Korea (Thread 11)

[bigdadis_girl]

^ay naku sis! for sure yan sobrang maiinlove ka sa autumn.  when every leaf becomes a flower sabi nga nila.  Sobrang ganda ng kulay nakakaiyak sa ganda. 
Try to visit land of the morning calm garden super ganda doon.

[summer888]

sis @katniss we also have a ME visa. Nag submit ka pa ba ng mandatory medical exam for tuberculosis even if my existing visa ka na? Also, paano ba yung effectivity ng visa? For example if visa is until dec. 15, 2017 kailangan ba nakaalis and balik ka na before that date or basta kailangan makaalis ka on or before dec. 15 then kunyari balik ka on the 25th of dec na? thanks.

[fenrir7]

I was in South Korea with my family from April 6-10. Ang sarap ng climate nila. Malamig pa din. Minsan umiinit but it never reached 20C during our stay. Pinakamalamig na siguro was during night time sa Everland. Sobrang lamig!!!

Sa Nami Island ang sarap maglakad lakad with all the Cherry blossoms. Gaganda ng pictures namin. Panay kanchaw ng friends namin ni bf na mukhang pre-nup yung pics.

N Seoul Tower naman malamig din pero not that much. Malas kasi ginabi na kami and foggy nung Saturday kaya wala nang makita masiyado.

Bitin na bitin pa kami. Will surely go back soon.

[pret_ty68]

^
Anong date kayo sis pumunta nang nami island? Pumunta kasi kami sa nami April 5 wala pa kaming nakita na cherry blossoms puro tuyong dahon pa.

[neneng_bee]

Excite na much ako especially ang mga kids ko. Next week ang alis namin sana may maabutan pa ako na cherry blossom kung di man paladin tulips nalang sa Everland. 

[fenrir7]

^^hi sis. Thursday April 7 kami nag Nami Island. You missed it by a few days lang. Sayang. hehe

Madami pa din trees na walang bloom pero meron isang hilera na ang ganda tingnan parang raining yung effect ng cherry blossoms.

Madami din cherry blossoms on the way to Everland (right outside everland, super ganda) and yung way up to N Seoul Tower (if taking a bus or walking paakyat, ang romantic)

Yeouido Park din ang dami sobra bloom nung April 6.

[katniss]

Nope hindi ako nag-submit. Nakalagay yun sa website ng embassy kung sino lang dapat magpapasa eh. Nalimutan ko na.

I am not sure on your second question... ang alam ko lang dapat makaalis ka before December 15. Hindi ko alam kung dapat makabalik ka na rin after December 15. Let's us our other sisses here.

[fenrir7]

^ sa visa, Final Entry Date naman nakalagay. So if example December 15, 2016 ang final entry date, that means you can stay in Korea from December 15, 2016 until 59 days.

[byutijunkie]

May iko-confirm lang ako girls.  I'll be in NY this October and via Korean Airlines kami.  I can stay in Korea within 72 hours naman di ba without visa, right?  Our route will be: MLA-Incheon-JFK, JFK-Incheon- MLA.  Plan is to stay in Korea before going back to Manila.  This is allowed right?  Has anyone done this?  TIA!

[esor]

^sis byutijunkie

Transit tourists bound for another country
Applicable to…Persons holding a visa (re-entry permit, permanent residency, etc.) to enter the U.S. (including Guam), Japan, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand (hereinafter referred to as "the five advanced countries")
1) who transit through Korea to go to one of the five advanced countries.
2) who stay in one of the five advanced countries and take a direct flight from the country to Korea to go to a country of origin or a third country.
If you are a U.S. visa holder who transit through Korea and Saipan to reach the U.S. as the final destination, you are permitted to enter Korea without a visa. (However, if you depart from the U.S. and enter Korea via Saipan, you are not granted no-visa entry to Korea.)
Requirements
Must have a confirmed onward flight ticket for departure within 30 days after entering Korea, in addition to having no record of criminal offence in the five countries mentioned above.

[pret_ty68]

^^hi sis. Thursday April 7 kami nag Nami Island. You missed it by a few days lang. Sayang. hehe

Madami pa din trees na walang bloom pero meron isang hilera na ang ganda tingnan parang raining yung effect ng cherry blossoms.

Madami din cherry blossoms on the way to Everland (right outside everland, super ganda) and yung way up to N Seoul Tower (if taking a bus or walking paakyat, ang romantic)

Yeouido Park din ang dami sobra bloom nung April 6.

Sayang nga. Baka meron na rin nung April 5 hindi lang namin nadaanan. Kasi kung April 7 bloom na sya malamang April 5 nagstart na rin mag bloom.

[sevangelista]

Paano kayo nagbook ng DMZ Tour nyo? Thanks!

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ Travel agency. We got ours through http://www.panmunjomtour.com/ pero madami din other agencies.

[manlavs]

hello! may snow na ba pag sa 1st week of december?

[neneng_bee]

Maraming salamat sa forum at mga tips dito, nairaos namin ang 6D5N trip naming mag-iina. Siguradong babalik-balikan ko ang Korea dahil sa sobrang ganda ng lugar ang mababait na tao doon.

Tips:
>Super lamig sa umaga ang gabi ngayon doon ang tanghali parang baguio lang ang lamig.

>Kayang puntahan ang Nami Island, Petite France at Garden of the Morning Calm in 1 day. Unahin lang ang Garden of the Morning Calm. Baba lang kayo sa Cheongpyeong Station doon na kayo sumakay ng City Bus nila. Adult fare 6,000 won at Teen at Child 4,000 sabihin lang sa driver na teen at child para mabigay ang tamang ticket sa kanila ( keep the ticket kasi everytime na sasakay kayo doon pakita nyo lang ang ticket nyo. After Garden of the Morning Calm, Petite France ang isunod nyo then Nami Island.

>For me the best guesthouse is Residence EO doon ako nagbooked. Super bait nila at ang ganda ng location tapat sila sa Mini Stop at dadaan nyo ang mga restaurant kompara sa isang side na nandoon ang Namsam Guesthouse, 24 Guesthouse.

>Mas mura mamili sa Ewha kaysa Namdaemun Market ng bags at cosmetics.

[katniss]

^True that. Mas mura pa rin sa Ewha compared sa Dongdaemun! Akala ko cheapest na sa Dongdaemun but yung worth KRW 10,000 blouses sa Ewha, eh halagang 15, 000 sa Dongdaemun (Hello APM Mall). IDK tho kung meron pang ibang mall dun sa Dongdaemun na mas mura. We tried going dun sa Pyeonghwa mall ba yun pero sarado sila ng past 10 na ><. Or maybe because it was a Saturday na closed sila till Sunday?

[stormy]

^saan ito sa EWHA? Yun mga nasa daan? Ang dami nga magaganda pati hair clips na kakaiba. Ako naman hindi namumurahan sadyang kuripot lang yata ako.

[neneng_bee]

^^ Ang sarap mamili doon kung alam ko lang sana namili na ako ng maraming bags.  Nataon naman na nag 50% ang Tony Moly sa Namdaemun Market noong Saturday naku sinamatala ko ang pamimili ng beauty products nila at cosmetics. 

[katniss]

^^yup yung sidestreets from the main road pagkababa ng subway. hehe mura sya compared dito satin, doble presyo tapos fashionable pa yung andun.

^ yup grabe yung 10,000 won bags mula 2012 10,000 parin sya. haha! mahal yun dito satin sa mga IG sellers eh.

[sevangelista]

^sis katniss, ano hitsura nung mga bags nila sa korea? Iniisip ko kasi kung ano ok na pasalubong from Korea aside from face masks, socks, and gim.