Tuesday, 14 November 2017

Isay Turla: South Korea Fall Foliage



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Credits to Owner for this trip: Compiling DIY Travels for References and future plans

6D5N 30DESTINATIONS in less than 25k ALL IN (Airfare, Travel Tax, 10kg baggage, Food, Transpo atbp)
📍Seoul, Gangwon Province, Busan and KDRAMA locations in between 🤣
🗓November 7-12, 2017
TIP: Download Subway app and Google maps. Train and bus schedules are already there. Kayang-kaya magDIY kahit first time palang 😉
🍄Day 0: Departure MNL/Arrival ICN
🌾Airfare 2,200 php + 20 GetGo points
🌾32kg Baggage Roundtrip 3,200 php (1,060 php ea)
🌾Travel Tax 1,620 php
🌾KT Wifi Egg claimed at Gate 6 (booked via Klook) 870 php (270 php ea)
https://www.klook.com/ac…/253-wifi-device-south-korea-seoul/
💰Currency exchange: 1 php = 20 won
🌾I suggest na magpapalit muna ng maliit sa airport for train/bus fare to city (20,000 would be enough), then dun na kayo magpapalit. Pinakamataas na nakuha ko 1 php = 21 won sa may Myeongdong.
🌾TMoney reload at CU (airport) 40,000 won good for 5 days (2,000 php)
*TMoney costs 2-4k won alone. This can be bought sa mga convenience stores (CU, GS25, Ministop, 711). I got mine 2yrs ago and decided to reuse it.
🌾Banana Yogurt and Onigiri 4,000 won (TMoney)
🌾Last all-stop train from Incheon Airport to Seoul Station is at 23:40 Korea Time
🌾Last Express Train from Incheon Airport to Seoul Station is at 21:50 Korea Time
🌾Late Night bus to Seoul Station 9,000 won (TMoney)
Schedule of Late night bus from ICN to Seoul stn
http://www.airport.kr/pa/en/d/3/1/1/index.jsp
🌾Taxi from Seoul Station to Myeongdong 16,000 won (4,000 won ea) 200
🌾Accommodation 24 Guesthouse Namsan Garden 6D5N with Breakfast 5,000 php
🌼Total: 12,350 php
🍄Day1: Nami Island x Garden of Morning Calm
🌾Cheongnyangni to Gapyeong via ITX (Book thru http://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizBfTicketSearch.do) 4,300 won
🌾Bus City Tour Day Pass 6,000 won
🌾Nami Island Entrance 8,000 won
🌾Bike Rental for 1hr 7,000 won
🌾Redbean Bun 1,000 won
🌾Fish Cake Bar 3,000 (1,500 ea)
🌾Lunch at Nami Island Kko Kko Chuncheon Dakgalbi 50,000 won (8,300 won ea)
🌾Garden of Morning Calm Entrance 7,000 won
🌾Cheongpyeong to Cheongnyangni via ITX 3,400 won (Ticket bought from machine on the station)
🌾Street Food at Myeongdong 15,000 won
🌼Total: 61,500 won (3,075 php)
🍄Day2: City Tour
🌾Namsan Area for Heo Joon Jae House (The Legend of the Blue Sea KDrama)
🌾Deoksugung Palace Stonewall (Goblin Kdrama)
🌾Seoul Anglican Cathedral
*Bumped into this while looking for the Stonewall. This is the only cathedral in Seoul where the bishop Rt. Reverend Mark Trollope is buried in the Crypt Chapel underground. Just go inside the Cathedral and someone will tour you around
🌾Seoul Museum of Art (Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo)
🌾Seoul Plaza
🌾City Hall
🌾Cheonggyecheon Plaza/Stream
🌾National Museum (Free)
🌾Gangnam District
🌾Shake Shack 12,000
🌾Namsan Tower Cable Car Round Trip 8,500 won
🌼Total: 20,500 won (1,025 php)
🍄Day3: Busan City
🌾Seoul to Busan Day Pass (Youth) via KTX (Book thru http://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizBfKrPassAbout.do) 64,000 won
🌾Gamcheon Culture Village
*We bought a map for 2,000 won (500 won ea) as a guide to the whole village which includes the list of must places to go that you can stamp out once visited.
🌾Lunch:
Shrimp Bokkeumbap 6,000 won
Ramen 3,000 won (1,500 ea)
🌾Back to the Station for Busan City Tour 15,000 won (13,000 won)
*We showed our KTX tickets so we were discounted by 2,000 won
*Find the BUTI (Busan City Tour) bus outside the Busan station. You can buy the ticket directly from the driver.
http://m.citytourbusan.com/m_en/01course/01.php
*We opt for the Red Line Loop Tour as we wanted to visit the following places:
🌾UN Memorial Cemetery
🌾Dongbaekseom Island
🌾Haeundae Beach
🌾Busan Cinema Center (venue for Busan International Film Festival)
🌾Peace Park
*This is the only tour where you can experience double decker bus. This passes through Busan Harbor Bridge and Gwangan Bridge
🌾Back to Busan Station
🌾Snack at the stn before leaving for Seoul
Spicy Rice Cake + Soondae + Fish Cake (8,000) 4,000 won ea
🌾KBBQ dinner at Myeongdong 22,000 won
🌼Total: 110,000 won (5,500 php)
🍄Day 4: City Tour
🌾Samcheongdong (Goblin Kdrama)
🌾Hanboknam for Hanbok Rental (2.5 hrs) 15,000 won
*They provide free hair arrangement
🌾Gyeongbokgung Palace (Free entrance if you wear Hanbok)
🌾Tea House Whitebirch story (Goblin Kdrama)
🌾Lunch at Ugly Potato and Chicken near Bukchon Hanok Village 10,000 won
🌾Bukchon Hanok Village Tour
🌾Choong Ang High School (Goblin Kdrama)
🌾Unhyeongung Royal Residence (Goblin Kdrama)
🌾Insadong Area
🌾Cheonggyecheon Plaza for Lantern Festival
🌾Shopping at Lotte Duty Free
🌾Dinner at Yoogane in Myeongdong 17,000 won
🌼Total: 2,100 php
🍄Day 5: City Tour
🌾Haneul Park
🌾Gimbap 3,000 won
🌾Seoul World Cup Stadium
🌾Sinchon Graffiti Tunnel (Goblin Kdrama)
🌾Ehwa Women's University
🌾Lunch at Mister Bossam near EWU (36,000 won) 9,000 ea
🌾Dongdaemun Design Plaza
🌾Melon Bingsu at Sulbing Myeongdong (14,000 won) 3,500 won ea
🌾Shinsegae Duty Free (The Legend of the Blue Sea Kdrama)
*Departure ICN/Arrival MNL
🌼Total: 775 php
🌟6D5N Total Expenses: 24,825 PHP (per person)🌟





























Isay Turla: South Korea Fall Foliage