Korea (Thread 10)

[maldita08]

mga sis I have a question. personally invited kami ng daughter ko to korea this May by my brother in law who is a Korean national. napadala na niya yung mga invitation letter and marriage history. problem is isang copy lang yung marriage history na binigay niya.. Ok lang ba yun? I have work naman here and may COE, ITR and bank cert both for me and my daughter. pwede ko kaya ipa photocopy na lang yung isang marriage history nila? sorry praning lang. this is my 2nd time to Korea but my daughters first.

[Eggpudding]

Share ko lang, naka pag book ako ng flight sa SoKor via Cebu Pac, nasa 6800K+ RT per head. Pwede na. XD Sakto sa travel date na gusto namin, March 2015

Nung una eto pinagdadasal ko, sana may piso fare. Ngayon namang nakapag pabook na kami, ang nasa isip ko naman ngayon eh yung visa, though complete naman kami sa reqs pero base kasi sa mga nabasa ko, yung iba complete reqs pero denied. Huhu! sana sila din mag waive na ng visa tulad ng Japan.

May isang concern lang ako, sa company kasi namin, dati under kami ng isang pinoy company (australian company kasi kami) then parang naging independent na yung company namin. Then yung kaka release lang na ITR namin, lumalabas na may previous at present employer ako. Parang nahati tuloy yung annual income ko na computation. Iba sa ITR sa COE ko. Masisilip kaya yun?

[diamondsinthesky]

^That won't be a problem sis. Ganyan exactly case ko. I started a new job just this last December and the ITR that I submitted was from my previous company. I only lasted there for a month so iyon lang ang coverage ng ITR. It didn't seem to be a big deal as I was granted a single-entry visa naman. Kahit iyong COE ko walang nakalagay na compensation pero hindi naman din big deal.

[Eggpudding]

^
Wow! Thanks much sis sa reply! kung alam mo lang na kahit papano, napagaan mo isipin ko. haha! By February 2015 pa naman kami mag aapply, naisip ko din, baka may new ITR nako nun. At sana maayos na. Pero mas ok din talaga kung aalisin na nila yung visa tulad sa Japan. haha!

Thanks ulit sa reply =)

[travelling_daisy]

Hello sisses!

We're set to return to SK in December. On our return to SK, I would like to visit Sanmotoonge (the Coffee Prince) in Buamdong. Hope someone can help me with the directions if coming from Myeongdong. Is taxi the best bet? My companions will not like hiking on a winter day. Also if we go there by taxi, pano yung pabalik? Madali lang din maghanap ng taxi pabalik? Hope you can help me on this.

Maraming salamat po.

[greyzie07]

Mga sis  pahelp naman po sa itinerary kung tama pagkakasunod sunod at kung ano pa pwede idagdag. Thanks in advance

April 29 tues day 1
7:25am arrival incheon

Myeongdong
Check in red guesthouse near namsan3
Cheonggyecheon stream
Dongdaenum

April 30 wed day 2
Nami
Petite france
Myeongdong

May 1 thursday day 3
Changdeokgung
Palace/secret garden ticket already reserved 1130
Lunch insadong
Gyeongbokgung
5pm to n seoul tower
Teddy bear museum
Locks of love

May 2 friday day 4
Coex
Coex aquarium?- worth po ba ito?

May 3 sat day 5
Dmz
Hongdae
Trick eye

May 4 sun day 6
Naedaemun
Ewha university
Express bus
Banpo bridge

May 5 monday day 7
Everland
Gangnam

May 6 tuesday day 8?
May 7 wednesday day 9
May 8 thursday day 10

Jeju sana kaso parang ayaw na tumuloy husband ko due to ferry accident.
If busan? How much kaya magagastos namin? :-)

May 9 friday day 11
myeongdong shopping or nandaemum
Flight back to manila 8:55pm

[fornarina]

^sis Ok naman i.t mo pero dun sa changdeokgung and gyeongbukgung medyo baka mapagod kayo in 1 day. Medyo hilly kasi si secret garden ng changdeokgung e if. If you have a chance to get tickets to their moonlight tours super worth it sis 2 seasons a yr lang kasi yon spring and autumn you can check interpark's website...kaya naman around 2 hours per palace. Since you are in insadong na i suggest to have a hanbok studio experience. Go guan is a good place pwede kayo dun magphoto op ni hubby mo. Ang alam ko dapat may reservation don. Suggest ko sis lunch sa 0410 sa insadong a little walk lang from7-11 and have 1+1 coffee from italy coffee sa may tabi lang din nun (i super miss tuloy their cafe lattes) 😊

You can do gyeongbukgung, samcheongdong and bukchon in 1 day since magkakalapit lang sila. I didn't have a chance to go on a rooftop cafe experience in samcheongdong but it's a must daw for couples there.

