Korea (Thread 9)

[u8mypinkcookies]

^^ yes, sa lotte duty free ako bumili before.

[fornarina]

Omg naloka ako, i was reading blogs about JSA and panmunjeon

"we were instructed not to make any gestures (ex: pointing, waving, etc) towards the North Korean guards. This was for the same reason – those who are shown waiving risk being depicted as “someone wanting to defect to the North” by the DRPK’s propaganda artists

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ yes, strict sa JSA mismo. Controlled yung visit sa JSA. It adds to the excitement of the visit, hehe.. baka daw kasi ma-misconstrue ng NK yung gestures and actions kaya they want to be careful. You'd actually see NK guards checking out the tourists using binoculars. Me instructions din to wear proper clothes (no torn shirts/jeans, no shorts, slippers, etc). And no shirts with country flags and other controversial symbols printed.

[fornarina]

^my friend wants to do the dmz+panmunjom tour, me naman ok nako sa JSA lang e. Parang freaky yung bridge of no return, tatawirin ba to? Or visit lang? What diff nya sa freedom bridge sis?

[fornarina]

^Jeongdok Public Library located in Bukchon area. Lesser crowd than that of Yeouido Cherry Blossom Tunnel - dito kasi mas marami pa ang tao kesa sa cherry blossom trees. lol

Sis would you recommend dito nalang pumunta than Yeouido? And also stay away from the festival pag weekend diba? Apr12-20 daw yung festival, ok na kaya to visit on the 16th? 😃

[bagaholic_chewy]

^^ no sis, sa pagkakaalala ko, bungad lang ng bridge of no return ang pupuntahan. Nasa loob kasi ng JSA to, so controlled area pa din, you can't really wander around, and there's a specified (short) time lang that guests can stay in one place..

Freedom bridge naman is I think yung nasa Imjingak. Nice yun, me mga ribbons na nakatali sa "gates", supposedly messages of peace or something. Short lang yung open to public. You won't really cross the entire bridge kasi pa-NK na yun, hehe..

We got the whole day combined tour (3rd tunnel and dmz museum, imjingak, dora observatory, dorasan station, JSA) para sulit din ang byahe from Seoul. Parang 8am-5pm yun, kasama na travel time to&from Seoul. If kulang sa time, half-day tour is ok na din naman IMO, basta me kasama na JSA.

[Eggpudding]

Planning our honeymoon next year sa sokor!! Btw pala kakatapos ko lang mag backread fr thread 5!

Sana lang maapprove kami ng visa ni h2b! First time namin both out of the country travel eh. Isa yun sa mga inaalala ko. And baka mag matter ang laman ng bank XD pero sa itr and coe ok naman kami. Nasa 3x,xxx+ naman both salaries namin. Plan ko din isama yung contract to buy and sell ng condo namin. Tinatanggap ba yun or yung mismong title ng condo ang kinukuha? Mostly naman photocopy lang diba? Ano lang ba ang need na orig ang ipapasa?

Hayy. Sana lang maapprovean ng visa! Para di masayang ang ticket. Lagi na din ako nakatutok sa Air Asia and Cebu Pac for piso fares!

[jazzlawyer]

May nakatry na mag rent ng wifi don? and in case may idea kayo pano or how much?

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ kami sis, we rented olleh wifi egg thru our host (we rented an apartment). Mura lang $5/day.

[jazzlawyer]

^ a ok sis may nakita kasi ako .. yung egg wifi... kelangan ata iprebook yung pag rent... gusto ko sanap pwede iavail nalang siyap ag dating namin don. 

[fornarina]

Ok thanks sis bagaholic_chewy 😊

I found a good deal for JSA+DMZ tour! $80 for both.... Other sites offer 120-130,000won for both e
www.koridoor.co.kr

[fornarina]

^^sis yan ba yung $8/day from airport?

[Eggpudding]

Gusto ko sana mag try kumuha ng visa, ala mock up lang? ok lang kaya yun? or baka naman masilip yun if ever na ma approve eh hindi ko naman ginamit?

thanks sa mga sasagot! =D

[esor]

^sis okay lang kahit di mo magamit, may friend ako di naman nya nagamit yung visa nya.

Excited pa din ako pumunta ng Seoul kahit pang 4th time ko na
sana makapag Jeju na kami, hindi pa ko nakakapurchase ng tickets
at medyo pricey na din.

[jazzlawyer]

^^sis yan ba yung $8/day from airport?

yup sis here yung site

http://pocketwifikorea.com/

[gorgeousmama]

Grabbed ko na din kahit  pricey rt tiket ko, PUSH ko na talaga toh , hahaha
Me suggestion yung doc friend ko who recently went to korea
Dun daw ako mag book sa mga typical korean house

Will see !!  Kuha ko ng tips sa gf ng son ko na koean & ke nebor 

[janesjane]

Mga sis, alin ba dito yung closed pag monday and tuesday? San pala kami pwedi magshopping?
 
Day 1 (Sunday)
Arrival 8:05PM at Incheon airport

Day 2 (Monday)
Cheonggyecheon Stream
Gwanghamun Square
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Bukchon Hanok
Insadong
Namsangol Hanok
N Tower, Namsan Park
Love Locks

Day 3 (Tuesday)
Nami Island
Petite France
Banpo Bridge

Day 4 (Wednesday)
Everland

Day 5 (Thursday)
ehwa University
Yeouido Park
Hongdae
Trick Eye Museum

thank you

[little_princess]

what's a good hotel with a spacious room (triple accommodation) right smack in the shopping district?

[unwantedP]

we decided to extend our visit to korea, april 8 - 17 na para hindi amazing race and may 8 hours sleep naman sa ibang days.

DAY 1. ETA Busan 8pm. Gwangalli Beach/Gwangan bridge
DAY 2. Jinhae Cherry Blossom Festival
DAY 3. Jeju Island
DAY 4. Jeju Island, 10:30 PM - ETA Gimpo
DAY 5. 09:00 - 00:00
1. Gyeongbokgung Palace
2. Ewha Women's University Shopping
3. Dongdaemun Shopping

DAY 6. 09:00 - 22:30
1. Everland
2. Cheonggyecheon Stream
3. N Seoul Tower, Love Locks

DAY 7. 08:00 - 23:00
1. Bukchon Hanok Village
2. Paju Premium Outlet OR Lotte Premium Outlet (Paju Branch) - will decide pa between the two

Draft pa yun Day 8 -10.

DAY 8.
1. Nami Island
2. DMZ Tour
3. Dongdaemun Shopping/Naksan Seonggwak Fortress walls

DAY 9.
1. Gangnam area - Gangnam Underground Shopping + Gangnam Station Shopping
2. Myeongdong Shopping
3. Dongdaemun Shopping/Naksan Seonggwak Fortress walls

DAY 10.
Yeouido Cherry Blossom
Lotte Department Store ?

7-9PM, Incheon Airport


Sino pala nakaabot na sa Banpo Bridge Fountain show? Dapat ba mag Han River Cruise for that?

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ sis, baka malabo in one day (Day ang Nami and DMZ kasi parehong outside Seould. Kahit half-day DMZ tour e nakakabalk yata ng Seoul 2pm na.. then travel to Nami pa. Parang alanganin sa tingin ko..

For Day 6, masarap maglakad along the stream ng late-night, madami nakatambay tsaka minsan me mga musicians. So pwedeng last activity na yung stream for that day.