| |  | | | Travel stories from Seoul | Collection of 41 travel stories from Seoul, Korea, South. Written by your friends on the road. | |
| | | | | |  | Overdue update
2008-07-21, Seoul, Korea, South. By: akprice | | It's been almost, 10 months or so since my last update. I am still in Korea and I am still having fun in Seoul!
I finish my teaching here in a month and I can definitely say its been an experience.... |
| | | |  | ice ice baby.
2008-05-26, Seoul, Korea, South. By: fareast08 | | Since our last update, our time in Mongolia has come to a close. At the moment we're in Seoul, South Korea cause our ticket went from Ulan Bator to Beijing to Seoul to Manila so tonight we fly out at ... |
| | | | | Checkin' Out the city
2007-09-26, Seoul, Korea, South. By: akprice | | I had probably the best and most overwhelming day of shopping in my entire life on Saturday. I went to Dongdemun (dong-day-moon) Fashion Market which boasts to be one of the trendiest and best in the ... |
| | | | | Korean Meal
2007-09-15, Seoul, Korea, South. By: akprice | | I finally just had my first Korean style dinner/meal tonight. It was lovely!
I got to sit down on the floor with little mats while the waitress brought us salted seaweed for an appetizer. Much heal... |
| | | | | I just had a class of 8 Korean kids staring at me.
2007-09-14, Seoul, Korea, South. By: akprice | | Alright, so I got here just fine. Although it did take a mere 26 hours in layovers, flights and automobile rides...I am alive and okay. Personally, I have always had the thought that I am above jet la... |
| | | |  | where am i?
2007-05-30, Seoul, Korea, South. By: adraut | | 5:30 wake up before the alarm
finish packing
omelet and toast for breakfast
8:15 leave for the airport
10:55 flight to O'Hare
baby crying
sleeping
reading Pride and Preju... |
| | | |  | Pohang
2007-04-27, Seoul, Korea, South. By: lacalaw2 | | McDonald's is in downtown Pohand. Honestly, the food here has been so good that I haven't missed Le Big Mac (a la Pulp Fiction). Yet, I stopped there on Friday before meeting up with Jim, Kate and Jul... |
| | | |  | Seoul Subway Tour
2007-04-22, Seoul, Korea, South. By: lacalaw2 | | So, I rode the subway to the Itaewon, the Kukkiwon, Seoul Olympic Stadium, and even the Gyeoungbok Palace. Here are the photos I took.
The subways in Korea were easy to navigate. All the locations... |
| | | |  | Kukkiwon
2007-04-22, Seoul, Korea, South. By: lacalaw2 | | I made the Kukkiwon a stop on my Subway tour of Seoul. Here are the photos. I was lucky to have been there when they held an event. The kids worked hard. It was nice to see them training outside. The ... |
| | | |  | First Stop...Itaewon
2007-04-21, Seoul, Korea, South. By: lacalaw2 | | I made it. My first impression is "Wow! Everyone is here! The Irish, West Africans, Greek, Indian, and the list goes on and on!" Well, that is because my first stop was to Itaewon. They have clubs, an... |
| | | |  | In Seoul
2006-12-30, Seoul, Korea, South. By: sbfeley | | I'm at the airport. In between flights from Tokyo and going to Bangkok! And so my travels have started.
I have been traveling a total of 15 hours so far, and it has been great. I've sat next to q... |
| | | |  | Rack stack and unpack
2006-10-23, Seoul, Korea, South. By: hamjo | | We have been very slack with updating our journal lately but we have been very busy working and setting up house. We will be living in Seoul for 12 months teaching english. I guess we will not have ... |
| | | |  | Very first day here
2006-10-01, Seoul, Korea, South. By: tweety | | Several years ago, I passed Incheon airport but didn't get out to sightsee around. It was a shame.
