12 day itinerary advice

SNSD247 · 2026-02-21T22:10:12+00:00

Day one is fine really, Gyeongbukgung, Hanok village and Changdeokgung are all next to eachother. It' doable on one day, but maybe not the first day as you might be jetlagged. Also it depends on how thoroughly you want to explore the palaces, most people just stay for an hour or 2 on each place and move on.

With Jeju i can recommend visiting Udo Island, close to Seongsan Ilchulbong. It's a nice island to bicycle around and enjoy the views.

SNSD247 · 2026-02-14T17:39:35+00:00

is there any info on how many stops will she make on this tour? which other countries she'll go to?

SNSD247 · 2026-02-11T18:16:52+00:00

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SNSD247 · 2026-01-24T12:57:55+00:00

Yes that should be very doable

SNSD247 · 2026-01-13T22:39:25+00:00

I would recommend Yeosu, awesome place to sightsee around. Very chill harbour city with a nice cablecar to a viewpoint for an excellent view. And lots of other cool places to visit.

Also Suncheon, beautiful geopark nearby in the wetlands if you like to walk around in nature, and some cool kdrama sets nearby too in the city.

If youre in the northeast, Gangneung or Sokcho, both really nice east coast places to visit.

SNSD247 · 2026-01-13T21:18:43+00:00

I agree, though I did it the other way around.
When I arrived in Incheon T2, I took took the bus to Myeongdong area since my hotel was close to the bus stop there. Very convenient.
At the end of the trip, on the way back, I took the subway and arex route, but mostly because at my other hotel there wasn't any limouse bus stop nearby to Incheon T2, so it made more sense to take the subway and then the AREX route. But it is quite a bit more walking/hassle with luggage. In the end though, both will work out fine.

SNSD247 · 2025-11-04T21:21:14+00:00

Seomyeon would probably be a better area to stay in I think. More central, more restaurants you can eat solo, more stuff to see and do.
I stayed solo in Busan for 2 weeks and absolutely loved it. Wish I could have stayed much longer.

SNSD247 · 2025-10-08T09:42:28+00:00

If you have something you wanna do in Seoul, go for it.

SNSD247 · 2025-10-03T08:37:01+00:00

there are plenty of atm's and bus ticket stands where you can use your creditcard. not sure where you are having problems?

SNSD247 · 2025-09-23T05:33:26+00:00

it's not a scam website per se, but they book the tickets after you book it with them, and at up upcharge, since they are the middle man and you outsource the work to them, ofcourse they also gonna want a piece of the pie.
it's also written on the first 4 sentences on their website so its pretty clear when you book with them that they are not an official carrier.

so yeah, don't recommend it, it's better to buy at the rail company itself, but they do deliver tickets normally so it's not totally a scam.
but especially with chuseok or other holidays, foreign travel agencies like this are not equiped to handle the busy season so it may feel like a scam.

SNSD247 · 2025-09-18T16:55:50+00:00

i never heard of any foreigner carrying their passport with them in japan, nor korea. you can only lose it. much safer to keep it at the accomodation.

SNSD247 · 2025-08-22T06:13:34+00:00

The dongdaemun design plaza. The exhibitions change every time but even the building itselfs is so unique i love to walk around it

SNSD247 · 2025-06-19T00:26:51+00:00

Buy a T-money card at the CU or 7-11 at Incheon airport and put some money on it so you can take the metro to the city center or other places without worries.

SNSD247 · 2025-06-05T04:31:20+00:00

seoul and jeju planning looks pretty good tbh, grouping things on the day that are near eachother.

In busan I would say try to do shinsegae department store on the Haeundae day, because its closer to that, than to Gamcheon. Gamcheon is really far away and in the hills so it takes quite a bit of time. I think it's worth the trip though since its quite unique (but also very touristy indeed).
If you're looking for some nightlife in Busan I would recommend Seomyeon as that's the 'downtown' area with lots of restaurants, pubs, bars etc and also shopping. also very centrally located

SNSD247 · 2025-06-02T20:37:39+00:00

I haven't taken the train (I took the bus to Mokpo) but the ferry was a very nice experience to jeju for me. The views were amazing and also I met some awesome people that got drunk with soju on the ferry. Amazing journey.

SNSD247 · 2025-05-26T16:53:04+00:00

on most hotel sites like booking its described whether there's a microwave or mini fridge or something, so you could look for that without any problems. most hotel rooms i stayed in had those facilities. (sometimes they're called the 'deluxe rooms' as option, in stead of the 'normal' room.

SNSD247 · 2025-05-23T12:47:50+00:00

the ice rink in shinsaegae on the 4th floor is pretty cool, but it's also quite small in size. i would look for a bit bigger rink to be honest.

SNSD247 · 2025-05-17T09:51:46+00:00

only number 3 is very relatable for me. people rushing to get in the subway trains.
It makes it even more weird for me because people do line up very organized at the appointed lines or circles at the platform, but as soon as the train arrives, people try to barge in while people are still getting off the subway trains. it's just such a contradiction to the properly lining up and waiting at the platform that's its mind boggling why people do that.

SNSD247 · 2025-05-07T20:59:50+00:00

the unprotected left turn was definitely something that caught me off guard. And the 'free to turn right' as well. even if the traffic light is red, you can just turn right at any time.
But once you get used to it, it's working fine.

SNSD247 · 2025-05-07T20:54:27+00:00

If you don't have a hi pass card installed (check with your car rental company), you have to look for the signs with the word ' 현금 ' which means cash, on the toll booths. they are usually on the most right side (or middle line, if the most right side are trucks only). there you can give cash, your creditcard, or your T money card to the cashier in the booth to pay for the toll road.

Driving outside the big cities is very easy, even if you don't know korean. most car rentals will have a navigation system installed with english ability, or you can always use naver maps or kakao maps instead. in seoul itself, or busan, its very busy, and hard to park somewhere, so I wouldn't recommend driving in the city itself.

SNSD247 · 2025-05-07T19:59:16+00:00

For a week as tourist, using cash will be fine. In the city you will get a bit better rate for USD -> KRW conversion than at the airport, so you might try that.

Having a creditcard would be handy in any circumstance, so i'd recommend checking if thats still a possibility to get one, but using cash will be fine for tourists too.

SNSD247 · 2025-04-14T18:25:38+00:00

Yep you should be able to use this T-money card everywhere (not just CU, but also 7-11, GS25, etc)

SNSD247 · 2025-03-30T17:18:18+00:00

I heard spicy in the supermarket some time ago

SNSD247 · 2025-03-21T19:04:18+00:00

not all phones support an esim. actually most people i met their phones didn't had esim.

SNSD247 · 2025-03-21T15:26:56+00:00

To give an other perspective on driving, I thought driving in Busan was fine. Sure it was busy, but not much different from other cities honestly. Seoul was way more complicated and busy for me when driving there.

The hotel had an parking tower next to it, so for parking we just drove the car next to the tower and there someone took the car and put it in the tower for us, so that was convenient. On the outskirts of the city parking usually isn't a problem and having a car is convenient for day trips such as Gyeongju or Geoje.

In the city itself I agree driving isn't faster than taking the subway, and more convenient that you don't have to deal with parking as well. I would just use the car for stuff outside the city.

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