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BBBrown · Joined: 26 Oct 2009 Location: Shanghai, China

Hello All,

I am currently working in Shanghai, China. Chinese New Year is mid-February (a couple months away!!!) and I wanted to take a trip to Korea. I figure it will be cold and possibly snowing there around that time, BUT I plan to parking myself during most of the days in a cafe and working on my master's thesis. When I am not working on my thesis I want to do a few things, see a few things and not make it a complete work trip. Any suggestions? I was initially planning on going to Seoul and I wanted to stay around the Hongdae area but I'm open to other ideas!

Thanks for any tips!

skinsk05 · Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Location: Jeonju

Go skiing (during the week it won't be so crowded and you can go as a long day trip from Seoul) and go to a sauna. Plenty of good wifi cafes in most cities so if you have the time, you might want to get out into the countryside a bit.

Hotels start at W30000 (a single woman can sometimes get a better rate) and are pretty decent. www.couchsurfing. com is another option and a good way to meet people. There are some hostels in Korea, but not so much of a traveler scene and probably not what you want if you're trying to work on a thesis!

If you're in Seoul and you need a break, hike up Namsan, or take a real hike in Bukhansan. It can be beautiful in winter-- but bring some good shoes (or buy some at Jongno-5 ga).