Korea (Thread 13)

[ohcmon]

^ Sis halos same lang ang palitan sa BDO at Myeongdong when we went 2 weeks ago.

[7galleons]

Huwag ka mag-papapalit sa airport. Magpareserve ka na lang at Czarina's or Sanry's. I think dapat 3 days in advance.

Anyway, I got home yesterday from my Seoul trip. Grabe ang ganda ng Seoul kapag Autumn!! Wala siya sa bucketlist ko pero grabe no hype ang ganda talaga. Sabay pala kami ni Anne Curtis and Erwan. hehe.

You guys should try to hike din! I booked a tour to Daedunsan Mountain via Trazy. Grabe ang ganda sa taas! 59USD lang kasama na transpo, guide and entrance. They only offer it during autumn though.

[katniss]

@chacha

never exchange sa airport. lugi ka. kung talagang kailangan mo ng won, yung enough lang to get you to downtown before you exchange sa downtown.

if you have PhP with you, you can exchange sa Myeongdong. yung sa tapat ng Chinese embassy daw dun yung best rates but anywhere in Myeongdong will do.

if you want to exchange your won here, better sa Mabini street sa Malate pero ngayon sobrang taas ng palitan kasi wala raw masyadong stock ng won ngayon so as of now, pinakaokay sa Korea na mismo magpapalit.

[Madness]

Mga sis, if i exchange my money in myeongdong nasilip niyo ba ang rates if magkano?

Excited for my upcoming trip.

[chacha.12]

thanks mga sis and sis @ohcmon! nagpapareserve na kami ng friend ko ng 10k php sa bdo okay na muna siguro un. sana hindi malayo diff sa myeongdong rates.

[ohcmon]

^^ Sis when I went 2 weeks ago, P47.619 ang 1,000 won in Myeongdong.

[esor]

^Question mga sis, via Cebu Pac na 10:40pm ang arrival, naabutan nyo pa yung airport express (AREX)?

[ohcmon]

^ Sis, 11:40 PM ang schedule ng last train. Kung mabilis kayo baka abutan niyo. If not, bus na lang.

[esor]

^thanks sis, naghahanap na nga ako ng cheap guesthouse near Incheon airport   

excited ako pero , wala pa akong hotel, itinerary 
bahala na 

[7galleons]

^Question mga sis, via Cebu Pac na 10:40pm ang arrival, naabutan nyo pa yung airport express (AREX)?

Alanganin kayo lalo na kung maraming flights na dumating ng time na yan. Ang haba ng pila sa immigration. Sana makapag-arex kayo. Way cheaper than the limousine bus. Mas sulit kung di naman ganon kadami nyong dalang luggages.

[gil12]

Totoo ba yung lumabas na balita na visa free raw sa South Korea until April 2018 dahil Winter Olympics?

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/pinoyabroad/632501/south-korea-to-allow-visa-free-entry-for-pinoy-tourists-for-2018-winter-olympics/story/

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/search1/2603000000.html?cid=AEN20171103007152320

Kaya lang parang may catch, kailangan daw dumaan sa YangYang airport. Parang wala naman airline from Manila papunta dun sa airport na yun. Tagal down/under Maintenance Girltalk, check ko kasi kung totoo news na yan. Read in another website, they called Korean Embassy, wala pa raw nilalabas na ganyan news sa kanila.

[ataypool]

Question re PAL flights to Seoul. Lagi bang walang flights on sale sa website at least 6 months before the flight? Planning to go on April, laging may error or ayaw lumabas.

[Memamimu]

How many days is ideal to tour Korea? Skip theme parks.

[7galleons]

We spent 6 days in SK. Please see IT below:

Day 1 - Nami Island + Petite France + Garden of Morning Calm
Day 2 - Gwanghwamun Square + Gyeongbokgung Palace + Changdeokgung Palace + Secret Garden + Bukchon Hanok Village + Samcheong-dong + Cheonggycheon Stream
Day 3 - Insadong + Haneul Park + Hongdae
Day 4 - Namsangol Hanok Village + Ewha University + Seoul Forest + Dongdaemun Design Plaza
Day 5 - Daedunsan Mountain + Myeongdong
Day 6 - Deoksugung Palace + N Seoul Tower + Myeongdong

[Madness]

For your 1st day, did you DIY the Nami, Petit France and GMC?

[barbillie]

Subscribing! Planning to go there next Feb.

Wala pa kami plane tickets kasi unahin namin mag-apply ng visa. We?re collecting the requirements na. Planning to apply ng first week of dec.

[luscious_peach]

Huhu after rebooking our April 2017 flight to November 2017, we opted not to push through with our Seoul trip due to very expensive one-way airfare from Incheon to Manila.

Lesson learned: Book roundtrip tickets next time para mas makamura. Seoul, mararating din kita...

[byutijunkie]

Who's in Seoul now?  Totoo ba na may snow na? We'll be there next week and I don't know what kind of shoes I need to bring for snow. 

[luvko23]

Planning our trip for first week of April 2018. Saan po area ang pinakamagandang cherry blossom?

[katniss]

^^nag first snow fall na yesterday according to IG posts and FB pages of Visit Seoul and Visit Korea!

^Yeouido Park for sure! Try also Seokchon Lake.