Thursday, July 25, 2013

KOREA: Itinerary

TRAVEL ROUTE
Manila - Busan - Seoul - Nami - Seoul - Busan - Manila

TRAVEL DATE | SEASON
9-14 November 2012 | Autumn

TIME DIFFERENCE
Manila time is 1 hour behind Seoul time

THINGS TO DO
BUSAN

Where we stayed:
Elysee Motel

What we did:
1. Stroll and get lost in the city
2. Get Warm with a cup of Coreana coffee at Urban Coffee
3. Walk the 40
4. Lock of Love at the Busan Tower

What we plan to do on our next visit:
1. Haedong Yonggungsa Temple
2. Songjeong Beach
3. Dalmaji-gil Road
4. Haeundae Beach

SEOUL

Where we stayed:
Banana Backpackers

What we did:
1. Go Touristy with Palace Tours
2. Pose and Shoot Silly at the Trick Eye Museum
3. Explore the city at night

What we plan to do on our next visit:
1. Insandong Village
2. Bukchon Village
3. N Seoul Tower
4. Teddy Bear Museum

NAMI ISLAND
What we did:
1. Retrace moments from Winter Sonata in the island
2. Capture the colors of Autumn


TRAVEL TIPS
1) It would have been better to book a flight from Manila to Busan, then coming back to Manila book a ticket coming from Incheon.  Saves the trip of having to take the KTX going back to Busan just to fly back to Manila.

2) Have printed copies of the name and address of your hotel and the places you want to visit, preferably in Korean characters.  This way, you can just show this to the taxi driver or easily ask for directions around the area.  Also, always have on-hand the business card of the hotel you're staying at.

3) Being from a Tropical country, we were not exactly prepared for the weather. It can get quite cold, especially at night.  Do bring warm clothes.  It got quite cold when we were in Nami Island.