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goodgood
Joined: 22 Nov 2006
Location: seoul
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 Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:54 am Post subject: Where to buy all lonely planets? |
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Anybody know of a bookstore in Busan (or Seoul, I guess) that has a good selection of lonely planet books to buy?
I gots no credit card, so I can't order online. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:42 am Post subject: |
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Kyobo Bookstore (in Gwanghwamun or Gangnam). The bookstore in Jonggak station has many of them, too.
I personally recommend the "Let's Go" series (they don't do Korea, though). I can only find them at What The Book in Itaewon. |
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jaganath69
Joined: 17 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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| www.whatthebook.com will let you order online using bank transfer, or go visit them in Itaewon. |
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mnhnhyouh
Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Location: The Middle Kingdom
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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Most of the Bandi and Lunis (sp?) have a foreign book section that includes a wide selection of Lonely Planets. There is one at COEX.
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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| there is a lonely planet store in hongdae, take a left at the main gate and its on the right |
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chickyabroad
Joined: 24 Jul 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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Young Kwang bookstore in Somyeon has a small selection of Lonely Planets. There's also a Kyobo bookstore in Somyeon, though I've never been there so I don't know if they have them as well.
You might want to try asking on pusanweb.com. |
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jinks
Joined: 27 Oct 2004
Location: Formerly: Lower North Island
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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| The April 2007 (7th) edition of the Lonely Planet guide to Korea is in the bookstores now. |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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| jinks wrote: |
| The April 2007 (7th) edition of the Lonely Planet guide to Korea is in the bookstores now. |
Are the new ones any better than the old ones? The one I have is useless. |
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jinks
Joined: 27 Oct 2004
Location: Formerly: Lower North Island
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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| I didn't buy the old one, I just looked at friends' copies. I'm not sure if it is my imagination but the new edition seems a lot slimmer. I have looked up a few places I have been to (Nami Island, Sussungdae resort and Spa Valley), like you do. I am not surprised that Sussungdae, or even Spa Valley didn't make the pages, but missing Nami Island (Gangwondo) is a surprise. Also, in the Daegu section, they have named Ariana and Tombo as good places to go drinking, but no mention of Jeng-yi, the best bar in Daegu and one likely to appeal to LP travellers. There seems to be an extended North Korean section, too. I haven't used it to plan a trip yet, so I'm not sure how useful/useless it is. |
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kat2
Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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| The bookstore in the basement of Sfunz has a good selection. If they don't have what you want, they will order it for you and it will be there in a week. Sfunz is across from Haeundae Station |
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