And yung ewha baka pwede mo na isama si hongdae since magkalapit lang sila. After dmz sis pwede mo dun ilipat yung Nseoul tower kasi mas maappreciate mo yung Nseoul at night 😉

[fornarina]

My friends and i are planning to go back this dec after christmas. How is christmas there? Is there a high chance of snow in seoul? In terms of luggage for winter wear how tedious ba? I wanna go but i'm not sure of 0 and below weather super lamigin talaga ako if ever can anyone suggest where to get really good thermals na manipis? TIA

On wifi usage naman on my last trip, i stuck to olleh prepaid wifi. It had intermittent signal if you are away from the city center but i didn't mind. It had super strong signal sa subways, myeongdong area ang gangnam naman.

Nag 27degrees daw kahapon sa seoul and this week has been pretty warm 23-24C average.

[greyzie07]

^ sis i checked yun moonlight april 12-13, may 14-15 lang schedule nya?
April 29-may 9 lang kme sis.. Sayang.. San date ko ba sya pwede idagdag if tatangalin ko sa day 3?

Sis nirevised ko based sa suggestion mo po ha, pakicheck :-)


April 29 tues day 1
7:25am  arrival incheon

Gyeongbukgung
Samcheongsong- roof top cafe
Bukchon
Cheonggyecheon stream
Dongdaenum

April 30 wed day 2
Nami
Petite france
Myeongdong

May 1 thursday day 3
Palace/secret garden ticket already reserved 1130
Lunch insadong- 0410
1+1 italy coffee
Hanbok studio
go guan by reservation

May 2 friday day 4
Coex small
Coex aquarium?- worth po ba ito?

Changdeokgung ?

May 3 sat day 5
Dmz
Trick eye
N seoul tower
Teddy bear museum
Locks of love


May 4 sun day 6
Naedaemun
Ewha university
Hongdae
Express bus
Banpo bridge

May 5 monday day 7
Everland
Gangnam

May 6 tuesday day 8?
May 7 wednesday day 9
May 8 thursday day 10

Jeju sana kaso parang ayaw na tumuloy husband ko due to ferry accident.
If busan? How much kaya magagastos namin? 😊

May 9 friday day 11
myeongdong shopping or nandaemum
Flight back to manila 8:55pm

[u8mypinkcookies]

^ medyo tiring ang dmz tour sis ha (sa experience namin haha, we took half day tour lang we were able to go back myeongdong around 2pm na). Hehe kaya suggest ko lang wag masyado full sked that day.

[greyzie07]

^sis ipapalit ko nalang sa may 2, day 4 yun coex yun n seoul tower, teaddy at love locks, nabssa ko kasi hindi masyado ok at sarado.

Re dmz sis, ok ba talaga o jsa nalang?

Sa nami sis rt ticket oo b bili nyo o oneway para makaalis agad?

Ty sis

[fornarina]

^sis isama mo narin sa hongdae si trickeye. For me dongdaemun should have a separate half day. Super laki ng buildings nila dun baka mapagod kayo sa day1. Pwede naman late afternoon na kayo sa day 1 tpos pa Nseoul tower at night. Yung secret garden inside changdeokgung naman yung access sis kaya kaya naman ipagsama. Tpos gangnam, express bus and banpo magkakalapit sila.
If may time kayo sis after bukchon nyo. Look for bukchon-ro tapos straight lang hanggang yulgok-ro. Sa corner nun sa left yung entrance #3 to anguk subway may super sarap na resto serving ramyun and bimbap. I think sya lang yung resto dun facing the main road e. If nakita mo na si dunkin donuts (while walking along bukchon-ro) yun na left ka na sa corner tpos parang mga 15 meters lang makikita mo na sa left yung resto.
 
