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Caffeinated
Joined: 11 Feb 2010
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 Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 10:00 pm Post subject: Attractions to stay away from |
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| The aquarium at Coex Mall. 17000ish won for a rabbit and some really tacky aquariums. Small, too. |
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Ramen
Joined: 15 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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Hooker Hill in Itaewon. It's free to walk around but don't recommend patronizing there.  |
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toby99
Joined: 28 Aug 2009
Location: Dong-Incheon-by-the-sea, South Korea
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The DMZ tour where you don't visit the JSA is a waste of time.
I never understood the hype over Insadong either. Street with a bunch of overpriced souvenirs and a Starbucks with a sign in hangul.
Apgu and Sinsa are nothing special, though I guess it's all relative to what's available elsewhere in the country. The "Beverley Hills of Korea" isn't much more than a Burger King and a couple massage rooms. |
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Wishmaster
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:46 am Post subject: |
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Any zoo in Korea. And I also agree that the COEX aquarium is a bad deal...they are complete morons there. They put fish that are way too big in a small tank. The geniuses also put a trigger and puffer in the same tank  . The aquarium just seems dirty and pretty stupid putting those poor monkeys there in their small cell. Pathetic. Koreans are not sophisticated enough to run zoos and aquariums. |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:57 am Post subject: |
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The casino at the KAL Hotel on Jeju Island. It's very awkward when you're the only customer there gambling and the one dealer follows you around from table to table.  |
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oldtactics
Joined: 18 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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| The 63 building & the aquarium there are stupidly overpriced. |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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I like Insadong on the weekends, there is always some "march" or dancing/singing going on. Walk a bit north near Gyeongbukgung on the East side and that area is very overpriced
Gangnam. I can't understand why so many foreigners (and Koreans) claim this is the 'real deal' when it comes to internationally known Korea. Just business clubs at higher prices. Oh- Apgujeong has Rodeo Drive? Big Whoop. |
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K-Dog
Joined: 14 Apr 2009
Location: SoKo
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Seoul.
Overated. |
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michael46037
Joined: 15 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:29 pm Post subject: dmz |
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| The DMZ tunnel tour is good, if they still have it. It's been a few years but it was well worth it. |
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michael46037
Joined: 15 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:30 pm Post subject: dmz |
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| The DMZ tunnel tour is good, if they still have it. It's been a few years but it was well worth it. |
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michael46037
Joined: 15 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:31 pm Post subject: dmz |
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| The DMZ tunnel tour is good, if they still have it. It's been a few years but it was well worth it. |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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| ThingsComeAround wrote: |
I like Insadong on the weekends, there is always some "march" or dancing/singing going on. Walk a bit north near Gyeongbukgung on the East side and that area is very overpriced
Gangnam. I can't understand why so many foreigners (and Koreans) claim this is the 'real deal' when it comes to internationally known Korea. Just business clubs at higher prices. Oh- Apgujeong has Rodeo Drive? Big Whoop. |
About Apgujeong--I know, there's nothing there! "Rodeo Drive" has like two ice cream shops, a shabu-shabu place, and an Ed Hardy store that's probably fake anyway. SO disappointing. |
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michael46037
Joined: 15 Sep 2010
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| toby99 wrote: |
The DMZ tour where you don't visit the JSA is a waste of time.
I never understood the hype over Insadong either. Street with a bunch of overpriced souvenirs and a Starbucks with a sign in hangul.
Apgu and Sinsa are nothing special, though I guess it's all relative to what's available elsewhere in the country. The "Beverley Hills of Korea" isn't much more than a Burger King and a couple massage rooms. |
The DMZ tunnel tour is good, if they still have it. It's been a few years but it was well worth it. |
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the ireland
Joined: 11 May 2008
Location: korea
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I dunno about any of you, but I heard the DMZ tunnel tour is really good
Seriously though, the DMZ tour with the Tunnel is good. I'd also recommend seoraksan. Another good place is Oedo on Geoje-do.
The old North Korean submarine on the east coast close to seokcho is pretty poor but the U.S war ship next to it more than makes up for it.
Coex aquarium is terrible. I couldn't believe how bad the place was. The black sandy beaches in Jeju are a let down too, as are most beaches in Korea to be honest. |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| michael46037 wrote: |
The DMZ tunnel tour is good, if they still have it. It's been a few years but it was well worth it. |
Unless you're over six feet tall, then it REALLY sucks. |
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