Author Topic: South Korea Master Thread (Read 14833 times)

Dan · « **on:** January 18, 2013, 03:14:19 PM »

Kosher food situation?

Top things to do/see?

TR's?

Fan of Dan · « **Reply #1 on:** January 18, 2013, 03:15:52 PM »

DMZ zone is very cool. Are you staying overnight?

Dan · « **Reply #2 on:** January 18, 2013, 03:18:57 PM »

Quote from: Fan of Dan on January 18, 2013, 03:15:52 PM

Are you staying overnight?

Considering. Would like to know what's there or if I should just connect without a stopover.

Fan of Dan · « **Reply #3 on:** January 18, 2013, 03:21:13 PM »

Quote from: Dan on January 18, 2013, 03:18:57 PM

Considering. Would like to know what's there or if I should just connect without a stopover.

I would try to just make a long stopover. They have tour companies that can take you from the airport to the DMZ and right back to the airport. We did that and it was very cool with zero hassle.

Dan · « **Reply #4 on:** January 18, 2013, 03:23:20 PM »

Quote from: Fan of Dan on January 18, 2013, 03:21:13 PM

I would try to just make a long stopover. They have tour companies that can take you from the airport to the DMZ and right back to the airport. We did that and it was very cool with zero hassle.

What was so cool about it? How much time do you need? Nothing worth seeing in ICN itself?
Typically a category 4 Park Hyatt is enough to make me spend the night if there is kosher food around

aussiebochur · « **Reply #5 on:** January 18, 2013, 03:27:32 PM »

http://jewishkorea.com/Kosher.html

jj1000 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 18, 2013, 03:28:53 PM »

Quote from: Dan on January 18, 2013, 03:23:20 PM

What was so cool about it? How much time do you need? Nothing worth seeing in ICN itself?
Typically a category 4 Park Hyatt is enough to make me spend the night if there is kosher food around

I know a guy who lives here, he may have access to kosher food PM me for info.

Fan of Dan · « **Reply #7 on:** January 18, 2013, 03:29:11 PM »

Quote from: Dan on January 18, 2013, 03:23:20 PM

What was so cool about it? How much time do you need? Nothing worth seeing in ICN itself?
Typically a category 4 Park Hyatt is enough to make me spend the night if there is kosher food around

From my research, and I may be wrong Seoul isn't such a cool city, although for a night it could be worth it. The DMZ is cool because you get to see all these soldiers driving around in tanks securing this famous border. The history is kind of cool as well. We went to this empty train station which was just built in hope of reunification and it was interesting.

We also went to some Korean restaurant and go to watch all the locals eat their food on the floor with the shoes lined up neatly outside.

PlatinumGuy · « **Reply #8 on:** January 18, 2013, 03:53:22 PM »

Nice Hyatt casino @ ICN airport

moish · « **Reply #9 on:** January 19, 2013, 11:45:06 AM »

i too am considering ICN stop. i think im gonna give it 2 days

ZCN · « **Reply #10 on:** January 20, 2013, 01:11:36 PM »

Quote from: moish on January 19, 2013, 11:45:06 AM

i too am considering ICN stop. i think im gonna give it 2 days

Can you share what your thinking of doing? From looking around it seems the only interesting thing to do is the DMZ tour.

moish · « **Reply #11 on:** January 20, 2013, 01:28:07 PM »

Quote from: ZCN on January 20, 2013, 01:11:36 PM

Can you share what your thinking of doing? From looking around it seems the only interesting thing to do is the DMZ tour.

one day dmz and one day to see the city
http://wikitravel.org/en/Seoul

damaxer91 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 20, 2013, 05:58:34 PM »

Everyone who has been there tells me its a waste of time. I would avoid if possible

I had a 6 hour stopover last time and we just walked around the airport. Great shopping and a decent F Lounge

PlatinumGuy · « **Reply #13 on:** March 28, 2013, 06:01:42 PM »

Anyone been for Shabbos?

easy48 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 26, 2013, 01:35:18 PM »

I will be in S Korea for 12 hour stopover in November. Are there must see sites that I can make it too? How far is the iarport from the town? Any advice? Kosher?

Thanks

moish · « **Reply #15 on:** May 26, 2013, 02:10:12 PM »

Quote from: easy48 on May 26, 2013, 01:35:18 PM

I will be in S Korea for 12 hour stopover in November. Are there must see sites that I can make it too? How far is the iarport from the town? Any advice? Kosher?

Thanks

airport is about an hour from the city. sometimes more

easy48 · « **Reply #16 on:** May 26, 2013, 02:28:42 PM »

Hour drive doesn't seem too bad. Where are some must see places? Any kosher restaurant? Has anyone been there for jut 12 hours?

Fan of Dan · « **Reply #17 on:** May 26, 2013, 02:32:47 PM »

Quote from: easy48 on May 26, 2013, 02:28:42 PM

Hour drive doesn't seem too bad. Where are some must see places? Any kosher restaurant? Has anyone been there for jut 12 hours?

I was. Did a dmz tour.

PlatinumGuy · « **Reply #18 on:** July 07, 2013, 07:58:57 PM »

Quote from: easy48 on May 26, 2013, 02:28:42 PM

Any kosher restaurant?

The Rov can prepare a kosher meal, but restaurant would be an overstatement

Marco Polo · « **Reply #19 on:** October 31, 2013, 12:04:18 PM »

How long is the DMZ trip from airport and back?

Anything else worth making a longer stop for?