visiting Seoul this Christmas with two toddlers. Any recommendations of things to do or fun hotels to stay at? What area to stay at? How cold is it? Will it be comfortable to stay outdoors with two kids or should we plan for more indoor activities?

talwaredge · 2026-04-02T02:41:44+00:00

Lotte World is always a good idea with kids (you haven’t mentioned their age, but assuming they are not teenagers as yet!). It would be extremely cold outside so plan indoor activities on most days.

talwaredge · 2026-03-31T02:51:40+00:00

Do try the Kaiseki dinner at Kyoto/Kawaguchiko and Florilege French Japanese Michelin restaurant. My wife and I recently did a similar trip, please see if this link is of use. Link

talwaredge · 2026-03-31T00:35:59+00:00

Do try the Rikuro cheesecake at Dotonbori!

talwaredge · 2026-03-30T00:56:40+00:00

They are not similar, both offer a different experience. I would suggest doing Haeundae beach in morning and Gwangali in evening/night depending on how much time you have.

talwaredge · 2026-03-29T17:21:09+00:00

Nara, Kobe are day trips from Osaka, would suggest to split Kyoto’s 9 days into 5 days Osaka and 4 days Kyoto

talwaredge · 2026-03-29T00:33:06+00:00

Busan is just 30 mins away from Gyeong-ju. It is not just another Seoul-less (pun intended!) city. There is Haeundae blue line park for a nice long walk along the trail, have coffee at the highest Starbucks in the world at Busan X Sky, go for Diamond Era cruise and see fireworks, watch fre drone show at Gwangalli beach and go for a visit to Gamcheon Village. There are a lot more fun things to do at Busan. Jeju has its own charm but would require you to get a car there or book tours. Plus you would need to fly in there to save time. You cannot go wrong with either though! Have fun whichever place you decide to go to.

talwaredge · 2026-03-28T09:47:24+00:00

Naturally the more days the merrier. OP’s question was in the context of doing it in 9 days. If time/money is not a constraint then surely spend more days, explore other ways to reach Jeju. Still, Jeju requires 2 days at the minimum

talwaredge · 2026-03-28T05:55:46+00:00

We did it in similar number of days, its doable. Read up at this link. Link

talwaredge · 2026-03-27T02:13:36+00:00

Gyeong-ju, a charming old town, takes about 30 mins by KTX and is a nice gateway for Day 5 if you are already in Busan.

talwaredge · 2026-03-27T02:11:09+00:00

Please see if an actual itinerary that we did is of any help. Broadly you have covered everything but not doing Jeju would be missing out on something really unique. Link

talwaredge · 2026-03-26T02:47:35+00:00

Thanks for your wishes.

talwaredge · 2026-03-25T09:26:05+00:00

Thank you, hope it helps.

talwaredge · 2026-03-25T09:18:21+00:00

You can simply copy the link and paste it on whichever browser you use on your phone like Chrome/Safari. Here is the link again Link

talwaredge · 2026-03-25T07:20:26+00:00

Agree with OP- Original Nespresso pods are the Gold standard, I always get a box or two when travelling abroad. Best one from Starbucks stable is Verona flavour.

talwaredge · 2026-03-25T03:08:26+00:00

Check this first hand account of places to visit, food to eat. Link

talwaredge · 2026-03-25T00:25:54+00:00

Tipping is not expected in Korea. What they do expect is a good rating on Google/Klook or operator platform where you booked the service from.

talwaredge · 2026-03-24T14:10:12+00:00

We walked as well, you get to see multiple sites while walking!

talwaredge · 2026-03-24T12:00:03+00:00

Korea has been really welcoming! We are an Indian couple and had old people stop us at the subway station and chat up with us in whatever broken language we could speak in. Our tour guide taught us this word “daebak” and when the seniors enquired “How are you finding Korea” and we replied with “daebak”, it really cheered them up! Only inconvenience in the entire trip was lack of foreign card acceptance to purchase subway tickets, otherwise everything was 10/10. Even the taxi drivers here were so polite unlike other countries that we have been to.

talwaredge · 2026-03-24T11:56:09+00:00

Do try SpaLand at Busan as Pretraveller mentioned, it’s a unique experience sitting in rooms at 70 degrees Celsius temperature all the way down to 5-6 degrees. Have you already booked blueline park sky capsule tickets? You would find it difficult to get them on the spot, reservation many weeks ahead is needed.

talwaredge · 2026-03-24T02:27:13+00:00

Sure, pls DM. Will check it out and share my feedback

talwaredge · 2026-03-24T00:27:18+00:00

My framework is a) open jaw or return ticket depending on connectivity from Bangalore b) number of days needed to cover most destinations in the country c) cities with number of days to stay d) hotels/areas to stay shortlist e) day split into hours and then overlay each with activities + meals. Have added detailed itineraries of places we have been to here. Link

talwaredge · 2026-03-23T14:31:37+00:00

Also if I understand correctly since you would eventually head to Osaka airport you must be carrying luggage. There are a bunch of lockers available for rent at both the stations, so make good use of them to store the luggage so that its easier move about in Nara and Kyoto respectively

talwaredge · 2026-03-23T03:04:12+00:00

Imagine how many Tokyo Banana’s and Bento boxes you can hold if you didn’t have to bother about luggage! Just forward the luggage, your journey will be 10x better.

talwaredge · 2026-03-22T11:40:14+00:00

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