Korea (Thread 8)

[bagaholic_chewy]

Mga sis, we're travelling to SK 3rd week of May. Kelan kaya kami dapat apply ng visa? Sobrang aga ba if apply na kami next week?

[princess lorraine]

^you can apply na sis valid naman siya for 3 months eh. 

[u8mypinkcookies]

^^ kami din ganun travel period. May visa na kami lahat this week nakuha.

@syana and rhumbafrapp: yey approved na friend ko! Okay na kami lahat.  so happy!!!

Sis rhumbafrapp, enjoy ka! goal ko din yoogane, kwento sa mga food trip ah. Hehe.

Now na ok na kami lahat, time to finalize our itinerary 

[leilaniandson_onlineshop]

hi sisses! anybody who will travel to korea from May 2 to 6? Baka I'll be travelling alone eh..  yung 1 friend ko denied yung visa application e. Yung isa naman may financial constraints. Is it safe ba to travel alone sa SK? Thanks a lot!

Sis why your friend was denied?

[bagaholic_chewy]

Thanks sa reply, mga sis.. Mukhang mag-aapply na nga kami next week.. Sana approved...

[merian]

My friends all backed out ( My ticket na ko. ( All because of the North Korea scare. Sana maayos na nila yan by next month. (

[jenn.eusebio]

Sis why your friend was denied?

The reason indicated was she has no strong economic ties with the home country. So better to check talaga with BIR yung TIN records.

[u8mypinkcookies]

^ so if di pala granted, they tell you why din?

Help naman, ok na ba itinerary namin? Second time ko na so di na kami balik sa mga napuntahan na before, except for some kasi first timers yung ibang kasama namin baka may suggestions kayo esp. sa last day. Saka if ok ba arrangement ng places, yung di super layo sa isa't isa in one day...


Day 1
arrival/ drop luggages at the hotel
Bukchon Hanok Village (Gyeongbok Palace/Changdeok Palace)
Namsan Tower
Myeongdong

Day 2
Lotte World
COEX Aquarium and mall
Nandaemun

Day 3
Nami Island
Korea Tourism Organization
Hongdae

Day 4
Myeongdong shopping
check-out/ off to airport for midnight flight back to Manila


Thanks!

[rhumbafrapp]

so lamig tonight mga sis 8-10degrees!

[princess lorraine]

^ang lamig sis! Eh pag day time malamig din ba? Need ba magdala ng thick jacket? How's the situation there sis? Sa april 28 kami. Enjoy sis! Thanks

[Antigone]

Is it true that you need 100k+ sa bank account to be granted a visa?

[u8mypinkcookies]

^ i don't think so. one of my friends kasi yung worry nya when we applied kasi sabi nya di malaki laman nung bank account na binigay nya. wala naman prob

[paopaoo]

Excited na ako sa South Korea trip namin! May 16-21 ang travel date. Maganda naman ang weather nun diba? Di naman masyado mainit right? 

[rhumbafrapp]

Mga sis, regarding nseoul tower, tatanong ko lang which is better, by cable car or bus? Yung minimal walking to get to either the cable car or bus na starting point. Kasi nasa afternoon na namin sana gagawin itong activity na ito, kaya malamang pagod na sa kalalakad mga kasama ko. 
Also, yung bang free hanbok wearing, before or after ng cable car? Ma-aavail po ba namin ito kung sakaling hindi kami nag cable car?

[u8mypinkcookies]

^ kami kasi nilakad lang before, lapit lang sa hotel kasi namin after cable car pa.. Malapit sa papuntang ticket booth ng N Tower na.

[katniss]

just got back from Korea yesterday. grabe sobrang lamig pa rin kahit ang forecasted weather ay around 14-16 ang average. pag around 12-2 okay pero pag morning at hapon pagabi, ngatog na ngatog pa rin kami. i think lamigin talaga kami so better to bring your thermal wear pa rin!

On Restos:

-2nd time to eat at Yoogane! masarap pa rin!

-we also tried Myeongdong Gyoja. Ang sarap! Kahit 3 kayo maghati sa isang Kalguksu kasi sobrang dami plus 1 order ng dumplings kasya na. free pala yung rice dito so sobrang nakakabusog na.

