Winter holiday in SE Asia??

[Thaiyotakamli]

To ea his own ba

Hahaha

Some like the culture

Some the history

Some the shopping

But lucky me n wife is consistent

Food n drinks

Hahaha

But seriously I hate the crowd on holiday

Those mainlanders in HK Disney is crazy

N sb irritating

Thats y in hk dont speak chinese, the hker will treat u worse, think u from mainland

Always talk in english there

 

For food and drinks, u go korea can try their ginseng chicken, bibimbap(got one restaurant m jackson love to eat there)

Then dongdaemun got many street stall like taiwan shilin ye shi

[Iwant]

Seoul...

 

Just came back in Dec....I think if you go in Oct, it would be Autumn? So it would be nice too.

 

Transportation is easy via their trains and not as costly as Japan.

 

Personally I don't really like the Namdemum and Dongdaemum, but I like the buzz in MyeongDong, Ehwa Female Uni station(first place to go for shopping because it is the cheapest - i feel), Hongkik Uni Station.

 

The accomodation is cheap too as compared to Japan..I choose love motel (very decent love motel) and probably similar to a normal 3 star hotel in HK at SGD 120 for a 3 beds in a room + 1 jacuzzi and free snacks... or you can choose to go stay in their traditional Hanook.

 

You can choose to stay near Lotte World as there a lot of shuttle buses that pick up passengers from there to destination such as SKI resorts, Nami Island etc...

 

I intend to go back there again end of this year.... because I love the food....

[Thaiyotakamli]

Seoul...

 

Just came back in Dec....I think if you go in Oct, it would be Autumn? So it would be nice too.

 

Transportation is easy via their trains and not as costly as Japan.

 

Personally I don't really like the Namdemum and Dongdaemum, but I like the buzz in MyeongDong, Ehwa Female Uni station(first place to go for shopping because it is the cheapest - i feel), Hongkik Uni Station.

 

The accomodation is cheap too as compared to Japan..I choose love motel (very decent love motel) and probably similar to a normal 3 star hotel in HK at SGD 120 for a 3 beds in a room + 1 jacuzzi and free snacks... or you can choose to go stay in their traditional Hanook.

 

You can choose to stay near Lotte World as there a lot of shuttle buses that pick up passengers from there to destination such as SKI resorts, Nami Island etc...

 

I intend to go back there again end of this year.... because I love the food....

Nami island is great to visit during autumn not in winter

Then myeondong isnt bad if weather nice but that time i go weather below 0 so freezing shopping in mgeondong lol but its nice to sit at ehwa uni gate watching ppl pass by

[Iwant]

Nami island is great to visit during autumn not in winter

Then myeondong isnt bad if weather nice but that time i go weather below 0 so freezing shopping in mgeondong lol but its nice to sit at ehwa uni gate watching ppl pass by

 

Actually I was very lucky when I was in Nami in early dec...wasn't supposed to snow during that period but due to a storm..I managed to see Nami island before and after snow...within a short span of 1 hour..the whole island was covered with snow..so we had some before and after shots...

 

They had their bonfire in diffferent area to keep people warm....with woods crackling and the fire burning...

 

Ehwa Uni gate.... I more interested in the shopping la...

 

I really like their street food..especially when the temperature drops below 0...eating the fish cake and the soup...

[Thaiyotakamli]

Actually I was very lucky when I was in Nami in early dec...wasn't supposed to snow during that period but due to a storm..I managed to see Nami island before and after snow...within a short span of 1 hour..the whole island was covered with snow..so we had some before and after shots...

 

They had their bonfire in diffferent area to keep people warm....with woods crackling and the fire burning...

 

Ehwa Uni gate.... I more interested in the shopping la...

 

I really like their street food..especially when the temperature drops below 0...eating the fish cake and the soup...

deobokki! hahaha

care to share nami island pic here?

 

Ehwa Uni i sit there with my snack for half an hour and it was a fruitful one hahaha

[Iwant]

deobokki! hahaha

care to share nami island pic here?

 

Ehwa Uni i sit there with my snack for half an hour and it was a fruitful one hahaha

 

let me go search...and pm you....

[Maseratigood]

To ea his own ba

Hahaha

Some like the culture

Some the history

Some the shopping

But lucky me n wife is consistent

Food n drinks

Hahaha

But seriously I hate the crowd on holiday

Those mainlanders in HK Disney is crazy

N sb irritating

Yes, to each his own.... As long as he is happy, good enough.

 

After all, the experience of others' culture, heritage etc should make a person develope a broader view of things, and also acceptance or tolerance of others' behaviors or priorities which are not the same as his own. . Eg those who truly like the experience of others' cultures etc, should accept the others who like shopping or eating.

Edited March 4, 2013 by Maseratigood

[BlueOldMan]

yup yup

nobody is perfect

we jus have to accept

to each his own

the world will be more peaceful

 

after a nite of discussion

we decided to taiwan

as my fil only ok with thai n taiwan

my wife prefers taiwan anytime

hahaha

 

so its time i start reading about farmstay

any bro with any good farmstay

pls kindly advise abit

 

Does all farmstay has activities for a 6yo??

