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 Seoul, South Korea travel tales
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| P Yeung |
21 March 2005 |
Stayed at Seoul Prince Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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The tour at Changdukgong and Piwoen is excellent. I also enjoyed the tour to Jogesa and Bongeunsa Temples and a relax tea session in a traditional tea house. The half-day out of town excursion to the Korean Folk Village
proved to be a rewarding contrast to the city
life.
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| D Dolfi |
16 March 2005 |
Stayed at Coatel Chereville - Seoul, South Korea.
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Korean restaurant in the hotel is very good but a little expensive. Fridays, Outback and Bennigans are close within a few blocks of the hotel if you need a flavor of the US.
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| J Witt |
09 March 2005 |
Stayed at Olympia, Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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The new Incheon airport is very easy to get around. The KAL limosine bus is 12,00 won but the airport shuttle is only 7,00 won. KAL has better seats. Itaewon can be a good place to get suits made. I have had many made there. Myeong Dong is a very good place for ties. It is connected to the Lotte hotel/department tour.
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| A Finkel |
09 March 2005 |
Stayed at Queen Incheon Airport, Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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This is my 7th trip to Korea. Unfortunately, I'm working, sleeping and eating mostly on US military compounds, so I don't get around much.
The Queen hotel where I stayed this trip is in Incheon approx a 10 minute ride from the airport. Nice place in the city, but I was only there overnight prior to another flight to my final destination.
The Seoul Hilton is an awesome 5 star hotel with an incredible buffet. Nice pool and gym on the 2nd floor.
In Seoul the Korean War Museum outside of Yongsan Army base (near Itaewon) is a great place to spend a day or two if you're into history. A DMZ tour and the tunnel trip is a must. Can book through the USO (just off Yongsan Army base).
My favorite bar in Itaewon is Gecko's. Good mix of people from around the world. Good food, nice atmosphere, and pool tables. Nashville, another bar just down the street is okay also. Chinhae is the place to be at the end of March for the Cherry Blossom Festival. Beautiful port town (home of the S. Korean Navy). There's Cherry trees everywhere, and if the weather hits right the entire town is just gorgeous.
Hope this helps.
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| J Stevens |
05 March 2005 |
Stayed at Hamilton Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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The War Memorial, DMZ and Namdaemun Market were all really interesting. We enjoyed going to the palace as well. It was an experience to take the local bus. Watching traffic was a great pastime!
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| L Chung |
19 February 2005 |
Stayed at Uljiro Co-Op Residence - Seoul, South Korea.
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I recommend that if you are 4 travellers, it is better to take a cab to some popular destination such as Myuedong, Insadong, Itaewon and others. It cost about 3,000 - 4000 won from co-op Residence hotel. If you take subway the ticket is a minimum of 900 won per person. It is also better to take a white cab because it's cheaper starting from 1,600 won however, you have to well prepared to write the destination in Korean words for the cab driver to read because they only understand Korean language. You can get the assistance from the hotel's staff because they are very helpful.
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| I Albers |
14 February 2005 |
Stayed at Fraser Suites Serviced Residences - Seoul, South Korea.
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Sanchon Restaurant (approx 5 minutes walk) from hotel for superb, authentic, vegetarian Korean cuisine.
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| W Sae-tan |
14 February 2005 |
Stayed at Uljiro Co-Op Residence - Seoul, South Korea.
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Cheongbokgung and Insadong are must-see for tourists. I loved the traditional percussion performance at Korea House ($29), but I hear that the modern Nanta show ($60) is excellent as well. I also loved the Noranjin Fish Market, we bought a dozen oysters for $3 and brought it into the restaurant to eat right there. Lots of fun.
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| C Lu |
29 January 2005 |
Stayed at Uljiro Co-Op Residence - Seoul, South Korea.
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Subway is the best mode of transportation, beat the crowd and cheap. Silver or white taxis are cheaper than the black taxis however unfortunately you always see the black ones near your hotel, so go down main streets to flag the white cabs. Do get hotel receptions to write down your destination/hotels in Korean as most drivers don't understand English, make sure that they on the meters. Do try out the sweet potato ice cream or sweet potato cakes in cafes. There are lots of nice and cozy boutique cafes in Myeong-dong and a good and nicely furnished Italian restaurant below Dunkin Donuts. Items at Major dept stores in downtown Seoul are much more expensive than stalls in Namdaemun and Dongdaemun, however usually these are cash payments only. Alternatively you can try the carrefour dept store at the Seoul world cup stadium at Line 6 world cup station. Items at incheon are much more expensive so be sure to get them at Seoul. Best gifts to buy Kimchi and wallets
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| L Lim |
16 January 2005 |
Stayed at Uljiro Co-Op Residence - Seoul, South Korea.
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We took subway from Dongdaemun stadium station to most areas like Insadong, Itaewon, Namdaemun, COEX. Very easy. Taxis also readily available outside the hotel. Winter temperatures bitterly cold, do not recommend going unless you enjoy subzero temperatures at the outdoor markets, go in summer it will be more relaxing. We had to scurry indoors and plan excursions because it was just way too cold for comfort. Most people only spoke little english, make sure you have hotel names and destinations written down for taxi driver, ditto on food names or bring a phrasebook otherwise you will not be able to order at restaurants without picture menus. Lonely planet is useful.
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