Country Info
- Seoul
- Capital
- Won (KRW)
- Currency
- 47,904,370
- Population
- KR
- Country Code
Seoul Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Seoul, Korea Rep.
Eunice is FINALLY writing an entry!
I am writing my very first entry here! So as most of you probably already read...we got to fly our very first First Class flight. And let me tell you, it was freakin awesome!!! I normally ALWAYS wear this sticker under my ear that makes me knock out ...
back to seoul
... tax, so they rake in about 82K US per year, tax free. next we head to the train station that awaits reunification to connect Korea to the transmongolian railway. it is empty save for the tour. after this we head to the actual jsa. this is a neutral ...
Day 24- Seoul's Fish Market
... is about a 5 hour drive by car. On my way back to my cousins house I could smell fish and I realized I was near the Seoul’s Fish Market . Wow, what a site? I thought Pusan’s fish market was big. This market was at least 3 times bigger with a ...
a visit to the doctor
... pools of some Turkish spas, where they feed on the skin of patients. apparently, there was a craze with these fish in seoul. so, multiple "doctor fish cafes" emerged throughout the city. with a purchase of a drink (an overpriced drink, i might ...
Korea Korea
Hmmmm.... A few pictures of various places in Korea..... I will have more uploaded shortly! ...
Bukhansan National Park
... of the temple. It had a large log hanging from ropes to be used for banging the gong. So, Im alone... in Korea... at a secluded mountain temple... with a huge gong. The obvious conclusion is to start banging it, right? I was ...
Not yet a nuclear wasteland
... Ulan-Bator to Beijing, I kept trying to spot the Great Wall of China, but no luck this time... Beijing stayed out of sight too, 50km to the right in the morning mist and pollution. Then over the sea again and finally we landed on Seoul Incheon. ...
Standing Room Only
... I hailed a cab and made my way to the subway. At the subway I ran into Matt on his way home from a great night in Seoul. We chatted for a bit and parted ways. Three different trains and one missed stop from sleeping, I found myself at Olympic Park in the ...
The Olympic Torch
... coming out of the wood work. Soon we found our selves in a mass of chanting, flag waving people eager to see the torch. Seoul's finest arrived in great numbers to start the crowd control. There must have bee about 200 of the boys on hand. They moved the ...
back in seoul
... have a lot of time on their hands. They also live in a great area - Ap Gu Jung. This is the Beverly Hills of Seoul and whenever I mention their apartment complex, people's eyes light up. Right across the street is a section of town known as the Rodeo ...
Sorry Kids, Cape's Closed
... city (as Paris and Amsterdam and Seoul were as well). In order to line up the flights correctly, the overnight in Seoul was needed. In truth, continuing straightaway is superior for several reasons: avoid the hassle of getting in and out of Seoul from ...
Flight to Holland via Seoul
... , not only the cheapest flight we could find but it must also rate as one of the most comfortable ones. We arrived in Seoul at about 6 oclock, were treated to a 3 course dinner, had a very luxery room in the Hyatt and a absolutely fantastic breakfast the ...
A day in Seoul
We spent our Sunday in Seoul, shopping and eating non-Korean food with the other Canadian teachers from Shim's. The teachers who have been here longer than us showed us a delicious Indian buffet and an English bookstore called "What the book?" We ...
Trading take downs
Thursday Students singing the Doors: Hello I Love You gets good reviews Posted on facebook for all of your views Friday they do it for real Songs in front of a gym full of family and friends that's the deal A date lost as I stood and continued to ...
En Route to Taipei
... -pacific flight that took the form of a series of sharp drops in altitude as we crossed over Siberia. Otherwise the flights were uneventful. Seoul was clouded over and foggy and it was dark by the time we took off for Taipei, so there was little to ...
Big Macs and Lees Dungarees
... to see now that there are two distinct cultures in the world, evident in Madrid, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Dubai, Bangkok and now Seoul. Big city and small city. Most people in the large cities speak English, drink Starbucks and eat at nice restaurants. People ...
korean air
... feels like they are poking fun at me. just because i drool in my sleep doesn't mean i'm a child!.... well i guess i can be from time to time ^_^. so i'm sitting her in korea waiting for my hour and a half flight to qingdao. keep'in it tight in korea ...
Amici vecchi e nuovi
Tre ore di treno e siamo a Seoul. Non proprio come i treni giapponesi: veloce, ma i sedili sono di una scomodita' paurosa; meglio persino quelli russi! Troviamo l'ostello, carino, ma la proprietaria deve aver fatto un po' di casino con le prenotazioni ...
The Jemison's in Seoul II
... the majority of the Korean people are infuriated with their own government's performance with new Trade Agreement between US and So. Korea. The issue is that the government has agreed to buy US beef that was older than 30 months, which means ...
meandering
... an older generation, they refer to me as uncle. They took us to an incredible noodle restaurant in a famous shopping district in Seoul, Myung Dong, the 'o' sounds like 'coat' not like the 'o' in 'boxing'! The restaurant also was very well known and ...
6.31pm - Seoul Food
Tuesday 9 November, 6.31pm, Banana Backpackers Welcome to Seoul! I had wondered if South Korea would be one of the difficult ones, language-wise, like China and Japan, or if it would be more like SE Asia, where everything is easy. Turns out, it's ...
Getting the Russian visa in Seoul
After Taipei and with Mongolia and Russia in sight, I decided to make a stop in Seoul, Korea, first to get the Russian visa (I heard it was expensive to get it in Ulaan Baatar) and then to explore a bit more the country which I had crossed in just a ...
Man what a weekend
... a nam. OH now i remeber Thursday night, So we were drinking at some bar, in a posh district, bumped into some random aussie in Korea for a wedding, So he joined us as we went to go meet up with some Korean girls and some co-workers of Shane. Last night ...
24hrs with the fighting Sunmudo monks + more tales
... start rebuilding, after the cessation of hostilities in '45, before the North Koreans (sanctioned by the Russians) invaded. South Korea's relationship with its northern brother would be farcical if it was not so utterly tragic. It is a love-antagonise ...
A country divided
... . Tired after visiting the excellent War Museum. HUGE! 800 various planes, tanks, missles, etc. Korea has been at war with every border and themselves! Seoul itself is a massive City, just walking around each district will change from a quiet local ...
Timing a bit off.
... your eyes and educate you. My faithful traveling partner Jamie and I arrived at the subway station where we were to meet the Adventure Korea Group with which we were to go on a snowbaording/skiing trip over the Lunar New Year (Feb. 6-9). I dozed off ...
Work Hard, Play Hard in Seoul
Due to a need for extra help on one of our new clients in Asia, I flew off to Seoul, Korea for two weeks. I did not have a lot of free time to explore the city but a couple of days on the weekend allowed for me to get a good feel for a fascinating ...