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Adrianli

Adrianli

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If you intend to go DMZ/JSA, bring 1 non jean long pants.  Your wife needs legging to cover her leg.

 

DMZ/JSA is a almost 1 day tour that ends around 4pm.  She has enough time to shop after that.

 

My wife also LL follow me to DMZ/JSA.

 

Why cannot wear jeans?

 

I only got jeans, business pants and track pants. [laugh]  Any other pants cant fit me, no one can lengthen the pants. Wanted to buy Camel Active safari pants, it cannot reach my ankles at all. Squat down, it came up to my shin. [laugh]

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Lala81

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Yeah I've read about that somewhere. But since young kids can't go on the tour (not that I want to bring them) . So didn't consider.

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Adrianli

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That's the rule of the tour.

 

 

I see the official letter from UN at tour operator Koridor website, it says jeans can. Leggings cannot leh. Did you remember wrongly?

 

See letter :

 

fOEshsLPmwEYKM2RPCHPkN4ufQ7QsQQJ.jpg

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Lala81

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I see the official letter from UN at tour operator Koridor website, it says jeans can. Leggings cannot leh. Did you remember wrongly?

 

See letter :

 

fOEshsLPmwEYKM2RPCHPkN4ufQ7QsQQJ.jpg

 

just email the operator bah. I only remember can't wear berms and slippers etc.

 

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Adrianli

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just email the operator bah. I only remember can't wear berms and slippers etc.

 

I dont know which tour operator to go with. Tripadvisor recommends Koridor. But I see they doing the full tour. I just want to go JSA, which other operators has that ends at 3pm rather than 5pm. But I also afraid of the other operators, waste our time and bring us to those unnecessary places for shopping instead of tour.

 

I see that Changi Recommends have JSA tour. But not sure which operator they working with. It is the itinerary I want.

 

http://attractions.changirecommends.com/south-korea/seoul/jsa--panmunjom-tour-

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Lala81

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I dont know which tour operator to go with. Tripadvisor recommends Koridor. But I see they doing the full tour. I just want to go JSA, which other operators has that ends at 3pm rather than 5pm. But I also afraid of the other operators, waste our time and bring us to those unnecessary places for shopping instead of tour.

 

I see that Changi Recommends have JSA tour. But not sure which operator they working with. It is the itinerary I want.

 

http://attractions.changirecommends.com/south-korea/seoul/jsa--panmunjom-tour-

 

I see. Should be all ok bah haha. Don't think too many tourist stops on the way to DMZ/JSA lol.

 

If for other tours, can consider this website.

http://funtastickorea.com/pl/en

I booked my everland bus/tickets via this site.

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SuPerBoRed

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The problem is wifey is very sticky to me overseas. She afraid to wonder off alone in a foreign country, always need me to be around. She lost her sense of direction easily so she afraid of getting lost. She also do not know how to read maps/gps.

 

So she want me to accompany her everywhere. Her main purpose of Seoul is shopping, shopping and shopping. The only place I wana go in Seoul is DMZ/JSA. The rest are just secondary. Will be eating too, of cos. But to stay true to my new IF plan, I have booked all the hotel rooms with no breakfast. :D

 

Will consider the places you mentioned. Thanks. [thumbsup]

 

its VERY difficult to lose sight of you even in a large crowd of people...  [:p]

See this tour operator for JSA tour itinerary : http://cosmojin.com/eng/jsa-tour.asp

 

Still got visit simi gem shop, Amethyst Center. Which is a waste of time.

 

but these packages means the whole tour is packed.. tho its also substantially cheaper vs if you self plan...  

 

my first trip to korea was bought from ASA...  considering that some meals transport etc all covered for... i have never returned to korea at anywhere remotely close to that costs... 

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Lala81

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Your recommended one also got visit to Amethyst Center. [laugh]

 

http://funtastickorea.com/p/en/panmunjom-jsa-dmz-tour

 

oh. I just recommended them in case your wife wanted to go Nami island/Petit France or what.

