Travel: Korea - General

[xavierine_angel]

I’m going f&e from 22 - 29 dec & celebrating xmas in seoul… staying in a new hotel near jongno 3sam-ga station which has 3 train lines. I intend to cover the following areas:


- Everland
- Seoulland, Seoul Zoo & Seoul Grand Park
- Supia Park Ttukseom Resort (For Winter Snow Sledding Experience)
- Seoul Animation Center
- N Seoul Tower & Teddy Bear Museum
- War Memorial of Korea
- Namdaemun
- Dongdaemun & Dongdaemun Stationery & Toys Street
- Hello Kitty Cafe
- Trickeye Museum, Hongdae
- Kidzania (Kids Job Adventure, have sent several emails to them to book but yet to receive any reply)
- Lotte World (if Kidzania is confirmed)
- Aiins World

Going with a 7 yr-old n hubby… Been to Seoul once for a shopping trip with a colleague. For cheap & trendy shopping, go to Ewha Women’s University Shopping St or Dongdaemun Migliore / Maxtyle. I managed to buy many dresses made in Korea at Ewha for KRW10,000 each though I tink I wil have a headache if I plan to buy for my boy…

[dasalo]

verykiasumummy:

mummychia:

There are 2 types of airport limousine, depending on your hotel location. Normal limousine is KRW10,000 and KAL limousine is KRW15,000

oh mummychia, i had the impression the train is cheaper.. how come the limousine is just krw10,000??

When we say airport limousine, we mean AIRPORT BUS.

[xavierine_angel]

Eh I suggest not to take the AREX… My airport transfer from Seoul Station to Incheon Airport was via the AREX. And at the AREX Incheon International Airport station, I had to lug my 25kg luggage + 10kg handcarry up the so called Travelators which was so damn long, steep & slow and they could not hold my luggage still at all!!! If I let go of my luggage, it would all have fell all the way down and hit someone!!! Imagine if you bring along a kid, are u going to hold on to ur dear luggage or dear kid? I’m not sure if they was a lift as I didn’t see one. The walk from the AREX station to the airport became long n tiring. The airport limousine bus / taxi will stop directly outside the airport so pls take the airport limousine bus instead…

[verykiasumummy]

dasalo:

verykiasumummy:

[quote=\"mummychia\"]There are 2 types of airport limousine, depending on your hotel location. Normal limousine is KRW10,000 and KAL limousine is KRW15,000

oh mummychia, i had the impression the train is cheaper.. how come the limousine is just krw10,000??

When we say airport limousine, we mean AIRPORT BUS.[/quote]oh... so bus is direct and cheaper... i didnt know about it...

[verykiasumummy]

thks dasalo, just told my dh… we would have thought limousine to be some airport cars or mini bus… stupid me…

[verykiasumummy]

xavierine_angel:

Eh I suggest not to take the AREX.. My airport transfer from Seoul Station to Incheon Airport was via the AREX. And at the AREX Incheon International Airport station, I had to lug my 25kg luggage + 10kg handcarry up the so called Travelators which was so damn long, steep & slow and they could not hold my luggage still at all!!! If I let go of my luggage, it would all have fell all the way down and hit someone!!! Imagine if you bring along a kid, are u going to hold on to ur dear luggage or dear kid? I'm not sure if they was a lift as I didn't see one. The walk from the AREX station to the airport became long n tiring. The airport limousine bus / taxi will stop directly outside the airport so pls take the airport limousine bus instead..

is arex the train??

[mummychia]

verykiasumummy:

thks dasalo, just told my dh... we would have thought limousine to be some airport cars or mini bus... stupid me....

dasalo
thanks for your clarification on the airport limousine.

verykiasumummy
pai seh, :slapshead: its my mistake that i didnt state properly that the airport limousine actually meant airport bus in korea.

[mummychia]

verykiasumummy:

xavierine_angel:

Eh I suggest not to take the AREX.. My airport transfer from Seoul Station to Incheon Airport was via the AREX. And at the AREX Incheon International Airport station, I had to lug my 25kg luggage + 10kg handcarry up the so called Travelators which was so damn long, steep & slow and they could not hold my luggage still at all!!! If I let go of my luggage, it would all have fell all the way down and hit someone!!! Imagine if you bring along a kid, are u going to hold on to ur dear luggage or dear kid? I'm not sure if they was a lift as I didn't see one. The walk from the AREX station to the airport became long n tiring. The airport limousine bus / taxi will stop directly outside the airport so pls take the airport limousine bus instead..

is arex the train??

verykiasumummy
the arex is the express subway that runs direct from incheon airport to seoul station.

[verykiasumummy]

mummychia:

verykiasumummy:

[quote=\"xavierine_angel\"]Eh I suggest not to take the AREX.. My airport transfer from Seoul Station to Incheon Airport was via the AREX. And at the AREX Incheon International Airport station, I had to lug my 25kg luggage + 10kg handcarry up the so called Travelators which was so damn long, steep & slow and they could not hold my luggage still at all!!! If I let go of my luggage, it would all have fell all the way down and hit someone!!! Imagine if you bring along a kid, are u going to hold on to ur dear luggage or dear kid? I'm not sure if they was a lift as I didn't see one. The walk from the AREX station to the airport became long n tiring. The airport limousine bus / taxi will stop directly outside the airport so pls take the airport limousine bus instead..

is arex the train??

verykiasumummy
the arex is the express subway that runs direct from incheon airport to seoul station.[/quote]express subway is the train right?? that's what my dh calls it.. i think if we can find the bus, we will take it, if not will take taxi liao... first time there, dun really expect to save anything on transport..... if get lost will be worst...

[mummychia]

verykiasumummy

Yes its like our mrt train. The other 2 trains in Korea are KTX & ITX, which is like a bullet train for travel inter-city.
I’m sure u can find the KAL limousine bus, just approach their information counter for help if in need.