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NorthofAmerica
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 Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:57 am Post subject: Will my phone work in Korea? Also, ideas anyone? |
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So I am landing in Seoul on the 19th and I am curious if my phone will work.
Also, I have never been there before and I am a little clueless as to where to go. I am interested in some shrines, palaces, etc.. during the day though I have done the temple/shrine thing to death in Japan and am more interested in contemporary Korean sightseeing and touring. Anybody have any ideas about where to go?
More importantly... nightlife. I really wanna tear it up in Seoul, where are some of the nice places to go?
Thanks in advance for any help  |
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southofreality
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Just take your phone to one of your service provider's local shops and ask a clerk for a direct answer.
Just say: 韓国でこのケイタイ電話が使えますか？
kankoku de kono keitai denwa ga tsukaemasu ka?
(Can I use this cell phone in South Korea?)
They'll probably give you a straight (politely worded) "yes" or "no" answer. |
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callmesim
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Location: London, UK
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I'm with Vodafone and my phone worked for sending and receiving emails and receiving calls when I was in Korea in March. But I couldn't call people as I don't have that option cause it costs too much!
I highly recommend a DMZ tour if you want a strange day. A tour of Panmunjeom is really interesting as well as bizarre. |
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Gypsy Rose Kim
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Everyone who's visited me has used their Japanese phones here. I don't know the details, but you can do it. I used to have an au phone that I used in South East Asia while travelling, too.
How do you want to tear it up? Bars, clubs (what kind?), shopping? I'd give you some advice since I live here, but this isn't really the Korea board so I don't want to clog it up.
You can PM me if you like. But I'm sure others know, too. I do second the DMZ tour, but make a reservation in advance (before you get here). I went through the USO in Seoul, and recommend that one. |
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Leon30
Joined: 18 Sep 2006
Posts: 60
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:51 am Post subject: Re: Will my phone work in Korea? Also, ideas anyone? |
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| NorthofAmerica wrote: |
So I am landing in Seoul on the 19th and I am curious if my phone will work.
Also, I have never been there before and I am a little clueless as to where to go. I am interested in some shrines, palaces, etc.. during the day though I have done the temple/shrine thing to death in Japan and am more interested in contemporary Korean sightseeing and touring. Anybody have any ideas about where to go?
More importantly... nightlife. I really wanna tear it up in Seoul, where are some of the nice places to go?
Thanks in advance for any help |
Insadong is a cool market street with nice coffee shops / traditional style tea houses and curios shopping. A nice atmosphere too.
Gyongbukgong Palace is easilly accessible. To be honest all palaces and temples in Korea look so alike (unlike in Japan) that to see one is to have seen them all in a general sense and if you're only coming here for a few days, one would be enough.
Gwangwhamun has a good futuristic (for Korea) feel to it and some good shopping. Also check out the COEX Mall, which also has a huge megabox cinema and a decent aquarium. Olympic park is definately worth an afternoon of your time and you can also check out the Olympic Museum there. Gangnam and appgujong are the swanky downtown areas south of the river Han... Yeoido Park will be full of cherry blossoms this and next week, so that owuld be anioce relaxing place to check out and you coul also make a visit to the 63 building, Seould tallest building, which is nearby.
At night there are only really two places.
Itaewon is the foriegner district, I guess somewhat akin (but so, so different) to Rappongi in Tokyo. Western bars and clubs, homo hill, tranny bars, hooker bars etc... tons of foriegn food from all over the globe and good shopping. HINT - when at Itaewon subway staion go to the tourist info office and pick up a '100 best things to do in Seoul' pamphlet. It's a newbie's Bible....
The other places are Shinchon and Hongdae. these are next to each other on the subway and kinda like Minami / shinsabashi in Osaka (but, still, very, very different) they are the hip, young university areas with good shopping and food and some decent clubs in Hongdae at night on the weekends from House, Hip Hop, Dance, Drum and Bass etc... very young areas ful of optimism and bright neon lights. |
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Gypsy Rose Kim
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There are more than two places for nightlife. Some people might really dig Apgujeong. It's expensive, but there are some bars that have regulary prices and you can sit there and watch all the rich kids drive their Ferrarris and Hummers around the tiny streets. It's flashy in a purely Korean way, and an interesting place.
There's also Kangnam. It depends on what you're looking for.
The really nice thing about visiting Korea is that people are friendly from the start. I mean, there isn't that whole shyness thing. It doesn't take as long to get people talking as it does in Japan. You can meet, drink with, and talk to lots of locals even on vacation. |
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Leon30
Joined: 18 Sep 2006
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Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:35 am Post subject: |
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| Gypsy Rose Kim wrote: |
There are more than two places for nightlife. Some people might really dig Apgujeong. It's expensive, but there are some bars that have regulary prices and you can sit there and watch all the rich kids drive their Ferrarris and Hummers around the tiny streets. It's flashy in a purely Korean way, and an interesting place.
There's also Kangnam. It depends on what you're looking for.
The really nice thing about visiting Korea is that people are friendly from the start. I mean, there isn't that whole shyness thing. It doesn't take as long to get people talking as it does in Japan. You can meet, drink with, and talk to lots of locals even on vacation. |
To be honest, if you've never been to Korea and want some good nightlife don't go to Gangnam. Just trust me on this. If you want more western style clubs and bars where you don't have to pay 150,000 for a table and beer and fruit sets, just go Itaewon and Hongdae. for soemone here a few days, it's a sure bet and you'll meet plenty of other English speakers - Korean and natives.
Yes, There are a few good clubs in appgujong, but most of them wont let you in without a Korean friend. Club Garden is decent, but more variety and opportunity to hang out with English speaking people in Hongdae, Sinchon or Itaewon. If you want to get laid by the way, Itaewon is the place. Don't bother with anywhere else if you want to try to get some action. The girls in other areas (Korean girls) will flirt and dance but hardly ever put out, very frustrating. If you want western girls, then any of the three areas would be equally oportunist.
Hey, just being honest, we all know what a young chap / chappette is after on a mini trip... well most of us....
And trust me about the areas, I'm a bl**dy expert on these matters if I do say so myself....
As for the highlighted part of the above post, I found the exact opposite to be true here in the More Korean areas like Gangnam or Appgujeong. Most of these people will be English Leaches.... not all but most. And like I said you're here for only a few days so.... |
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NorthofAmerica
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Thanks a lot for the help guys! Seriously.
Also, way to politely disagree. I get so turned off of this board when people start flaming each other  |
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