Travel: Korea - General

[mathsparks]

insider:

Moom,


is Jeju worth visiting? can share more about this place please?

We covered the mysterious road (which is an interesting optical illusion where the road looks uphill but its actually downhill). Then there the all terrain vehicle which i was rather clumsy with but kids are a natural.

Also went to a small waterfall and dragon-head rock for some stunning scenery. Went for a sauna which was a replacement as the hiflyer balloon ride was cancelled due to the windy weather. I think that's abt it.

I guess it's worth visiting just to see the road, other attractions you can get it in any parts of the world. So, if you hate the hassle of flying, I HATE IT.....

[Iceberries]

guess will be like my hokkaido trip last yr… but dont remember we assemble so early. Usually we had breakfast the assemble at the lobby abt 7.30-8.


thanks for PM me… cos gotta get the little one wake up early for milk.

[titank]

Does most of the hotel provide free wifi internet access? Don't know should i bring a laptop a not.

[Way2GO]

mathsparks:

Can anyone advise why we're unable to connect to mobile network here in seoul. We've a N95 Nokia, Sony Ericson W595, HTC diamond all singtel. None of these can connect. It's so frustrating!

Korea uses a CDMA network. This is not compatible with GSM mobile phones we use in S'pore.
You may want to check out this site:[/url]http://www.justlanded.com/english/South-Korea/South-Korea-Guide/Telephone-Internet/Mobile-phones

[mathsparks]

hi way2go, insider,

thanks much. our phones and sim cards are all 3g ones. never encounter prob in other countries we visited except tokyo...cdma network too??

so anyidea is cdma phone dependent? as in only motorola phones or somethg? :?

i actually called singtel b4 leaving and they didnt remind me. And they didnt reply my email which i sent from seoul :rant: :frustrated:

[mathsparks]

hi insider,

we solve our plugs frustration by paying a deposit of 1k won at the hotel. Phew!!

Our guide said that there's shortage of guide during xmas season. will pm his email address to you.

I've got a brochure from seoul city tour; they do arrange private guides. email [email protected] http://www.seoulcitytour.net tel: 019-607-7451 (eng speaking)

You can try also http://www.mclubtravel.com

quite frustrating today; was drizzling so we skipped the ice-skating, then tried to book jump, which needed 1 day advance, and was also full for tomorrow. thenafter much walking and difficulty in getting to the ice-bar, we found it has been closed for a while. And to think that we had picked up the icebar brochure from the korea tourism office in church street. I'm so :rant:

Anyway, just to remind anyone else coming to seoul and looking for icebar, forget it!

So insider, I'm looking foward to the dragon hill spa tomorrow, plus ice skating. Wish me luck with looking for the place and the weather. :xedfingers:

[mathsparks]

insider:

mathsparks, maybe you should go to the wall and shoot a pix of that strange round hole powerpoint/plug to share with all (difficult to imagine actually about a 'sunken' rounded power point when what we have been using is a flat power point).

ok. will take a pic shortly. upload when i'm back, k? actually, hubby is nagging at me for not leaving the forum even when i'm away.

[mathsparks]

titank:

Does most of the hotel provide free wifi internet access? Don't know should i bring a laptop a not.

not sure abt free wifi access. but there're 3 pcs here on the 8th floor and 1 on the ground fl of hotel pj.

This hotel is fantastic, the best we stayed so far this trip! All for the price of SGD120. Comes with a single bed plus a double bed. Near the chungmoro station; shabby surroundings but the interior more than makes up for it. Comes with free shuttle bus to myeong dong, namdeamun etc. Will upload pics when back.

[ChiefKiasu]

mathsparks:

hi way2go, insider,

thanks much. our phones and sim cards are all 3g ones. never encounter prob in other countries we visited except tokyo...cdma network too??

so anyidea is cdma phone dependent? as in only motorola phones or somethg? :?

i actually called singtel b4 leaving and they didnt remind me. And they didnt reply my email which i sent from seoul :rant: :frustrated:

3G coverage is pretty much global now, but each operator in each country operates in different frequencies (or bands). The ability to use a specific band depends on the handset, so unless you have a quad band phone, there is a chance your phone may NOT work in a specific area where the operators use a band not supported by your phone.

Or it could be simply that you did not activate roaming for your post-paid mobile account before you left the country

[mathsparks]

hi chief. I did call singtel before leaving. there’s no need to activate for auto-roaming; only need to activate for pay-as-you-roam.


perhaps a thread for roaming and adaptors?