There's a place near nami din ata jade garden in chuncheon. Looks like a lovely place din. Mag couple's outfit kayo sis ni hubby in most of your days para fun lang din sa pics hehe

We went around garusogil, apgjujeong and cheongdam in like 4 hours. So so lang for me or dahil maaga kami nagpunta? But there's this store along apgujeong na near galleria who sells unique cellphone cases. Yun lang binalikan namin dun. We didn't explore what's above gangnam subway. Meron pa ba doon?

For shopping i enjoyed dongdaemun more and express bus terminal. Sa ewha talaga feeling ko i missed something.

[greyzie07]

Got it sis! Edit ko ulet heheh

I have 3 free days okay ba busan?

Re wifi sis prepaid ok ba yun olleh, kasi ako lang gagamit, also ano nga po ulet yun sim na pangreply sa manila para mas mura? Mahal kasi roaming..

[fornarina]

^haven't been to busan sis.
Yung prepaid olleh you can buy sa mga 7-11s sa incheon meron na. Buy the 4 day access para lalabas mas cheaper than the daily one. Basta sis may times intermittent sya huh pero bumabalik din naman. Super lakas sa myeongdong area and subways so ok lang. You can buy the t-money card sa 7-11 narin sis.
May traditional wedding ceremonies daw sa insadong sis. Check mo sa twitter si @koreantravel. Alam ko upcoming din yung lantern festivals nila not sure lang when. Yung sa unhyeongung palace alam ko may special ceremonies dun na you can witness a royal wedding 🎎 walking distance lang din yan from insadong. Meron pakong irecommend sana na masarap yung bibimbap kaso nasa eskinita medyo mahirap hanapin 😊
Btw baka you wanna go to naksan fortress narin pag daan nyo ng dongdaemun kasi magkalapit na sila. Ganda dun at night tapos may art murals din sa paligid dun ang cute for photos. Magpagabi kayo sis sa hongdae ang cute at night, nice to walk around. I really like the vibe there

Yung cheongdam daw maappreciate ng mahilig sa kpop, me kasi i like actors and actresses lang e. Andun kasi lahat halos ng agencies ng kpop groups.

[greyzie07]

^ thanks sis!! Will check lahat ito.. :-)
Honestly wala ako alam sa mga kpop haha even actors at actress haaha.. Interested lang kami kasi maganda daw talaga, yun mga pauwe palang gusto na agad bumalik. :-)

Gusto ko din makita yun trad wedding nila, actually gusto namin ng husband ko yun ganun sa japan kaso hindi pala madali magpakasal dami papers na hihingin.. Heheh

[u8mypinkcookies]

@greyzie, maganda dmz. Surprisingly na-enjoy ko sya funny kasi tour guide din namin so di boring. Sayang di kami naka-jsa kasi kulang sa time. If may time ka naman, take the whole day tour na. Sa jsa daw kasi makikita yung magkaharap talaga ang NK and SK guards.

@fornarina: yup cheongdam. Dumaan rin kami dun kasi my sister likes. grabe sa labas ng building may fans na nagiintay talaga.

Di na kami naka-rent ng wifi eh, di na naasikaso kasi plan namin i-book before kami umalis ng Manila. Buti di kami nahirapan maghanap ng free wifi. Usually yung "iptime" nagagamit namin na free connection

[greyzie07]

^ sis san mga location ng iptime? hehe plan ko prepaid nalang bibilin kahit 4 days, observe ko muna kung may mga wifi sa area then tsaka nalang ako bibili ulet..sa pag text sa manila sis ano cheaper options? Thanks

[travelling_daisy]

Dear sisses,

Has anyone been to Jisan Ski Resort in Korea? May I ask for directions please? Also, how do you make reservations for the free shuttle to the resort. The reservation site is in Korean only.

Also, has anyone experienced skiing in Vivaldi and Jisan? Which one is better for kids?

Thanks.

[chiqmom]

hello mga sis. more or less, how much ang feasible budget for SK trip excluding the airfare? Thanks!

[Eggpudding]

^
Base sa backread ko sis, nasa 25-30K per head ang 4D3N with the usual iti na pupuntahan. Excluding airfare daw. Yan din yung mga accomodation na guest house. May iba naman nabasa ako kaya daw ng 20K. Mas mamahal pa kung may iba ka pang iti, or more days pa, or mas mahal ang accomodation mo. HTH!