Or it depends on the scale of that farmstay?

tks ya

 

Korea n jap shall shelf to 2 yrs later

tks

[Jman888]

my cousin and her family did a train/self drive from south to north, staying in different farmstay along the way. I dun have the detail but if you google 台湾民宿， you can find many interesting themes of farmstay, a lot are meant for small kids

 

 

 

yup yup

nobody is perfect

we jus have to accept

to each his own

the world will be more peaceful

 

after a nite of discussion

we decided to taiwan

as my fil only ok with thai n taiwan

my wife prefers taiwan anytime

hahaha

 

so its time i start reading about farmstay

any bro with any good farmstay

pls kindly advise abit

 

Does all farmstay has activities for a 6yo??

Or it depends on the scale of that farmstay?

tks ya

 

Korea n jap shall shelf to 2 yrs later

tks

 

[BlueOldMan]

Oh ya I jus google in the morning

All in Chinese

Hahaha

I told my wife to search for minsu

As she is better in Chinese

Tks ya

Yup last trip I tried both the normal train n bullet train

Clean n smooth

Great experience

[Thaiyotakamli]

yup yup

nobody is perfect

we jus have to accept

to each his own

the world will be more peaceful

 

after a nite of discussion

we decided to taiwan

as my fil only ok with thai n taiwan

my wife prefers taiwan anytime

hahaha

 

so its time i start reading about farmstay

any bro with any good farmstay

pls kindly advise abit

 

Does all farmstay has activities for a 6yo??

Or it depends on the scale of that farmstay?

tks ya

 

Korea n jap shall shelf to 2 yrs later

tks

i once stay in flying cow ranch farm stay, not bad but the road going up abit scary, wonder they have repaired or not

[Maseratigood]

i once stay in flying cow ranch farm stay, not bad but the road going up abit scary, wonder they have repaired or not

The cows have wings?

[Jamesc]

The accomodation is cheap too as compared to Japan..I choose love motel (very decent love motel) and probably similar to a normal 3 star hotel in HK at SGD 120 for a 3 beds in a room + 1 jacuzzi and free snacks... or you can choose to go stay in their traditional Hanook.

Be careful about turning on the TV if you stay in a love motel.

 

My company sent me to Seoul for 2 weeks and they put me in a love motel.

 

I switched on the TV and flip a few channels looking for an English station

and I was shocked to find porn on TV!

 

I was so shocked I called the front desk to ask if all the TV movies were free

or I had to pay?

 

I was very relieve when they told me its free. Since its my first time to see Korean

porn, I left the TV on all night.

 

I didn't know these things happen in other cultures but I try to have an open mind

and learn to openly appreciate other cultures.

 

 

[Iwant]

Be careful about turning on the TV if you stay in a love motel.

 

My company sent me to Seoul for 2 weeks and they put me in a love motel.

 

I switched on the TV and flip a few channels looking for an English station

and I was shocked to find porn on TV!

 

I was so shocked I called the front desk to ask if all the TV movies were free

or I had to pay?

 

I was very relieve when they told me its free. Since its my first time to see Korean

porn, I left the TV on all night.

 

I didn't know these things happen in other cultures but I try to have an open mind

and learn to openly appreciate other cultures.

 

 

No porn la...checked...

[Thaiyotakamli]

The cows have wings?

for no reason, no wing

 

but quite an experience and love the breakfast as they serve plenty of milk

[Jamesc]

No porn la...checked...

I stayed at the Benhur hotel in July 2008.

13-18, Yoido-dong, Yeongdungpo-gu, Yeouido, Seoul.

 

My company sent me again to Seoul in 2009 and I wanted to stay in that hotel again

for obvious reasons but I was told that hotel had been struck off my company

approved hotel list.

 

HR told me my boss instigated the removal of this hotel. I asked him and he told me

the exciting hotel "movies" made him call for the 40,000 won massage which led to

extra healthy finishing massage costing an extra US $200!

 

I tried my best to get this my mostest favourite in the whole world. Not only for the free movies

but the extra large room, king size bed, jacuzzi, steam bath, free shampoo, hair spray, toiletries

free drinks, remote control everything and the two lovely receptionists etc

 

But sadly I was rudely refused and had to stay in some poxxy Best Western place which I did

not enjoy at all.

 

http://www.agoda.com/asia/south_korea/seou...nhur_hotel.html

 

I will never forget this lovely hotel and my wonderful 2 weeks in Seoul.

 

[Jamesc]

No porn la...checked...

Did they give you a big discount?

 

If I checked into a love motel and the porn machine broke down,

I would be so disappointed I would write to the love hotel association

of Korea to have them stuck off the love motel list.

 

What kind of half indecent love motel dun show porn?

Not so innocent consumers should not be taken advantage like this!

I am all for consumer protection, actually I am all for all kinds of protection!

 

I am not the owner or shareholder of the Benhur hotel just an extremely satisfied customer.

 

 

[Iwant]

Did they give you a big discount?

 

If I checked into a love motel and the porn machine broke down,

I would be so disappointed I would write to the love hotel association

of Korea to have them stuck off the love motel list.

 

What kind of half indecent love motel dun show porn?

Not so innocent consumers should not be taken advantage like this!

I am all for consumer protection, actually I am all for all kinds of protection!

 

I am not the owner or shareholder of the Benhur hotel just an extremely satisfied customer.

 

 

There were 3 of us in a room leh...my brother...a bit weird right?

 

Anyway mine is David Hotel..behind got a lot of good food..and the food cart with fish cakes and rice - cake...

 

We did channel - surf the tv but never see any porn..or we surf too fast..so missed the action..