Wzierbovsky said:And yep, quite a few of the toilets are hi-tech, even for some restaurants. Hi-tec as in electronically controlled WCs that heat up the bowel seating area, and water jets to clean your arse hole after you sh*t.
redders said:My tour guide joked about the hi-tec toilets saying it is only "semi-automatic", some part of your body still have to move to use the facility efficiently.
meatball said:i intend to go F&E to korea too! hopefully can find a friend to go with me or else i'll just go on my own.
i've been reading up and adding up some expenses and i realised that for korea, it's cheaper to go for packaged tours then extend if you want more time as compared to going f&e. the air tix is almost the same price as a tour package (but if you buy from an agent it'll be cheaper but not much i guess). meals are about ~S$10 from what i've read and language is definitely a barrier so if you don't know how to read hangul or speak korean, package might be a better choice.
but for me, i find going on packaged tours a bit rush and the attractions aren't my cup of tea esp when they bring you to those ginseng factory or those wholesale centres to buy pearl powder.besides, i've read that though some package tours include attractions like lotte world and everland, it's quite a waste of time cos the place is so huge you won't be able to finish it in a day. but... if you die die must go jeju island, i think it's cheaper if you sign up for a package tour. oh yah, accomodation is quite expensive in korea so you might consider homestay-ing. about ~USD$25 and above for a night.
the prices of stuff in korea is as expensive as those in japan.
Ryuichi said:
speedtest99 said:
redders said:Went and back
For Genting Holiday, we stay in Robero Hotel Jeju (2 nights) and Daemyung Sorak Resort (2 nights). The other 2 hotels where we stayed 1 night each and I could not recall the name at the moment. Will try to dig out the names and get back to you.
The hotels Genting Holiday stays in are not the best in Korea (like those 5* hotels other agencies are offering), but reasonable and comfortable IMO. We normally get back to our hotel at around 10pm cause Korean shops closed at around 9.30pm
Robero Hotel Jeju was very close to the underground mall (5 mins walk) and very convenient, you could go on your "free and easy" shopping if you have the time. Daemyung Sorak Resort though not ski resort is almost equivalant to one, it has its own supermarket, shops etc and its Sorak Waterworld is a must visit place..hot spa, ginseng bath etc..shiok.
The tour guide with us - Anna a middleage Chinese lady was wonderful and "motherly" and shown us a lot of "out of the iternary" stuffI have an enjoyable and memorable trip really.
redders said:I could have crossed you tour group along my way. Is your tour guide the middle age specky Chinese man? My group is the with the middle age Chinese lady.
Nakedtoes said:mine is the middle age man with white hair.. always wear a black jacket... manage to upload only one pic.. ver slow.. got what site is faster???
