South Korea - FIT

[neddy]

Hope some bros will offer some advice on travelling to South Korea.

 

[po2wq]

tuff ... dey dun speak engrish ...

u gotta learn korean, man! ...

 

[Raiders]

Hope some bros will offer some advice on travelling to South Korea.

I'll try to get some advice from my brother. Get back to you in a few days brother.

 

[eatshitndie]

i was lucky to travel the whole south korea due to the work i do, and i fell in love with her coastal sceneries. if possible get a car and drive on coastal roads. go south from seoul and head towards suwon, cheonan to the coastal town of taean. cut back inland to daejeon, south to jeonju, and then to mokpo on the southwest coast. and then back inland to jeonju, daegu and to the coastal cities of busan, ulsan and pohang on the east coast. sk has many islands and islets around her coast. if you have time and do some boating or yachting, views from the sea and coastal bluffs are spectacular. also, cheju island, the largest island to the south is a favorite getaway for the newly married and courting couples.

 

[Raiders]

Hi Neddy, perhaps you would like to tell us what type of information you are looking for so that we can help better?

 

[neddy]

i was lucky to travel the whole south korea due to the work i do, and i fell in love with her coastal sceneries. if possible get a car and drive on coastal roads. go south from seoul and head towards suwon, cheonan to the coastal town of taean. cut back inland to daejeon, south to jeonju, and then to mokpo on the southwest coast. and then back inland to jeonju, daegu and to the coastal cities of busan, ulsan and pohang on the east coast. sk has many islands and islets around her coast..

Thanks bro. But it sounds like you need to speak Korean to be able to book overnight accommodations, etc. esp in the smaller towns.

tuff ... dey dun speak engrish ...

u gotta learn korean, man! ...

That is the tough part! It is not like Japanese where it is easier to pick up.

 

[neddy]

Hi Raiders, do you know of any specialised tour packages offered by tour operators in Singapore?
I was not in Singapore for the NATAS and the Korea Tourism Office in Sydney is not that helpful.

I intend to spend 4 weeks in Korea to capture the colours of autumn and experience living in a hanok, a temple retreat and hiking. (Koreans love hikings)

No stress over this.

Basically, I am into cultural, natural & gastronomic experience in Korea. Rather than visiting the theme parks or Korean wave or their adult night life (wife around, hahaha).

Hi Neddy, perhaps you would like to tell us what type of information you are looking for so that we can help better?

 

[po2wq]

... do you know of any specialised tour packages offered by tour operators in Singapore?

... Basically, I am into cultural, natural & gastronomic experience in Korea ...

sinkielan dun haf so specialised 4 week packages 1 la ... their 'specialised' packages r oni skiiing tours ...


koreans like spicy fud ... try eat live octopus la ... feel ze last suction force of n octopus tentacle on ur tongue buds b4 u gulp it down ur throat! ...

try nakji bokkeum (낙지볶음) la ... iz stir-fried octopus in chilli paste ... damn shiok, man! ... iz popular in korea ... dey even haf it @ ze roadside stalls n u c a lot of ppl eating it ...

can go ogle sweet korean charbor @ myong dong ...

 

[neddy]

sinkielan dun haf so specialised 4 week packages 1 la ... their 'specialised' packages r oni skiiing tours ...

Maybe 1-2 week package + options and the rest FIT.
I have not taken package tour for quite a while, but North Korea may shoot something over ... Safer with package.

 

[po2wq]

Maybe 1-2 week package + options and the rest FIT.
I have not taken package tour for quite a while, but North Korea may shoot something over ... Safer with package.

a tour package gets u covered all main tourist attractions ... as 4 ur own exotic interests, u can cheq wif ze tour agency how u can do dat ... if not, ask ze tour guide wen u r in korea ... usu, ze local tour agency engages another agency in korea who provides their local tour guide ... otherwise, do ur own free-n-e-z la ...

no worries about north korea la ...

 

[eatshitndie]

Thanks bro. But it sounds like you need to speak Korean to be able to book overnight accommodations, etc. esp in the smaller towns.

always good to have a korean friend as guide, preferably female, tall, slim, beautiful, spotless, smooth skin, long legs, etc.

 

[Raiders]

Hi Raiders, do you know of any specialised tour packages offered by tour operators in Singapore?
I was not in Singapore for the NATAS and the Korea Tourism Office in Sydney is not that helpful.

Hi brother, if you are not in Singapore now, I can help you to grab a few tour itinieary at people's park, scan and pass them to you.

 

[Raiders]

Hi Raiders, do you know of any specialised tour packages offered by tour operators in Singapore?
I was not in Singapore for the NATAS and the Korea Tourism Office in Sydney is not that helpful.

