Travel to Korea: tips

Jumat, 27 April 2018

When you come to Bangkok by your own self, you need to do a lot of homework before you go. What you have to do is find the places of interest, places to eat, places to shop, places to stay and etc. All of this info you can search through our MR. GOOGLE. All you need just type the keywords and all the info can be found.

Let me show my freestyle itinerary 你有freestyle嗎？

DAY 1: Penang-Padang Besar-Hatyai

DAY 1: Hatyai- Bangkok - Metro Resort Pratunam-Platinum Mall- Dinner at Inter Restaurant- Pratunam night market

DAY 3 : Go-Ang Kaomunkai Pratunam(Chicken Rice) - Siam Square One - Choosedress shop - Lunch and shop Terminal 21 - Dinner and shop at Asiatique

DAY 4 : MBK - After you dessert - Lunch at MBK food court - Yenly Yours Mango Sagu - Flea Market in front of Matchbox - Dinner at Inter Restaurant - Red Sky Bangkok - D night market (in front of Palladium Mall)

DAY 5: Erawan Shrine - Big C supermarket - Ah Meng Crab noodle - Bobae Market - Sampeng market - Lunch at Robinson Supermarket near Saphan Taksin station - Ratchada Night Market - JJ Green Market

DAY 6: Back to Hatyai - Penang

Transport 交通篇:
This time I have experienced all the transport either car, flight or boat. I'm quite satisfied as I got the chance to travel like a local.
KTM kommuter
Bukit Mertajam-Padang Besar : RM10.70/way. 【Half Price for warga emas】
【Link】
Shuttle Van [Pdg Besar-Hatyai]
50bht (10bht/luggage)
Flight 飛機 : Nok Air (under Thai airways) 【Link】
**Special promo Free luggage from Hatyai to Bangkok

Grab : Yes, Grab is used widely by all the local and tourists too. Is cheap if divide by 4 but don't take during peak hours, use BTS/MRT instead of Grab
From Don Mueang Airport to My hotel @Pratunam - around 350bht

BTS :
↣↣ an elevated rapid transit system in Bangkok 【Skytrain】
↣↣ Operating Time: 6.00am till midnight
↣↣ Payment: Cash (use token to buy ticket) /Rabbit card
MRT:
↣↣ an underground rapid transit system in Bangkok
Operating time: 6.00am till midnight
Payment: Cash/ MRT plus card
【Link】

**~~Mangmoom Card which allows for multi-use in BTS, MRT and Aiport Link believed to be launched in this year 2018~~

from Bangkok-city.com

Chao Phraya Express Boat

↣ From Saphan Taksin-Asiatique FREE
↣ From Rachangwose (near Sampheng market) - Saphan Taksin (Orange Flag) 15bht
↣ From Saphan Hua Chang Pier - Bobae Market 1bht
Operating Time: depend on the colour of the flag 【Link】
Payment: Cash Only

Airport Transfer Van 【From Airport to Hotel (Vice Versa)】
Booking through KLOOK website【Link】

Wifi 網絡

Data Sim
Dtac ↣↣ mostly use by the tourists 【I bought it at 300bht 3GB data + 30min call】
AIS ↣↣ the cheapest telco plan you can buy 【My bro bought it at 200bht for unlimited data】
True↣↣ The best coverage and trustable in Thailand (The most expensive)

Pocket Wifi
- can be shared with 5 people and above
【Link】

Insurance: [Recommend to buy]
AXA or tune perfect or AA
This time my parents buying insurance from Travel Agency
RM46 for 5D4N

Expenses:
Total I have spent around RM2000 for all.

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Senin, 31 Juli 2017

Hey guys! I had done some research about the APP that free to use in South Korea. .Unlike other countries, Google Maps cannot be used in Korea. Therefore, this is some of the APP you are recommended to use when you at Korea.

Route Map, Tours and Public Transport

1. Korea Tour Offline Map

[Available Language: Korean, English, Chinese(Simplified), Chinese(Traditional), Japanese

It provides offline map, offline metro map, bus schedule & Korea travel guide too.

↣↣ It provides recommended attraction to visit.

↣↣ You can share the info with your friends through social media.

2. Smart Tour Guide

[Available Language: Korean, English, Japanese & Chinese]

This app can help you more understand about the history, meaning and stories about each attraction.

