New for 2012 is a transit pass for foreign tourists visiting Korea. The details are below. Where to purchase: I-Tour Seoul is located near Exits 5 and 10 on the 1st floor of Incheon International Airport. Price: one-day pass – 10,000 won; two-day pass – 18,000 won; three-day pass – 25,500 won; five-day pass –…
Do you ride subway line number two? If you do then best be on guard against misanthropes out to grope you. According to the Chosun Ilbo, most sex crimes happen on subway line number two. What could it be about this seemingly innocous subway line that could be drawing such an unsavory criminal element? Well,…
Gondofabulous Do you enjoy staring at the top of the fabulous Namsan mountain, but dread even thinking about making the climb and can’t find that sky lift to save your life? Well, the powers that be have decided that not enough of you lazy folk are getting to the top of Namsan and so what’s…
Number 9 On June 12th you’ll have a reason to celebrate as Seoul’s newest subway line, number 9, comes online. It’s an express line with limited stops. Eight just weren’t enough for this thriving metropolis. The red line will be making life easier for millions of people. Personally I think its about time a new…
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but your pocketbook will soon be feeling the pinch. You see the taxis in Seoul have raised their starting fare to 2,400won as of yesterday! The culprit is said to be soaring oil prices, but didn’t the economic worldwide crash bring those prices spiraling down? I…
Friday afternoons things jumped off for my weekend getaway at Seoul Station where I met my friend Jose. Seoul Station is one of the boarding stations for Korail’s KTX. The high speed train goes to the far flung corners of Korea. I had reserved my seat in the first class section a few days before….
Tired of making the long trek up Namsan to Seoul Tower? Well, never fear the cable car has your back. Though overpriced the cable car manages to zoom you straight up to the top in a matter of minutes. No more thirty minute hikes for you. To be honest its not really worth it, but…
After reading about Expat Jane’s strange taxi ride I was inspired to post about my own Twilight Zone experience in the back of a Seoul cab. I was in Itaewon, last week, in front of the Hamilton Hotel waiting to hail a taxi. One pulled over and I hopped in. After a “Omokgyo, juseyo” I…
