South Korea Trip
Feb 17, 2017, 7:52 am
#4
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You could start with this:
http://matrix.itasoftware.com
using the "calendar" search month by month
with your home airport (s) to ICN Seoul Incheon International, South Korea
and "length of trip" a short range like 8-10 days.
To some extent hotel rates have similar patterns to airfares. More so big international cities with lots of tourism. But you could do something similar with www.hotwire.com or other sites to search for the hotel patterns.
And then your local library probably has some travel guide books on Korea. I know the Lonely Planet series almost always has a few pages on weather and other travel date information as to good times to visit.
http://matrix.itasoftware.com
using the "calendar" search month by month
with your home airport (s) to ICN Seoul Incheon International, South Korea
and "length of trip" a short range like 8-10 days.
To some extent hotel rates have similar patterns to airfares. More so big international cities with lots of tourism. But you could do something similar with www.hotwire.com or other sites to search for the hotel patterns.
And then your local library probably has some travel guide books on Korea. I know the Lonely Planet series almost always has a few pages on weather and other travel date information as to good times to visit.
Feb 18, 2017, 9:31 am
#5
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I guess you are trying to do the trip without spending much money, but it looks like you aren't getting many answers here in Budget Travel, so I am moving the thread to Korea forum.
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Feb 18, 2017, 10:45 am
#6
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Have you bought and read a guidebook yet?
All the ones I know about have a section on weather, as well as answering other basic questions about in-country transportation, passport and visa requirements, food, types of hotels available, sights in different cities, etc.
My favorite way to search for hotel accommodations is to go on Booking.com, which brings up a selection of hotels and hostels in all price ranges, complete with photos of the property and customer reviews. I've used it in six different countries and have been satisfied with the results.
All the ones I know about have a section on weather, as well as answering other basic questions about in-country transportation, passport and visa requirements, food, types of hotels available, sights in different cities, etc.
My favorite way to search for hotel accommodations is to go on Booking.com, which brings up a selection of hotels and hostels in all price ranges, complete with photos of the property and customer reviews. I've used it in six different countries and have been satisfied with the results.
Feb 19, 2017, 11:56 pm
#7
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Join Date: Feb 2017
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Have you bought and read a guidebook yet?
All the ones I know about have a section on weather, as well as answering other basic questions about in-country transportation, passport and visa requirements, food, types of hotels available, sights in different cities, etc.
My favorite way to search for hotel accommodations is to go on Booking.com, which brings up a selection of hotels and hostels in all price ranges, complete with photos of the property and customer reviews. I've used it in six different countries and have been satisfied with the results.
All the ones I know about have a section on weather, as well as answering other basic questions about in-country transportation, passport and visa requirements, food, types of hotels available, sights in different cities, etc.
My favorite way to search for hotel accommodations is to go on Booking.com, which brings up a selection of hotels and hostels in all price ranges, complete with photos of the property and customer reviews. I've used it in six different countries and have been satisfied with the results.
Thanks! Do you have any suggestions on a guidebook? Something that I can download online would be great..
You could start with this:
http://matrix.itasoftware.com
using the "calendar" search month by month
with your home airport (s) to ICN Seoul Incheon International, South Korea
and "length of trip" a short range like 8-10 days.
To some extent hotel rates have similar patterns to airfares. More so big international cities with lots of tourism. But you could do something similar with www.hotwire.com or other sites to search for the hotel patterns.
And then your local library probably has some travel guide books on Korea. I know the Lonely Planet series almost always has a few pages on weather and other travel date information as to good times to visit.
http://matrix.itasoftware.com
using the "calendar" search month by month
with your home airport (s) to ICN Seoul Incheon International, South Korea
and "length of trip" a short range like 8-10 days.
To some extent hotel rates have similar patterns to airfares. More so big international cities with lots of tourism. But you could do something similar with www.hotwire.com or other sites to search for the hotel patterns.
And then your local library probably has some travel guide books on Korea. I know the Lonely Planet series almost always has a few pages on weather and other travel date information as to good times to visit.
Last edited by Ocn Vw 1K; Feb 19, 2017 at 11:58 pm Reason: Combine consecutive posts of same member.
Feb 20, 2017, 9:03 am
#8
Join Date: Mar 2004
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The Rough Guide to Korea is available in Kindle format, and you probably know that you don't even need a Kindle--there are Kindle apps for iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows.
Feb 23, 2017, 8:48 pm
#9
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You don't need to buy a book. There's tons of useful tourism info on the web for free. I have a whole folder full of websites on my computer.
Here's a good place to start
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/index.kto
http://www.visitseoul.net/index
both have downloadable pdf guides
Here's a good place to start
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/index.kto
http://www.visitseoul.net/index
both have downloadable pdf guides
Last edited by glennaa11; Feb 23, 2017 at 8:58 pm