Blogs from Seoul, South Korea, Asia - page 10

Ihwa Mural village is located in Seoul, close to Daehaengno. I visited Gaemi mural village a few months ago, and I had been wanting to visit its more famous sister, Ihwa mural village. Ihwa is a 'moon village' like Gaemi Mauel is, and the murals were painted to gentrify the area. In 2006, a local public art committee carried out what was called the Naksan Project to improve the local area. Around 60 artists participated in this project either by painting murals or installing pieces of art. The mural village is pretty easy to get to. Lots of people have written blogs about visiting it. Sometimes the directions are spot on, however other times they leave a lot to be desired. I took the subway to Hyehwa, and came out of exit two. I walked straight, ... read more

After being in South Korea for longer then what I expected, I left Seoul yesterday and already I'm missing the place. I was only in the city for 8 days but by god I packed in a lot and not just during the day, hangovers were not planned! Arriving from Jeju Island I had heard so much about Seoul from westerners that lived there. Around South Korea while I was there it seemed to be the holiday season and I met a few people who were working as English teachers and there seemed to be lots of them. Seoul was the place to be they all said with so much to do, see, eat and drink! I booked the hostel for one night online as usual, just in case it turned out to be nothing like ... read more

And so after a month in the awe-inspiring Middle Kingdom, it was time to say goodbye, but there was yet one more mini-adventure to come. The day before my departure, Shanghai airport was hit by a wave of flight postponements due to a typhoon, and that meant an inordinate number of flights scheduled for the day of my departure, and an even more inordinate number of irritated passengers at the airport. It was a scene I'd never seen before, two-hour long lines to check-in, which I finally managed to do AFTER the original scheduled departure time of my flight! The airlines had sensibly taken into account the circumstances, and delayed the flights accordingly. I have to say despite the clear unpreparedness of the airport and airline staff for such situations, they remained relatively calm and polite, ... read more

There are many tourist attractions in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. A must visit is to the 4 palaces - Gyeongbokgung, Deoksugung, Changgyeonggung, Changdeokgung. you can buy a combined ticket to visit the 4 museums and Jongmyo shrine. within Gyeongbokgung palace grounds, you can visit for free the National Palaces museum and National folk museum. In Deoksugung palace grounds, you can vist for free too the National museum of Modern and Contemporary Arts. In these two palaces, you can also witness the changing of the guards and at the end of the show you can take photos with your favourite guards. Just across the road from Gyeongbokgung palace is the Bkue Office, the office of the President of South Korea. You must apply online three weeks before your intended visit to the Blue Office. If ... read more

0n 11 May this year, I embarked on a three week holiday to South Korea. My airasia flight landed in Incheon. I spent three days in Incheon. From Incheon I took the train KORAIL to Seoul. I covered Seoul in 5 days , then off I went to Sokcho for three days two nights. From Sokcho,I took the express bus to Gyeongju. I spent four days three nights in Gyeongju. Then off to Busan by the express bus. And from busan, i tookair Busan to Jeju island. It was a most enjoyable trip, and it was very safe to travel in South korea, no muggers, pickpockets or conmen! It was very easy to move about in Seoul and Busan where there is a very extensive metro subway line. All you need is a subway map and ... read more