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【Korea 韓國 2018】What to wear during winter in Korea 冬天怎樣保暖 | My Personal Experience 個人分享

by Travellover23 - March 14, 2018

Hey Travellover, what I wanna share with you guys is my experience on how I keep my body warm during winter in Korea. This time i had travelled to Jeju and Seoul. The first thing i wanna tell you guys is the level of coldness between Seoul and Jeju was totally different, FYI, Jeju was the warmest place in Korea. My friend has told me if you can stand the cold temperature in Seoul, you can visit other winter countries.

"Let it go ~ Let it go! " Snowing time

My friend told me a couple times before the trip that Seoul was damn cold but I'm damn stubborn and ignored her advice. End up she lend me her long winter coat during snowing. XDDD

Temperature in Korea【winter】

So, winter season in Korea was expected to start from the end of November until Middle of March. January is the coldest month which is under -18°C! WTFish!!

How to wear in winter?

How to wear during winter? The basic method onion dressing method. For me, the basic dressing method is 3 layer: Heattech ↣ Hoodie/Thick shirt ↣ Coat

Heattech

There are a lot of Heattech in the market. Most of the people will buy the Uniqlo Heattech, so either I. I have bought the ultrawarm Heattech so that I can wear my jeans. LOL During my trip, I also brought another Heattech which made of wool. If compare the Uniqlo and wool Heattech, the wool Heattech is warmer compared with the Uniqlo Heattech. But if i wear jeans, I can't wear the wool type heattech.

The Uniqlo ultra warm Heattech can be worn with the tight jeans as well. But if you ask me, is it really can warm your body 100 %, my answer would be NO. Is only around 60%.

But their wool type one, I can say it really warms my body. It was thick enough to warm our body. If too thick, you will feel damn hot if you are in the indoor area.

Thick Clothes

The middle part I have wore knit clothes, dress or hoddie top. Knitted clothes get warm your body very well especially the one have round turtleneck. It can protect your neck from frostbite. During my trip, I have worn a knitted hoodie dress and a wool Heattech inside. It really warms my body.

Outerwear

The outer part I had worn a long coat or thicker jacket. I had bought the long coat and short jacket from the website winterclothes.my. I have been eye on the swag choco jacket for a long time.

This jackets really keep me warm under temperature negative degree celsius. but you need to buy a size bigger than your actual size.

Another thing to bear in mind, do make sure you bottom part have a good cover as this jacket only cover the upper part body.
Another coat that I get from winterclothes.my. This coat suitable to wear at the temperature around 14-15degree celsius. I like this black coat so much but the things I don't like is its length was quite short. I have matched it with my scarf and red beret cap. It got a sudden feeling of Japanese style.

If the temperature is 15-degree Celsius below, do wear a long winter coat. I have bought a long white jacket at the express bus terminal underground shopping mall.

Lastly, don't forget to wear cover shoes instead of heels or slippers during this kind of weather.

More information about winter clothes:

Link for my winter clothes:

Choco swag jacket: https://goo.gl/xsVf9L

Black coat: https://goo.gl/1Lx5cK

Website:http://www.winterclothes.com.my/

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/mywinterclothes/
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/winterclothes.com.my/?hl=en

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【Korea 韓國 2018】VIVALDI PARK ONE DAY SKI SNOWBOARD SHUTTLE BUS PACKAGE | Indiway.com

by Travellover23 - February 12, 2018

Hihi my travellover, I just come back from Korea just 1 month ago. Yea! is my second time went to Korea. And now I'm eager to share my ski experience in this post. This is my first-time experience ski with my BFF. Before trying this activity, I have dreamt about ski! The speed! The falling moment! Haha XD I'm have imagined I can't complete the slope and keep falling down as my balancing is really weak. But I'm a person who loves speed and challenge, so just bought the ticket with my friend tho'.

I had bought my ski package at Funtastic Korea Website(Currently is Indiway.com). This is my second time using their service as I was satisfied after booking using their website last year. All the details are shown in the page. It really stated very clearly the term and condition with no hidden info and charges.

There are several ski resort in Korea. And the one I went is Daemyung Vivaldi Park. The ski park that was famous site for the foreigner. Next time i should visit other ski park and bring my ski skill to another level.

