20 13 winter Korea travel guide?

You have met GGMM who is going to South Korea. I came back from a trip to Korea and have many strategies to share with you.

First, save money strategy:

1. Exchange won

Raiders:

According to the relevant regulations of customs entry and exit, each person can take 20,000 RMB and 5,000 US dollars in foreign exchange out of the country, and the offenders are responsible-consider this for yourself, but there are not many things to buy in Korea. If there are not many gift plans, it is recommended to bring 5000 yuan in cash.

Exchange rate reference: 1 RMB = 1 10- 120 won or so. Generally, things in Korea are calculated at 1000 won, which is 7 RMB.

In Korea, US dollars and Korean won are accepted, and some places will accept RMB, but rarely.

Tips:

It is best to have dollars, but it has fallen sharply anyway. Go spend it. If you travel to rural Korea, you need to bring cash, and there are credit cards in the city.

2. Basic price

Raiders:

According to the meter, the taxi fare is 200 won per 300 meters for ordinary taxis and 6000 won per 300 meters for advanced taxis. To be clear, if the price is twice as bad.

Mineral water is 500 won (the cheapest), and drinks are basically around 1000 won.

It's not unusual to eat 20 thousand to 30 thousand per meal

Barbecue pork is about 5000, beef 10000.

A bag of rice costs about 35,000 yuan (40 kg).

Clothes 10000 or so (T-shirt)

Head rope is about 9000

Cosmetics are relatively cheap. A set of 20 thousand can buy some basic care, and the quality of middle and low grade is also ok.

Cigarettes (this, raison, esse) are all 2500, and duty-free shops 17 dollars each.

Tips:

Don't expect to eat well in Korea. The price in South Korea is 5- 10 times that in China.

Step 3 communicate

Raiders:

In Korea, only CDMA( 133) can be used for international roaming, and no other mobile phones can be used. Congratulations to the loyal fans of Unicom, haha.

Tips:

If you have a companion to travel with, you might as well consider buying a new MOTO FV208 walkie-talkie, which is small, cute and economical, suitable for couples or friends to use when traveling, and you don't have to worry about mobile phones.

Check into a hotel

Raiders:

Hotels in Korea are clean, but expensive. The average motel should be 20,000 to 30,000. Here is a very important thing to remind. Korean hotels don't have disposable items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, slippers, combs, bottled shower gel and bottled shampoo, which seems to be for environmental protection. It's better to bring these things by yourself. It's cleaner to use your own.

Tips:

Did you think of a bunch of cameras, walkie-talkies, Mp3 players and notebooks to be recharged when you arrived at the hotel? The voltage in South Korea is 220V, and the plug is a 2-eye round plug, which is a little different from that in China. Take the converter with you, or the electronic products will go on strike.

shopping

Introduction: Myeongdong is a shopping paradise in Seoul. Mingdong Street refers to a street about 1 km long from Mingdong Station of Metro Line 4 to Branch B and Lotte Department Store, where various brand stores, department stores and bonded stores are crowded together. It is called the center of fashion, where you can buy all kinds of clothes, shoes and hats, accessories and so on, leading the fashion trend. There are many high-quality brand products here, which is a feature. First of all, there are Lotte Department Store, New World Department Store, U2Zone Department Store, Mirio Department Store and Abatar Department Store on Myeongdong Street. In department stores, we mainly buy high-grade goods, while in bonded shopping centers such as Mirio Commercial Building and Abata Commercial Building, we can buy fashionable goods with low prices. There are also various brand stores gathered in the central street and the hutongs on both sides.

Tip: If you go to a big supermarket like Lotte Mart, don't forget to prepare a shopping bag for yourself, or ask them for a carton to move back. Koreans have a good spirit of environmental protection.

Eat something

Raiders:

Korean eating habits are quite different from those in China. Korean food is mainly kimchi and barbecue, and the food is rarely oily, which may taste bad. It's best to prepare some convenient food, but remember to check it when crossing the border.

Tips:

Don't expect to be popular in Korea and drink spicy food. The Korean food you usually eat in China is already very distinctive, and the materials are not bad. When you come to Korea, you can buy some snacks, seaweed, bibimbap sauce and Lotte chocolate, which are all good choices for people.

