KiasuParents - Parenting in Singapore

ngl2010 wrote:If go to JSA from NK, then you'll miss the tunnel.

Haha, the 3rd infiltration tunnel

Need advise , booking ktx from Seoul to Busan, if I take their saver (2-5) people travelling it will be 111k each person but if I buy seperately child ticket is only 61k, anyone tried buying separately for children. Which saved quite a bit from 61k to 111k, will that caused searing arrangement issues or I can request to issues ticket together when changing ticket ?

Dear all would like to know a rough guide for air ticket to Seoul in dec. I was told to wait for March promo.

South Korea is a great place to visit. I should know, as I just got back from Seoul, Korea about two weeks ago on vacation

Crystal chan wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:01 am

Dear all would like to know a rough guide for air ticket to Seoul in dec. I was told to wait for March promo.

Dec is school holidays, i.e. peak period for outbound travel.
I doubt you will find good bargains if you are waiting for SQ, OZ or KE.
More affordable options will be via those one-stop carriers such as MH, CX or BR.

I understand Google map does not work well in seoul. Which navigation app is recommended? Some of the Korean apps have the location names in Korean only, which is not useful. Thanks!

why dun work well , i used google map 3.5 yrs ago in korea, we din get lost -
by now the map should have improved better ... consider google is updating n advance constantly

Bochapmum3 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 05, 2019 12:47 pm

I understand Google map does not work well in seoul. Which navigation app is recommended? Some of the Korean apps have the location names in Korean only, which is not useful. Thanks!

Yup google map doesn't work well in korea. Use kakao map or naver map.

I only relied on a hardcopy city map from my hotel concierge and the subway map from the station. I didn't need to rely on GPS as it was easy to navigate around Seoul by recognising key landmarks and shop/cafe names at important junctions. But I did download some map apps which I hardly used.

There are only that many districts to visit in Seoul and some are very close to one another, like Myeongdong to Nandaemun mkt to Shingsegae to N-Seoul Twr are all within walking distance.

Myeongdong streets follow a grid plan, all parallel, how can one be lost?

Dongdaemun Wholesale District is even easier to get around, even with old folks tagging along with you. The buildings radiate from one major crossing where the stadium is, and the neon-lit names are at the top of the buildings, so you just look up to get your bearings and tell your husband where you are. In fact, to date, I can close my eyes and still remember the directions to those malls.

Major districts/attractions are all accessible via subway. Once you get out of the subway exit, the markets, spas, malls, F&B and attractions are nearby, guided by brown tourist signages bearing romanised Korean names.

You just walk the same route back to the station after sightseeing or if you are truly lost, just ask the younger locals who can speak some English or shop assistants who can speak Putonghua.

It's no different from navigating in Singapore and other big cities. I always shop alone, so when it's time to meet up, I just whatsapp the shop-front photo or text the name of the cafe I'm waiting at. E.g. 'Innisfree now. WRU?'

Apps can really take you thru the longer route sometimes. But maybe useful for teenage kids as you're worried they might be lost.

A wonderful night walk​ through the palace grounds, 'Moonlight Tour at Changdeokgung Palace 2019'

http://english.visitseoul.net/event-fes ... ?curPage=1