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 Seoul, South Korea travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in Seoul, South Korea.
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| M Cooper |
30 September 2004 |
Stayed at Best Western Hotel Dongdaemun - Seoul, South Korea.
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I wandered around Dongdaemun Market area and was basically lost for 2 hours. I never did find the "tourist information" booth that the sign pointed to. I saw only one other Westerner in a span of 2 to 3 hours in this "Special Tourist Zone", and found very few people who could speak English at all, but most store proprietors tried their best to be helpful. The Korean Exchange Bank, which is on the corner of the market building near the hotel, is a good place to exchange currency.
On the advice of the hotel, I took the subway three or four stops west to Jonggak and walked another block or two to the Kyobo Book Center, a most wonderful bookstore. It has a large foreign book section and a helpful staff who spoke good English. This was the best "find" during my day in Seoul. This was the only area outside the hotel lobby or airport where I began to see a few other foreigners. There are a few good, reasonably-priced restaurants here as well.
Although I found the system map utterly baffling, the Seoul subway system is actually very easy to navigate, once you know your destination and which line to take.
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| E Huang |
06 August 2004 |
Stayed at Centro, Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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Shinsegae is the biggest department centre near to Hotel Centro. There is an underground shopping just next to Shinsegae.
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| D Denney |
02 August 2004 |
Stayed at Sejong Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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Seoul is a well-organized, clean and safe city—a pleasure to visit though rather expensive after living in India. Spoken English is not its strong suit, but many signs are written both in Korean and English. We found the people not overtly friendly but extraordinarily helpful when we appeared to be lost or confused—they seemed to come out of the woodwork to set us on the right path or provide information as best they could.
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| M Vo |
26 July 2004 |
Stayed at Crown Insadong, Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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Insaedong is a great place for shopping and experiencing South Korean culture.
The King palaces are also a must see. The DMZ is an interesting place to visit especially to reflect on the Korea's present situation between the North and the South and more interesting if your country was divided before as mine was.
Very nice and pleasant people.
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| R Jermakian |
25 July 2004 |
Stayed at Crown Insadong, Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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Insa-dong is one of the most artsy and historically important areas of Seoul. Their are numerous galleries, artisans and traditional Korean tea shops and food venders. The Sanchon, a famous vegetarian restaurant run by a former Buddhist monk, features a tradional Korean dance show in the evenings.
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| P Ada |
15 July 2004 |
Stayed at Fraser Suites Serviced Residences - Seoul, South Korea.
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Seoul is a city with a lot to offer. I like its diversity. One of the areas I like to shop at is Nandaemun for great deals on clothing and accessories. There are many good restaurants, especially if you like Korean food. There are also a lot of American chain restaurants in downtown Seoul. Lotte World is a great place to visit with children--Korea's version of Disneyland.
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| R Westra |
06 June 2004 |
Stayed at Hamilton Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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There is an excellent Thai Resturant - Pattaya - located just a few steps from the hotel, for those just getting used to Korean food but familiar with East Asia's more well travelled destinations' cuisine. And across the road is the famous upscale foreigners hang outs - Gecko's and the Seoul Pub. And of course, shopping abounds in Itaewon! This makes the Hamilton an ideal place for a first visit to Seoul.
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| A Hakari |
04 June 2004 |
Stayed at Crown Insadong, Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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I went to watch NANTA (musical) as recommended by some friend. However the show was not interesting and I found it very expensive (50,000 Korean Won for VIP seat). If one really wants to go, I advise to buy cheaper seat (A or B class) ticket, the hall was quite small yet half empty.
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| W Yio |
16 May 2004 |
Stayed at Lees Seoul, Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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Shopping malls around Dongdaemum and the street stalls are closed at 5am.
The food stalls near Dongdaemum are quite good.
Metro network has a very good coverage.
Namsam park is not worth going.
Gangnam area and Myeong dong is a good shopping area too.
Currency can be exchanged freely at almost every bank.
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| S Lehky |
07 May 2004 |
Stayed at Uljiro Co-Op Residence - Seoul, South Korea.
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I'd been in Seoul before, so I didn't do much touring. This visit was more work oriented. I did walk in the area around Dongdaemun near the hotel to familiarize myself more with that neighborhood, and took a quick trip on the subway to south of the Han river, to take a look at some of the newer residential areas. It's easy to get anywhere on the subway and I didn't bother with taxis.
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