SOUTH KOREA : 2 WEEKS ITINERARY

Hi everyone!

It's been awhile since I last updated my blog. I kinda feel bad about the lack of update but since I moved back to Indonesia, I finally have time to sit down and get things done (such as writing a blog post like this).

I understand this may have been a long overdue blogpost, looking back to my South Korea trip, it's been exactly 8 months since I went to South Korea. It's weird because I would often wrote about my trip 8 months after I came back (literally every trip, I guess I need to be better at this).

Okay, cut to the chase.

Planning a 2-weeks trip to South Korea.

First of all, when my friend and I was planning a trip to South Korea, we tried our best to stick to the itinerary but we slacked off and skip many places or found new places on our adventure. That's the point of traveling, isn't it?

Here's a brief 2 weeks itinerary to South Korea :

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30/9/18	Leave Sydney for Seoul Incheon Intl Airport (via Taiwan) with China Airlines
1/10/18	Arrived at Incheon International Airport
	Took airport limousine from Incheon to Gimpo airport
	Arrived at Gimpo International Airport
	Checked in for a flight to Jeju Island via T'way airlines
	Arrived at Jeju International Airport (around 5PM)
	Took Airport Limousine from Jeju Airport to Seogwipo
	Checked in at HOTEL EINS, Seogwipo
	Dinner at the closest Korean BBQ Restaurant near our hotel
2/10/18	(First official day)
	Cheonjiyeon Waterfall
	Osulloc Tea Museum (which is also home to Innisfree Jeju House)
	Jeju Shinhwa World (also home to Gdragon "Untitled" Café)
	Cheonjeyeon Waterfall
	Jusangjeolli Cliff
	Dinner at  다부 (re : Dabu) located at 아랑조을 맛거리 (Arang Jeoul Food Street, Seogwipo
3/10/18	Seongsan Ilchulbong (성산 일출봉) aka Sunrise Peak
	Seopjikoji (섭지코지)
	Jeju Folk Village
	Seogwipo Daily Market
	Seogwipo City center
4/10/18	Check out from HOTEL EINS
	Leave Jeju Island for Busan with Asiana Airlines
	Arrived in Busan Airport
	Checked in at HOTEL 25h No 2 Branch (near Beomnaegol Station)
	Gamcheon Cultural Village
	Haeundae Beach
	Dinner at Norang Tongdak Chicken (노랑통답) Haeundae Brancg for some chimaek
5/10/18	Went looking for Gukbap (Pork soup with Rice) at Gukbap Alley and found Songeong Samdae Gukbap
	Shinsigae Busan
	Busan Cinema Center
	Semyeon City Center
6/10/18	Leave Busan for Jeonju via Intercity Bus
	Arrived in Joenju, checked in at Yeoji Guesthouse
	Jeonju P&B Choco Pie
	Jeonju Hanok Village
	Jeonju Nambu Market
7/10/18	Bibimbap at native restaurant HanGUKGwan (한국관)
	Visited Joenju University
	Leave Joenju for Seoul via Intercity Bus
	Arrived in Seoul, checked in at AMASS HOTEL, Insadong
	Checked out Insadong
	Dinner on streetfood stall at the end of Insadong Street and had jajangmyeon
8/10/18	Nami Island
	Dakgalbi for Lunch (at Mr. Dakgalbi)
	Hongdae at night
9/10/18	Hanbok rental and stall around Changdoekgung Palace and Bukchon Hanok Village
	Headed to Myeongdong
	Lunch at Myeondong Kyoza (1 michellin star restaurant)
	Style nanda pink pool café in Myeondong
	(then lost in shopping in Myeongdong)
10/10/18	Ewha Womens University
	Tartine Coffee Bar at Ryse Autograph Hotel, Hongdae
	Carin Hongdae Lounge
	Style Nanda Pink Pool Café in Hongdae
	(lost in shopping in Gangnam)
11/10/18	Headed to Apgujeong and Sinsadong
	morning coffee at Yeonlib Coffee (randomly found)
	Gentle Monster Garosu-gil
	Café Mula, Garosu-gil
	Starfield COEX Mall
	SM TOWN (COEX)
	Seoul Central District Court (I'll explain more about this in a separate cities blog :p)
	Experienced Korean Full Course meal (Haejjangsik)
	Lotte World
12/10/18	Explore Ikseon-dong
	Back to Hongdae to visit Line Friends store in Hongdae
	YG Entertainment Building
	KBS Building
	Dongdaemun Design Plaza
	Dongdaemun Late night Wholesale fashion shopping mall
13/10/18	Last day in Seoul
	Explore Bukchon/Insadong for the last time
	Leave Seoul for Sydney (via taiwan) with China Airlines
14/10/18	Arrived in Sydney

Of course, this itinerary wasn't entirely look like what we have perfectly planned. As you can see, we missed quite a few of famous tourist spots such as Namsan Tower, Itaewon, Hangang river, Gyongbokgung Palace, etc. 

During the trip, we tried our best to fit it all, but it was full on and my friend and I agreed we should take it slow and take it all in. I was lucky to have an understanding travel partner and we both decide things together so none of us felt left out. At the last minute, we decide to leave some touristy spots out and take it easy. We were lost in shopping too much, but we ain't sorry for it.

This itinerary might look messy, but it was what I did in South Korea :) 

More details about each destination blog post is coming! Hopefully won't be too long 

Cheers

Lenny