I intend to spend 4 weeks in Korea to capture the colours of autumn and experience living in a hanok, a temple retreat and hiking. (Koreans love hikings)

No stress over this.

Basically, I am into cultural, natural & gastronomic experience in Korea. Rather than visiting the theme parks or Korean wave or their adult night life (wife around, hahaha).

I suppose this is part of what you want

First started in 2002, Temple Stay is a unique opportunity to experience Korean Buddhism, its lifestyle, rituals and spirituality. It generally entails staying at a traditional Buddhist temple, and engaging in daily monastic activities. Between 2002 and 2011, more than 750,000 Koreans and 110,000 foreign nationals participated in temple stay programs across the country. Today, temple stay remains one of the most popular programs among locals and foreigners for experiencing Korean Buddhism.

As of 2012, there are about 120 Buddhist temples that run temple stay programs. Below is a list of 16 temples operating temple stay programs for foreign nationals.

http://eng.templestay.com/reservation/temple_list.asp?cid=9

There is one temple in Wollongong that provides this sort of retreat. Have you been there before?

 

[Raiders]

These might be useful...

Emergency Call
Dial 112 for the police, 119 for the fire department, or 1339 for medical emergencies (though most operators speak only Korean). A hotel staff or hotel manager can arrange for a doctor or an ambulance.

Emergency Medical Information Center, 1339
At Emergency Medical Information Center, trained medical personnel (doctors, nurses and paramedics) are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in 12 locations nationwide. Upon receiving an emergency call, a medical staff member gives basic first aid instructions over the phone or calls an ambulance to transport patients to a medical center for further emergency measures.

Information Service – International Call 00794
International service “00794” is a telephone operator service that provides any information related to making international calls including foreign subscription number, national codes, area codes, etc.

International Call Service 00799
International call service “00799” is a telephone operator service used to make international calls from Korea. The Service features station-to-station calls (forwarding the receiver’s number to the operator for direct connection), collect or reverse charge calls (charging the receiver for the international call) and interpretation calls (having interpretation during the international call).

Local telephone number guide – Local area code + 114
In order to obtain the contact and location information of a business, dial an area code followed by “114” and say the name of the business.

Tourist Complaint Center 02-735-0101
Tourist Complaint Center strives to resolve complaints from tourists in Korea as well as to improve tourism services by informing and providing consultation to relevant agencies. Complaints and inquiries can be filed via email or fax.

 

[neddy]

Hi brother, if you are not in Singapore now, I can help you to grab a few tour itinieary at people's park, scan and pass them to you.

Thanks. I do not need the info at the moment. Will check with you again in future.

 

[neddy]

always good to have a korean friend as guide, preferably female, tall, slim, beautiful, spotless, smooth skin, long legs, etc.

There is an international website that will offer locals as guides. Can't remember the url now. Maybe I will do a search.

UPDATE: Found the website, couchsurfing.org



I will look for a side S-line beauty with double eyelids as a tour guide.

Eg. <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/daS-UEHaDdw?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>



K=style Body line Letters...

S-Line - Ample breasts and buttocks when viewed from the side

S-Line (second use) - Side view: forehead to bridge of nose to tip of nose

V-Line - A slim and oval face narrowing towards the chin

V-Line (second use) - The line in-between the breasts

W-Line - Breasts viewed from the front

X-Line - Long legs and arms connected by a narrow waist

U-Line - Exposed lower back in low cut clothing

M-Line - A "six pack" of abdominal muscles on men

D-Line - A pregnant (or pregnant-appearing) abdomen

B-Line - Big breasts, big abdomen

O-Line - Generalized obesity

 

[jw5]

I have not been to S Korea on holiday but went to Seoul for work a few years ago.

A couple of observations made:

1. The subway system is very convoluted. If you try to look at the detailed maps of the different stations, you may get confused and even think how simple the systems of Singapore, Hong Kong or Taiwan's are.

2. The people always seem to be in a hurry and think nothing of brushing against you or colliding with you even as they walk past. This seems to be the norm and nobody stops to apologise, object or break their stride.

One of the korean food that I really enjoyed is the dry cold noodles with spicy pepper sauce. I think it's called bibim naengmyeon in Korean.
There's another version, the noodles in cold soup, which to me is an acquired taste and worth trying once but not more than that.
The dry spicy version on the other hand, is delicious.

 

[Raiders]

Thanks brother jw5

 

[singveld]

spend you hard earned money in japan instead, korea is rubbish, no value for money.

 

[heliotrope]

Lotte World.