Thinking of our first trip to Seoul.
Thinking of going around 3rd week of September. Main interests is learning local food ie street food and seeing whatever people like me are supposed to see.
Starter Questions!
1. Is the 3rd week September or so a good time to visit?
2. We can spend as long as we want .... but my instinct is say 7 nights to allow for the travel ..... is this about right?
3. Thinking of staying at the Intercontinental. Is this a reasonable place and a reasonable area to stay?
4. Is this like Singapore ie street food all over or are their "centers" or areas which are a good place to be close to?
5. Easy to travel around ie public transport compared to Singapore?
6. Any really interesting historical / heritage type villages within easy travel from town? Happy to extend the visit for suitable diversions .....
Any ideas and suggestions really appreciated.
Thanks!
1. September will be good, just be prepared for the weather as it can be quite hot still at that time of year.
2. 7 nights is definitely good - make sure you do some day trips.
3. I'd take SeoulMan's advice- not the best in terms of location etc.
4. Definitely plenty of Streetfood available, throughout the night as well - just don't go there expecting it to be like Singapore. My favourite is the Korean BBC- inexpensive and very tasty. Plenty of those dining options around town.
5. Dead easy - there is a reloadable card you can purchase which is valid for the trains (swipe and go), just can't recall the name of it off the top of my head. Trains are reliable and fast.
As for day trips the DMZ Tour is a must do. I did the USO tour, and generally this seems to come highly recommended.
http://affiliates.uso.org/Korea/defa...?contentid=347
Book in advance, especially as it is summer.