-we also ate at 2 samgyupsal place in Hongdae. yung isa buffet yung isa 200 g at 10,000 won. mas masarap dun sa hindi buffet ang name ay Dong Dong Dwaeji Bol Sal. Naka-Hangul yung name nya sa labas ng restaurant! sarap talaga! haha

-sa may Ewha University naman may kinainan rin kami na parang fast food sya pero puro Korean food, Hungry Bobs yung name. mura din at masarap!

-ang pinaka di okay lang namin nakainan ay yung Bibimbap place sa Insadong


On Accommodation:

grabe sulit sa Anne's Guesthouse! we were 6 in the group so we rented out their 9-bed dormitory pero condo style sya. kumpleto facilities with kitchen pa and appliances tapos may PC pa na pwedeng maging TV. may loft din at may mga sofa, dining table, center table, cabinet, hangers, umbrellas, slippers at may free bread every morning na ang sarap sarap! hehe. sobrang ganda ng tirahan at just 1k per pax per night. ang bait pa ng guesthouse owner na si ms. Ann! highly reco!


ang ganda ng cherry blossoms! sobrang full bloom na sa road around National Assembly building at sa Jeongdok Public Library! till now ata meron pa rin yun.. meron pa kasing ibang puno na di pa nagbloobloom.

ang saya rin magbike along Han River, sa Yeouido Han River Park.. maganda to pag hapon tapos pagabi na para sa Sunset tsaka kita mo na city lights.

[katniss]

Mga sis, regarding nseoul tower, tatanong ko lang which is better, by cable car or bus? Yung minimal walking to get to either the cable car or bus na starting point. Kasi nasa afternoon na namin sana gagawin itong activity na ito, kaya malamang pagod na sa kalalakad mga kasama ko. 
Also, yung bang free hanbok wearing, before or after ng cable car? Ma-aavail po ba namin ito kung sakaling hindi kami nag cable car?

we opted for bus kasi kung sa cable car, 3mins lang daw eh around 8000 won ata yung roundtrip! sa bus naman wala pang 1,000 won nabawas sa mga T-Money card namin. though you still have to walk uphill pagkababa mo ng bus station sa may Namsan pero I've heard pag nag-cable car eh maglalakad ka pa from subway station papuntang cable car terminal tapos pagkababa mo naman sa taas sa may Namsan, maglalakad or may aakyatin ka pa rin na malayo bago makarating sa may Tower.

kung magbubus kayo, Chungmuro station exit 2 lang, makikita mo na agad yung bus stop going to Namsan Tower.

[princess lorraine]

^^welcome back sis katniss! Nasa iti namin ang myeongdong gyoja and it looks yummy and affordable pa! Lalo akong naexcite kasi sa sunday na kami. Naku ang lamig parin pala! Good luck sa amin.  di kaya ng cardigan and scarf sis talang jacket ba dapat? Thanks sis! 

[u8mypinkcookies]

sis katniss, san yun Myeongdong Gyoja?

sana may mag-comment naman sa iti namin. thanks!

[katniss]

@princess: check the forecasted weather, not just the average ha but pati yung hourly kasi sa gabi at umaga talaga sobrang malamig. kapag around ganyan pa rin sa temp na naabutan namin, pasigurado na kayo ng panglayer nyo. imagine nung nagpunta kaming Namsan nasa 5 layers na ko! lol gininaw pa rin ako!! haha

@u8mypinkcookies: 2 branches in Myeongdong while 1 branch in Insadong. idk where the other branches are. yung nakainan namin sa Myeongdong, exit 8 lang turn left on the first street tapos derecho derecho lang hanggang makita yung Myeongdong Gyoja on your right.. lagpas pa sya sa Yoogane, Basic House, Foot Locker, Art Box, Holika, Clio, Etude (though madami branches to sa Myeongdong) basta just walk straight till you see Myeongdong Gyoja.

yung Insadong branch naman, from Anguk station walk ka lang dun sa Insadong street tapos basta keep on walking until you see on your right the resto. hth

re: ur iti, it's okay naman di masyado masikip...