This time, I chose homestay from internet. The host is very hospitable and their appartment looks ... |
| | | |  | Been a busy few months
2006-09-29, Seoul, Korea, South. By: day1 | | A very quick summary ...forgot to update lately. got back to Seoul February 1st. Had a few housewarming parties. Got the team back up and running for spring season and now tearing into the fall seaso... |
| | | |  | hong kong tomorrow
2005-02-09, seoul, Korea, South. By: travelbood | | ok well off on the last part of my travels, gonna fly to Hong Kong with king konk tomorrow, 4 hour flight to warmer climes and joe with the hair. Landau island sounds great so looking forward to that ... |
| | | |  | Living in Korea
2004-09-01, Seoul, Korea, South. By: scottyg | | Who’d have thought 15 months ago that we’d be sat on a plane heading to live in South Korea? I suppose then I’d have laughed at the proposition too; sat on a beach in Thailand sipping an ice cold Cha... |
| | | |  | Top 10/ Bottom 10: Korea Edition
2005-10-22, Seoul, Korea, South. By: thesuhs | | (in no particular order)
Top Ten
1. Nathan trying the bidet at the Palace Hotel in Samcheok (for Susan)
2. Going around with the best host and tour guide in Korea – David Suh
3. Golfing at Pine ... |
| | | | | Leaving Seoul, boycott Copy Control
2005-10-22, Seoul, Korea, South. By: thesuhs | | At 10 this morning we met up with the Duty Manager of the hotel once again for a nice breakfast. We had originally met him with Nathan’s Dad a week ago at the wine bar on the top floor of the Intercon... |
| | | | | Wonderful meals and clubbing in Seoul
2005-10-21, Seoul, Korea, South. By: thesuhs | | Our first full day in Seoul without Nathan’s dad started a bit late when we met Mrs. Chung (Nathan’s Dad’s cousin) and her sister (who lives in Germany) for lunch. She took us to meet her husband at a... |
| | | | | Eco-tour part 2, Korea House performance
2005-10-20, Seoul, Korea, South. By: thesuhs | | We were up at 8:30 again to meet Victor at 9:30am for a half-day eco tour before heading to the airport. We drove right to an area of seaside volcanic rocks that formed in a peculiar way. When you lo... |
| | | | | Korean, Italian, and Russian
2005-10-17, Seoul, Korea, South. By: thesuhs | | We had an easy morning before meeting Nathan’s Dad around 11:15 to head to lunch. Lunch was with a number of Nathan’s family: Nathan’s Dad’s aunt and uncle, Nathan’s Dad’s three cousins, Nathan’s cous... |
| | | | | Leaves changing and April Snow
2005-10-13, Seoul, Korea, South. By: thesuhs | | This morning we had breakfast with Mr. Jung, which we had planned for the day before. He and Nathan’s Dad have been friends for over 10 years, and he wanted to meet us while we were in town. After a ... |
| | | | | Beer and batting cages
2005-10-12, Seoul, Korea, South. By: thesuhs | | We met Nathan’s dad at the downstairs breakfast buffet this morning, and had a nice breakfast. Afterwards, we headed to the Itaewon district. There is a U.S. army base nearby, and many Americans live ... |
| | | | | Beautiful palace and delicious wine
2005-10-11, Seoul, Korea, South. By: thesuhs | | This morning we had breakfast with Nathan’s dad in the Intercontinental club lounge before he headed to a meeting. We had some free time, so we walked around the Coex Mall, which is under our hotel, ... |
| | | | | Warm welcome in Korea
2005-10-10, Seoul, Korea, South. By: thesuhs | | Our shuttle was right on time at 6am, and again, surprisingly full. We rode with 6 other passengers to the international terminal, and checked in at the Asiana Airlines desk. When we tried to check ou... |
| | | |  | Parting thoughts
2005-09-22, Seoul, Korea, South. By: marlau | | Well all good things must come to an end. We leave tomorrow early in the morning for Bangkok. Our stay in Korea has been just wonderful and a lot more than we expected. Some random observations and th... |
| | | |  | Another day another palace
2005-09-14, Seoul, Korea, South. By: marlau | | Yesterday we visited the Changdeokgung palace located very close to our guesthouse. This palace is a World Heritage site and allows visits only on guided tours. The palace has a huge wooded garden wit... |
| | | | | Sad to go
2005-09-13, Seoul, Korea, South. By: day1 | | Had a big night out on Friday ngiht with mates. Got a bit emotional as they are a great bunch and will miss them loads. Two years is a long time and we had such a laff. Matt tried to ride home on a m... |
| | | |  | Loving Seoul
2005-09-13, Seoul, Korea, South. By: marlau | | Yesterday we spent the morning getting a train ticket to Gyeongju, a town about 6 hours out of Seoul. We took the Metro which is an ultra modern, very extensive network. It reaches every corner of Seo... |
| | | |  | palace visit
2005-09-11, Seoul, Korea, South. By: marlau | | Yesterday spent the most of the day visiting Gyeongbokgung Palace and then the National Folk Museum and the newly opened Joseon Palace Museum.