7. Cosmetics

In Korea, you still need to buy some cosmetics, especially powder cake, make-up and medicated makeup, which is not bad. Premium or free. Basically, it's all middle and low grade, but the quality is still very good.

1 hue position

In charge of the middle and low-priced cosmetics chain store of AMORE Pacific, a representative cosmetics company in Korea. Here you can contact and experience a variety of brands at one time, which is very popular with consumers. Consumers aged 20-30 are suitable for Lan Zhi brands such as Lan Zhi, Ailetude and Mamonde, while consumers aged 30-40 are suitable for IOPE and STEM? Like other brands, men are suitable for Odyssey brand products.

2 beauty credits

The cosmetics chain stores where many brands gather to sell not only cosmetics, but also about 700 kinds of products such as health food, diet food and tea. Cosmetics are also popular with low-priced brands' Flower Man' and Korean cosmetics' Donaxian'.

Innisfree

Cosmetics made from a variety of herbs, each product will make you feel the fragrance of grass that can calm your mood. In addition, European-designed containers and low prices are a major feature of winning popularity. For female consumers who like plants and herbs, they are good shopping objects.

Lan Zhi, Lan Zhi

AMORE Pacific cosmetics brands, especially cosmetics series developed for young women aged 20-30, are favored by consumers. Prices range from 15000 won to 30000 won, which is slightly more expensive than ordinary small brands such as MISSHA. When visiting the Myeongdong store in Lan Zhi, you can try it before buying it.

Mianzidian

Facing the upsurge of low-priced brands in Misa, the competitive brand hallyu star Kwone Sang Woo, as its spokesperson, has increased its brand awareness, and its natural and fresh packaging and quality have also been recognized by the public, surpassing Misa in the future.

Second, the six practical strategies:

One of the attackers:

Choose a reputable travel agency. Faced with all kinds of travel advertisements, I must choose a well-known travel agency. I will search seven or eight online in advance, and then make a simple list. This is also a professional habit. Before I retired, I did statistical work. Making tables and analyzing are my strong points. The listed items include the name of the travel agency, contact number, travel price, expenses included in the quotation (such as transportation/accommodation/catering/scenic spots), expenses not included in the quotation (such as domestic transportation/port fees/tips/self-funded scenic spots), setting of tourist attractions, and departure places (including Tanggu, Tianjin and Qinhuangdao, Hebei). After comparison, choose the best travel agency to join the tour.

Raiders 2:

Choose a time with a suitable climate. I feel that the climate in Korea is similar to that in Beijing. April and May, and August and September are good seasons for traveling every year. In general, cold winter festivals and hot summer will affect people's going out. We traveled to Korea in the middle and late August, and it was very cold every day. It's a little cold to wear a ball in the morning, and it's not hot to wear trousers at noon. Short ball pants are suitable. It was cloudy when I visited Gyeongbokgung Palace, and there was no sun at all. The tour guide said: You are so lucky today. The tour you took the other day was sunny, and everyone was not in the mood to visit. Because there are not many trees in Gyeongbokgung Palace, just like the Forbidden City in Beijing doesn't plant trees to guard against theft. This evening, we caught sporadic light rain, and we sat on the bus for dinner. By the time we finished eating, the rain had stopped, so the umbrella was basically useless.

Raiders 3:

Try to remember the guide's introduction. Everyone hopes to see more scenic spots and gain more knowledge when traveling abroad. The introduction of the tour guide is very important. The lady who is our tour guide this time is a Korean from China. She got married in Korea more than ten years ago. In the words of our tour leader, she is a senior tour guide. She speaks strategically, always saying "They are Koreans", which makes you feel that she is from China, and her position is on your side, which makes you feel very close. During the trip, she will introduce the architecture, scenery, scenic spots, customs and so on along the way in the car, so that you won't feel bored. Most of the interesting stories and allusions I wrote in my travel notes came from the introduction of tour guides.

