Travel: Korea - General

[dasalo]

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??

I think I very \"suaku\". I've never heard of all the above. I only know the airport bus. :oops:

[verykiasumummy]

dasalo:

verykiasumummy:

not too early to pack now... bit by bit... u know travelling with kids, we can never pack enough for them... haha...

my dh says we will miss the autumn... and he insisted to go to the dmz border to see the \"tension\" between north and south korea... i dunno but no choice, got to follow...

Verykiasumummy, you going free n easy? I think it is better to join inland tour to DMZ.

It is very peaceful there along the border. I remembered back in 2006, I had to travel by train to this place call Imjingak in Paju district. From there, we went to the Joint Security Area at Panmunjeom too. It's a day long tour trip on our own, I think we had to pay for some guided tour to get to the border and see the 3rd tunnel etc... You can't venture on your own if I'm not wrong.

Mummychia and Verykiasumummy can be easily confused.

hi dasalo, yes we planning to join a day tour after checking in to the hotel... should not be a problem as dh says many ppl do that... its not cheap ya??? about 100sgd per pax... no child rate too...

u mean u confused between us?? haha..

[dasalo]

Coolkidsrock2:

Korea's winter is harsh. Important to stay in a good hotel with proper heating. It makes a difference. Same choice of hotel as mum03 for the same reasons. If I remember correctly, the Nanta theater is also nearby.

I have never stayed in a proper hotel while in Seoul so I'll ever know what proper heating is. I've always stayed in guesthouses with their traditional ondol heating ie. heating from the floor. The hotels are expensive from what I know. I would like to stay in an apt for my next visit to Korea if it ever happens.

[dasalo]

verykiasumummy:

dasalo:

[quote=\"verykiasumummy\"]



not too early to pack now... bit by bit... u know travelling with kids, we can never pack enough for them... haha...

my dh says we will miss the autumn... and he insisted to go to the dmz border to see the \"tension\" between north and south korea... i dunno but no choice, got to follow...

Verykiasumummy, you going free n easy? I think it is better to join inland tour to DMZ.

It is very peaceful there along the border. I remembered back in 2006, I had to travel by train to this place call Imjingak in Paju district. From there, we went to the Joint Security Area at Panmunjeom too. It's a day long tour trip on our own, I think we had to pay for some guided tour to get to the border and see the 3rd tunnel etc... You can't venture on your own if I'm not wrong.

Mummychia and Verykiasumummy can be easily confused.

hi dasalo, yes we planning to join a day tour after checking in to the hotel... should not be a problem as dh says many ppl do that... its not cheap ya??? about 100sgd per pax... no child rate too...

u mean u confused between us?? haha..[/quote]Ya..confused of your nickname cos lots of mummy. Haha... :rotflmao:

I can't remember how much we paid as we went on our own and my korean friend did all the prepayment and we paid back in total sum. Then at DMZ, we had to pay for guided tour inside. It was in 2004 and not 2006 that I went. My 2009 trip was the shortest (4 days) and it was in summer. Super hot and humid, shops do not have aircon, only fan. I will not go back in summer given a choice but the shopping was good. 2006 was the most eventful as we had snowfall on the 2nd day, build snow man in the courtyard and all of us returned with a bad stomach due to the home delivery Jajangmyeon. All my Korea trips were free n easy.

Haha....memories :rotflmao: :evil:

[mummychia]

dasalo:

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??

I think I very \"suaku\". I've never heard of all the above. I only know the airport bus. :oops: [/quote]
dasalo
u are not suaku, its just that there's no arex to downtown during the time when u last visited korea, thats why u are unaware.

[chubby mum]

Hi all! Ill be travellng with 2kids in nov to seoul jeju n ski. Any tips on buying or renting winter wear?

[mum03]

chubby mum:

Hi all! Ill be travellng with 2kids in nov to seoul jeju n ski. Any tips on buying or renting winter wear?

I think winter times is having a 15% sale. I bought a down feather jacket for my DD at abt $90.

[car118]

Dear all,

Due to my work commitment, I always can only travel with dh n ds during non peak period. There are pros n cons to it. We had went to Seoul f&e during march. That was our first trip. Abit blur blur even till nw. When we were there end march, there were still snow in the mountain, according to the local dmz tour guide. Pple were still able to ski. So this time ,dh n I planning to go next yr end march again, but target to snow mountain. But I need advices please. Which is the good one with resort that can accommodate to my 5 yr old boy needs? Easy access from airport? To seoul again after? Itinery recommend pls?He specific said he wan to go back Korea to make snow man. In another one n half yr he will go P1, so with my wk schedule, I shall beta do this next yr. Thanks in advance.

[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..

sorry to ask... do we need to book the airport limousine aka airport bus?? if need, book from where?

[micollh]

seoul in Korea in April, weather is still cooling ?