We arrived at the Palace in time for the changing of ... |
| | | | | Lost Seouls
2005-09-10, Seoul, Korea, South. By: marlau | | Our first day in Seoul was devoted to buying Barbara a small digital camera that she could carry in her purse. We had met at breakfast a Norwegian woman who was going to the Electronic Market and who ... |
| | | | | Onwards... to England!!!
2004-09-31, Seoul, Korea, South. By: ryano82 | | Woke up, got out of bed. Missed breakfast. Had a smoke and then a shower. Explored the city a bit more. Beautiful city I must say. Really fantastic.
Caught the bus back to the airport, picked up so... |
| | | | | My first foreign country...
2004-08-31, Seoul, Korea, South. By: ryano82 | | Ah what a beautiful sight it was to land in one of the most modern airports in the world. It looked like a bloody space ship, but nice nonetheless. I changed my cash, bought a pack of 20 cigs for abou... |
| | | |  | My trip to South Korea
2004-10-01, Seoul, Korea, South. By: esther | | This time is Korea where i stay 5 days during the Chinese Golden Week(start from 1 October usually we have a few days of holiday for this great preiod)
Frist we stay at Seoul, go to ming dong...sig... |
| | | |  | Whirlwind day in Seoul
2004-06-14, Seoul, Korea, South. By: sbirch | | After attending a fun party on Saturday, Dad and Cheryl dropped me off at the LAX airport where I met Marcia, a friend from art school. We hopped on a red-eye flight for Seoul Korea. I was disappoint... |
| | | |  | Everybody Knows a Little Place Like Kokomo
2004-05-24, Seoul, Korea, South. By: ffej | | Saturday morning Pam and I woke up with different ideas of which island to visit off Incheon. There are plenty to choose from, but they vary in size, number of visitors, and ferry cost. I was antici... |
| | | |  | Just leaving Korea!
2004-05-22, Seoul, Korea, South. By: frodo24 | | Hi all,
Well I'm writing this from the International Airport in Incheon, Seoul. We have been here for two nights, and in such a short time have managed quite a bit! dad had successful meetings at a ... |
| | | | | I've Been Waiting for a Girl Like You
2004-04-25, Seoul, Korea, South. By: ffej | | I waited three hours at a metro station in Seoul for my friend to start the weekend. On the back end, I missed the last bus back from Daejeon and had to take an expensive taxi. But everything in bet... |
| | | | | What Goes Around Comes Around
2004-03-26, Seoul, Korea, South. By: ffej | | I landed at Incheon Airport at 830am, completing an erratic circle that lasted two months. My school doesn't need me to be down south for a few days, so I planned to visit my pal Pam for the weekend.... |
| | | |  | I'm a Seoul Man
2004-01-24, Seoul, Korea, South. By: ffej | | The pilot said it was a pleasant eveing in Seoul. By the time I arrived in town, there was a blizzard. Welcome to Korea! But it was a beautiful snow - light and fluffy, so I actually welcomed it. ... |
| | | |  | Flights
2001-12-07, Seoul, Korea, South. By: betty_mike | | We made it!....kind of. We are writing from the Icheon aiport in Korea. We are just waiting around to get on our flight to Singapore, after a 11 hour flight. Can't wait:) |
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