Raiders 4:

Try to avoid shopping in designated tourist shops. Only things that can't be bought by vendors, such as ginseng, wine and cosmetics, can be bought in designated tourist shops to avoid counterfeiting. Other ordinary small gifts can be bought at the stall. The quality of the same gift is similar, but the price is quite different. You can bargain in Korean vendors, but there is not much space, so you are not allowed to bargain. There is an ice cream on the street in Myeongdong, Seoul, which is nearly a foot long. 1000 won is cheaper, you can try it.

Raiders five:

Traveling to South Korea and choosing a boat is an advantage. First of all, the price is cheap. The price within 3000 yuan is still a trip to China, which is cheaper than domestic travel. Secondly, we can get in close contact with the sea by boat and enjoy the happiness brought by the sea. Seagulls are accompanied in and out of Incheon Wharf, so you can prepare snacks in advance, such as bread, biscuits, shrimp and other puffed foods, and feed them at close range. This ship goes back and forth twice a week, Thursday and Sunday, Wednesday and Saturday. It's best to choose a ship with a larger tonnage to avoid seasickness.

Raiders 6:

It's about changing Korean currency. Shopping in won on the boat. I changed won in advance at the domestic bank. The exchange rate at that time was 1: 1 18.5, that is, 1 RMB exchange18.5 yuan RMB. There is a special room on board for private exchange, and the exchange rate is 1: 65433. The face value of won is generally 1 1,000 yuan. There are four kinds of coins: 500 yuan, 1 yuan, 50 yuan and 1 yuan, but coins, like China cents, are rarely circulated in the market. There is also a current exchange rate for foreign currency exchange. I changed 1940.74 yuan into 230,000 won, and the conversion rate is1:118.51,which means that 10000 won is equivalent to 84.38 yuan. If you don't buy anything big, you can spend two or three thousand yuan. If you can't spend all the won, you can change it into RMB. The premise is that it must be changed at his place.

Third, South Korea's tourism shopping strategy:

There are really many places worth shopping in Korea. Although many people say that Myeongdong is expensive, tourists who go to Korea for the first time will still choose to shop here, which can let you see the forefront of fashion and feel that Seoul is indeed an international metropolis. Tell everyone about the specific situation.

Mingdong 1

If you go by subway, take Line 4 to Exit 6 of 424 Myeongdong Station, which is the main street of Myeongdong. Because we went to N Seoul Tower in the morning, we took a bus directly from Nanshan to Myeongdong. Bus 800 won/person. Get off at this sign (Myeongdong Station).

Myeongdong station

Go ahead about 2 kilometers, see a big intersection, turn left, and walk for a while and you will see the subway station. Go to Exit 6 and you will see the main street of Myeongdong. Standing on the street corner and looking at the bustling crowd inside, I have an impulse to rush in. Don't worry, look at the street stalls, where my husband buys hats, hehe, 5000 won, not bad. Behind it is the main street of myeongdong.

Shopping, haha, really dazzling. Every alley that meets the main street is also full of shops, world brands and Korean local brands. Finally feel what is called "critical eye". Don't go shopping in a hurry, but it's important to have a full stomach. You must eat Quanzhou bibimbap when you come to Mingdong. Go along the street and turn left at the first crossing. After a while, you can see the old man standing on the street corner mentioned in my last article. Follow the alley he pointed to and you will see the famous Quanzhou Central Hall. There are a lot of people, basically queuing.

Eat and drink enough and start shopping. When you come here, you can shop to your heart's content, and no matter which alley you go to, it is the same bustling. We walk along the street. Of course, what girls are most concerned about is cosmetics. I like Korean cosmetics very much. I think European and American brands are more suitable for younger people, and Korean cosmetics are more suitable for Asian skin, and most of them are plants, which are closer to nature and will not cause harm to the skin. My favorite is SKINFOOD. Their advertisements are all edible cosmetics, which are all extracted from pure plants and will not bring negative effects to the skin. Let me see what I've lost. A little messy, hehe. Gold caviar series is highly recommended. When you enter the cosmetics store, you will give some gifts. Although you only write cotton pads and the like, it is still useful. I brought back a lot of cotton pads on this trip, hehe.