Main Functions

↬↬Audio guide: You can hear stories about the culture, history or secrets about tourist attractions.

↬↬Photos: Vivid pictures show you around the attractions without having to go to each location.

↬↬Script: If you prefer to read about the tourist attraction, the script of the audio file is also available.

↬↬ Map: A map of your current location and a map of the attraction is provided so you can easily find how to get there.

↬↬Sharing: You can share the interesting story of tour spots through SNS or messengers.

↬↬Widget: Each tourist destination has a widget source code that can be used on a website or mobile device.

3.Kakao Map

Feature:

⇻⇻can rotate 360º and tilt map to get a more realistic view of your surroundings.

⇝⇝KakaoMap provides navigation guidance after route search without any installation of other navigation apps.

⇥⇥Whether you are driving or taking a bus or feel like walking, we provide you with the latest traffic data gathered within 24 hours.

⇨⇨Search any and everything from place to bus right from the single search bar.

Restaurants, Attractions and other recommendations near you with one scroll-up gesture from the map.

Currently they have the English Interface, but i still encounter the problem to change the Language setting. I will update here again once i have successfully change it =)

4. Subway Korea (Subway Route Navigation)

[Available Language: Korean, English,Japanese]

The apps will provide:

↷↷Subway route information: Duration of journey / Fare / Stations stopped /Transfer time / First, last train / Faster transfer car route search

↷↷ Subway station information: Door opening side / Availability of crossing to the other platform / Restroom / Feeding facility / Elevator / Facilities for disabled / Station phone number

↷↷Exit information: Providing google maps on information near the exit, directions to the destination

** The cons is this app provides only for certain area like Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Daejeon & Gwangju

5.I Tour Seoul

[Available Language: Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese]

Features:

⇉Seoul tourism highlights: Top 10 lists, real-time event and festival information

⇉Location-based recommendations for where to go, attractions, restaurants, shopping spots, etc.

⇉ See your real-time location on a map and nearby places of interest (attractions, restaurants, stores, accommodations, bus stops, etc.)

⇉ Make reservations for Seoul City Walking tours, performances, and accommodations

⇉ Download Seoul maps and guidebooks

⇉Essential information for new visitors to Seoul

Bonus: If you are K-pop or K-drama fans, you can keep on track on Hallyu Tourism Categories. Sometimes the Seoul Government will provide Hallyu Activities Program for the tourists, for example, K-pop Classes and a tour of the broadcasting theme park. The most important thing is FREE by just apply for the admission!!! And more excitement you can get by downloading this APP. I wish I'm Korea now!!

Food APPS

1. Mango Plate

[Available Language: Korean, English]

It just likes the Yelp APP in US.

Feature:

↘↘ Access an extensive database of over 200,000 restaurants in South Korea that is updated daily

↘↘with personalized restaurant recommendations

↘↘View honest and reliable reviews and ratings of restaurants

↘↘can link MangoPlate with Facebook

2. Have Halal Will Travel

[Available Language: English]

Feature:

1) Find the best Muslim friendly/halal restaurants, attractions and prayers spaces all in one place.

2) View all points of interest on an interactive map

3) Muslim friendly/halal restaurants - think halal Korean BBQ and Bibimbap!

4) All ratings and information personally collected by the Have Halal Will Travel team

5) Create your own itinerary by adding points of interest

6) Add useful notes to your itinerary

7) Travel guides specially are written by the Have Halal Will Travel team to help you decide where to go

3.Halal Korea

[Available Language: English]

Feature:

⇻ ‘Salah’ will provide you with prayer time according to your position, location of the nearest masjid, prayer spots, and the access the Quran

⇻‘Qibla’ will point to the direction of the Kaaba via compass

⇻‘Travel’ will provide you with all the travel information in Korea

⇻ ‘Community’, you can share information, ask, and answer questions with other people on HalalKorea

⇻‘Scan’, you can scan the barcodes of the food products being sold in Korea. The scan will then show you if the food or drink is halal

⇻ ‘Restaurants’, will provide you with information on restaurants which serve Hansik (Korean Food) and other foods without the concern of being haram.

⇻‘Markets’ will provide you markets by category related to your location

This is all the apps you can use during the trip! If you know how to read Korean, there is another apps which is very popular among the Korean >>> Naver APP!

Stay tuned for more travel updates, till then! =)