Me and my sis used them before for various things. 

This online tour agency is quite popular among singaporeans. 

its VERY difficult to lose sight of you even in a large crowd of people...  [:p]

 

but these packages means the whole tour is packed.. tho its also substantially cheaper vs if you self plan...  

 

my first trip to korea was bought from ASA...  considering that some meals transport etc all covered for... i have never returned to korea at anywhere remotely close to that costs... 

 

koreans can be quite tall. Quite a few guys are my height, 6 feet. But i think he will still stand out lol.

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I see the official letter from UN at tour operator Koridor website, it says jeans can. Leggings cannot leh. Did you remember wrongly?

 

See letter :

 

fOEshsLPmwEYKM2RPCHPkN4ufQ7QsQQJ.jpg

 

http://www.dmztours.com/seoul_dmz_tours.htm

 

For my previous visit, my itenery is similar to the link DMZ Tour 3.

 

I booked my tour when i arrived in Seoul via hotel.

 

I bought myself a new pants to go but my wife wear skirt almost cannot go. 

 

In the end, luckily another couple lend her a pair legging to cover exposed leg.

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oh. I just recommended them in case your wife wanted to go Nami island/Petit France or what.

Me and my sis used them before for various things. 

This online tour agency is quite popular among singaporeans. 

 

i have always been apprehensive to self plan a first trip to countries where language is an issue...  

 

hence this friday going to that japan thingy at leng kee... hear what the pros have to say.. 

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Adrianli

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http://www.dmztours.com/seoul_dmz_tours.htm

 

For my previous visit, my itenery is similar to the link DMZ Tour 3.

 

I booked my tour when i arrived in Seoul via hotel.

 

I bought myself a new pants to go but my wife wear skirt almost cannot go. 

 

In the end, luckily another couple lend her a pair legging to cover exposed leg.

 

kamsahamnida.

 

I like this link. No Shopping. :a-happy:

 

Now to choose between this one and Changi Recommends.

i have always been apprehensive to self plan a first trip to countries where language is an issue...  

 

hence this friday going to that japan thingy at leng kee... hear what the pros have to say.. 

 

I survived two work trips to Japan w/o knowing anything abt Japanese langauge or culture.

 

Each work trip was two weeks long.

 

I self-drive also when I was there and visited the various places of interest on my own. Google maps did the trick.

 

 

When comes to food, just point at picture and hand gesture. [laugh]

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I survived two work trips to Japan w/o knowing anything abt Japanese langauge or culture.

 

Each work trip was two weeks long.

 

I self-drive also when I was there and visited the various places of interest on my own. Google maps did the trick.

 

 

When comes to food, just point at picture and hand gesture. [laugh]

 

To be fair... japanese and thais are very nice people... so .. they will more tolerant... wont do that in korea and esp not the old hong kong! 

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To be fair... japanese and thais are very nice people... so .. they will more tolerant... wont do that in korea and esp not the old hong kong! 

 

I dont speak cantonese and able to move ard and order a bowl of noodles on my own. They have no picture, I cant read much mandarin words. So I just point to noodle the other table is having. [laugh] It was at some out of the way places in HK. I was out alone looking for my R/C hobby shops.

 

I remember alighting at a Lai-chee MRT station and walk and walk and walk to some industrial estate. So decided to settle for lunch there.

 

 

Just be frenly and the other party will be frenly. :D

 

 

Oops, sorry, remember wrongly. Not Lai-chee MRT station. See google map of the hobby shop : https://goo.gl/maps/L1JNZaVLXmL2

 

Also went to this hobby shop in HK at an ulu location which I cant remember. They now shifted to : https://goo.gl/maps/b6ZfGnfvauy

 

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Lala81

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i have always been apprehensive to self plan a first trip to countries where language is an issue...  

 

hence this friday going to that japan thingy at leng kee... hear what the pros have to say.. 

 

Don't worry. The PRCs will help us.

[laugh]

 

Most F&B stores in Seoul or what has a PRC staff. 

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