There is another place you must visit when you come to Myeongdong, namely Lotte Department Store and Lotte Duty Free Shop. At the entrance station of Metro Branch B, walk along the main street for about one kilometer and you will see a big intersection. There is an information kiosk that provides English service. You can ask the way. When you get there, turn left and go straight. You will see a building across the road. At that time, LotteYoungPlaza will continue to turn right, and you will see Lotte Department Store not far away. Lotte Duty Free Shop is located on floor 9 10 of Lotte Department Store. There you can buy cosmetics of other countries brands you want, which is absolutely cheap. If you buy it in a duty-free shop, you must register at the airport and get it back. If you bought it at Lotte Department Store, you can go through the tax refund formalities in the lobby outside the first floor, and then go through the tax refund formalities after boarding at the airport. We bought an iPod Touch 2nd generation in APPLESHOP at16G37,000 won, and we can get a 6% tax rebate, which is less than 1800 RMB, which is over value. Now it costs 2400 Hong Kong dollars to sell in Hong Kong. IPODNANO costs only 18000 won, and Tianjin Bainaohui costs more than 1 100 RMB. So take advantage of the low exchange rate and go to South Korea to sweep the goods! I also saw PSP3000, which is only 705 yuan in adult money. There's no point in buying another PSP2000, but it's embarrassing to buy one as a gift, hehe.

2. Dongdaemun

When it comes to buying clothes, you'd better go to Dongdaemun, which is the most popular department store in Korea. I remember in MyGirl, Zhu Yulin once said that she would take the clothes that Xue Gongcan bought for her to the East Gate to sell, which shows the popularity of the East Gate. Dongdaemun is suitable for shopping at night, and it is open until 5 am the next day. I really feel the strength of Koreans in shopping. You can browse from 10: 00 am (Korean shopping malls usually open at 10: 00 am) until the early morning of the next day! ! ! Doota is the most recommended one. It has always been the most popular indicator in Korea. The main groups are ordinary consumers, who can bargain at will, but they can definitely enjoy the pleasure of bargaining. Don't be embarrassed, no matter what language, as long as you can speak numbers, most of them will speak some English and bite the price you want. Basically, they can get a 20% discount. I bought a very Korean shirt and a small coat. 1 The clothes on the floor are average, and the women's clothes on the second floor are very beautiful and fashionable. I really admire their collocation. The third floor is men's wear, the fourth floor is luggage, the fifth floor is jewelry, the sixth floor is children's wear, the seventh floor is some groceries, and the eighth floor-10 is a restaurant, but when we went (at night 12 or so, hehe. You can also see Migliore and HelloapM from Doosan Tower, but I don't think it's as good as Doosan Tower, so I just wandered around. It is suggested that you don't have to go shopping. It is more important to go back to the hotel early to sleep and recharge your batteries. By the way, when you go to Dongdaemun, you can also see Cheonggyecheon, a river that proves the 500-year history of the Korean kingdom.

We only visited these two places, time is limited, and the rest will continue in Korea next time.

Another thing to note is that there is nothing to visit in itaewon. Our hotel is close to there, so it is meaningless to walk a short distance on the way to the subway station. If we don't have much time, there is no need to go.

3. Famous brand optical products center

The half-day trip of this group is to the PREMIUMOUTLETS brand-name shopping center in Zhangzhou. Personally, I think it's worth going. Nike, Addidas and other sports brands have great discounts, but we didn't buy them. We went to Leiv's shop, which was really cheap. Jeans are only discounted at more than 200 RMB, but I don't know if I am too fat or Koreans are too thin, and my pants are so thin. When I saw the cotton-padded jacket, I was told that the trumpet was sold out and ended in failure. At that time, my husband bought his sweater at an ultra-low price of more than 240 yuan. If it is in China, 800 yuan. Earn!

4. Taxi

Finally, talk about taxis in Korea. Everyone must turn them into gray or white. This kind of taxi is very common and cheaper. The basic fee is within 2km 1 0,900 won, plus 100 won every144m or 35s. There are also black model taxis and large taxis. The basic fee is 4500 won within 3 kilometers, plus 200 won per 164 meter or 39 seconds. So if it's not too far in Korea, you can choose to take a taxi, which is very cheap. There is also GPS and driver information in the car.