Lynn> hihi.. i went to Seoul + Jeju with ASA too.. 3-10th Sept.. for our honeymoon..
Its almost exact same itinery.. u can check out our photos online.. PM me and i'll give u the link..
But we didnt get to go both Theme Park as promised.. we only went to Everland.. we stayed in Lotte World Hotel for the last 2 nites...
but we didnt get to go to the Lotte World Theme Park though it was just next to it.. no time to go...
We gave up on Insa Dong.. we all (14 of us in the grp) exchanged that for shopping at Myeong Dong..and its much worth it..
Myeong Dong is much nicer to shop than DOngdaemun.. at least thats what we felt...
DDM is too ex... alot of shopping centers like.. like Orchard Road.. Myeong Dong is more like Bugis Street... alot of alleys and shops...
Plenty of Missha and The Face Shop there.. super cheap loh..
I suggest u check out local stores on what u wanna get...and what u might be getting.. and swop everything off the shelves in Korea..
Hahah.. since its ASA, i'm pretty sure they'll bring u to TFS on the last 2nd day... its like only tourist can get to go there to buy...
The Face Mask Sheets is like $1.35 per piece there... Spore selling 3 for $10 loh..
SUper cheap...
If you wanna do ur frens a favor.. ask them what they want.. and get it for them.. save alot alot!!
Most of the stuffs are like 30-50% cheaper loh.. depends on what u get... do check out the local stores before u fly...and save the price in ur hp as Drafts..
hahaha.. u definitely wont regret...
I've never touched TFS before gg Korea.. but now, i've plenty of stuffs in my cupboard..and i'm using them liaoz! hahaha...
From makeup to cleansing to beautifying.. its all worth it!! Hehehe..
OH ya... i may need u to help me get something too.. coz only the one at TFS (where only tourists can go to) sell what i want..
its not TFS product.. but one of the brands they carry.... very good...
Tinted moisturizer...
When u flying???????????
You can dun buy.. we were told by the ASA officer.. not compulsory.. but then.. its up to u...
Nobody followed us to take photos leh... dunno why.. but we were glad.. coz heard will be pressured to buy..
If you are gg with ASA.. i really cant think of when u'll need to pay with USD.. the places we went to.. we hardly need to buy anything..
and even if we need to, its paid in KRW.. like roadside..when we bought souvenirs....
Didnt really get to spend much.. unless u always wanna supper..
I would think SGD$500 each would be more than enough... esp if u are not gg to buy back alot of stuffs...
We only paid for Korean Ginseng with Credit Card at the Ginseng shop.. it was charged at USD rate.. we bought SGD$3000 worth..
sure dun have so much cash la...
Most of the places.. would accept KRW... like i said.. we didnt used USD at all.. in the end.. we used it at Korea Airport for our last lunch in Korea before we board the plane..
and we paid in USD coz we used up all KRW liaoz....
And then at CHangi Airport we used it to buy liquor...
For winter clothings i cant advise.. we went at Singapore weather..
We had language barrier though... hard to buy stuffs.. koreans are very rude people..
not customer friendly at all....
Cant really bargain...and when you ask how much..they'll tell u in their language.. with no efforts to show it in sign language...
sianz...
in the end..they'll use calculator to type and show u...
hahaha...
If u get a good tour guide... it'll be better.. we were fortunate to get æ¨å§å§... (Yang jie jie)
She's a very very good tour guide.. but then again..there's sooo many trips..
not sure if she'll be taking urs. hahhaa.. but if she does..she sure rem me & HB...
we were the only couple there for HM among the 14 of us....and she still calls me now and then to keep in touch..
hehehe.. its very nice!