Travel x Ski
The morning departure and the long distance between Incheon and Seoul meant I had to wake up really early to catch one of the first airport bus to the airport. Upon reaching the airport, I head for the First Class check in counters, but one of the gate agents insisted the Narita service has no [...]
The first time I visited Korea was right during the Asian financial crisis in 1998. At that time tickets and prices of stuff in Seoul was cheap and I remembered having a great time in Seoul, being satisfied by the amazing dishes of ginseng chicken soup and bulgogi. However with a guided tour during that [...]
Due to the need for me to bring my snowboard, I had scheduled my first night in Seoul over at Sheraton D-Cube, which is located on top of the Sindorim subway station. This is a convenient hotel to stay in due to it being a direct stop for the limousine bus to and from Incheon [...]
Arriving at Gimpo, I took the airport limousine bus to Gangnam, as that is the best bus to take that will take me all the way to the COEX mall and I was told I could walk over to the Park Hyatt from there. Apparently if you do take this airport bus, it is best [...]
OZ8939 Seoul GMP - Jeju CJU Wednesday 5 Dec 2012 STD-STA: 15:25-16:30 Actual: 16:42-17:36 Airbus A321-100 HL7594 Seat 5A Heavy snow in Seoul nearly made me miss this flight as there was difficulty for the hotel bellman in searching a taxi for me. However this experience showed me how the service in Korea truly stood [...]
OZ235 Chicago ORD - Seoul ICN Monday 3 Dec 2012 STD-STA: 12:00-16:50 (+1) Actual: 12:35-16:53 (+1) Boeing 777-200ER HL8254 Seat 2K, moved to 2A due to electrical glitch Once I arrived at Terminal 5 in O'Hare, I went on searching for the Asiana check-in counters and was greeted with a long queue. I thought it [...]
