalang tumawag" then i said sorry kasi nasa airport ako now, hindi mahanp yun name namin, she said "NAGPA-CANCEL KAYO MAM" sabi ko hindi ako nagpa-cancel. then she said "wala na tayo magagawa mam, gabing gabi na, bukas nalang kayo tumawag" kakapikon diba?!!! so binaba ko na phone.

nung chineck ng cebu pacific ticket namin, hindi kami cancelled flight, our tickets were booked on april 11-14, so lumalabas no show kami sa cebu pac. pinakita ko ticket na binigay ng agency sabi ng cebu pac edited daw yun..

hay... sobrang haba na, sorry.

ayaw na makipagusap nun may-ari sa amin, ang kausap ko now is yun mabait na assistant niya. sobrang hassle....

ingat sa pagbili ng promo ha. =)

thanks for reading