In this package, it will be included a

↘ Ski Clothes and Gear

↘ Lift Ticket (6.5 hours)

↘ Round-Trip Shuttle Bus

↘ Basic Lesson

Since we stay near to Hongik University Station Exit 6 and pick up area is at Exit 8, is kinda convenient for us. Before the day we ski, the ski team, JSKI has sent me several photos to remind me of how to go to the meet-up point. A kinda great reminder of the departure day.

We meet at the Hongik University Station Exit 8 and the 2 hours plus shuttle bus. After reaching the destination, we met our ski instructor, Alex who pick up us for the basic lesson session. Alex is a friendly French instructor who can speak well in English. Firstly, we went to pick up our ski clothes inside the ski world sports shop. The staff passed me the ski clothes and pants as well.

After changing our ski outfit, Alex took down our shoe size and writing down in an information sheet for us to pick up our gears(skis, ski pole and ski boots) at the ski rental counter. We head to locker section to put our personal belongings with two 500Won coins.

After that, we went to the information counter to grab our lift ticket before entering the ski area.

Is time to learn ski!! Ermm..wait a moment !!

OMG!! The ski park is damn big and crowded with people. The ski park was divided into several slopes from the easiest to the most difficult. It was so beautiful when take a glance from top area.

The basic lesson is 6-7 people in a group and took for an hour. Firstly, Alex taught us the technique how to put on and take off the ski. Besides, i also learnt about how to slow down to a stop too. And lastly, we taught how to get up after falling from a snow ski which is the most difficult part.

Then is our free time to ski! I choose the beginner slope because this is my first-time ski and wish to strengthen my ski skills before going another slope. I have taken the ski lift to go up to top of the slope.

I try not to fall down as it was painful when falling down, My butt getting a bruise after practice falling down XD. I try to balance myself by moving myself forward instead of backward. I quite satisfied with my first ski! I love the moment of speeding from the upper side to lower side.

I managed to ski around 5-6 times as the people getting crowded later. Next time I want to learn how to ski in S shape and other technique as well. After ski, we change back to our clothes and grab some hot food. I have my favourite kimchi ramyeon. It really warms my body in this cold weather. I have ended my ski with a happy memory.

My thoughts:

I would suggest you guys choose weekdays rather weekends as the ski park was crowded during the weekends.

After taking the basic ski lesson, I feel addicted and wish to learn more ski technique in future. For people who love the extreme activity, I would recommend you to take the package of 2D1N and a private lesson with the ski instructor for 4 hours. I bet you can ski very well during the time. A great service and arrangement from Funtastic Korea again. I really have a great ski time and wish to learn more ski!

Daemyung Resort Vivaldi Park

Lastly, enjoy my ski video of the day.

Video Using Olympus Tough TG Tracker ~ Available in HD view

Photos were taken by Olympus OMD EM5 Mark ii with 7-14mm lens

For more information:
Website Link: Vivaldi Park One Day Ski
Official Website: www.indiway.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/indiwaytravel/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indiwaytravel/

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【Korea 韓國 2018】UNLIMITED LTE DATA SIM CARD IN KOREA | INDIWAY.COM aka Funtastic Korea

by Travellover23 - February 12, 2018

Hey peeps!! What mobile data will you gonna use when you travel? Pocket Wifi? Data Sim ? Or International Roaming? For me, most of the time I'm using pocket wifi as I travel with a bunch of friends. This time I'm travelled with a friend only so, I plan to use data sim for this time instead of pocket wifi. I know Korea has an internet speed 10X faster compare to Malaysia. So is a great way to use their local telco data sim compared to international roaming.

I had purchased the data sim and the ski package at the same website (Funtastic Korea has been changed to Indiway.com ) since they have the best deal and service. I bought the 10days deals and sim card is under the 2nd biggest service provider in Korea, the KT Olleh Company.

For your information, the most accessible network for foreigners is KT Olleh by Korea Telecom. KT Olleh SIM cards can most easily be purchased in their "global stores". The airport pick-up counter's staff can speak multi languages. FYI, KT Olleh can support 4G/LTE network that can speeds up to 100 Mbps. So, I bought them on Funtastic Korea Website and pick up at Jeju airport. Funtastic Korea website available to choose for pick up at most all of their Korea domestic airports like Incheon, Gimpo, Jeju, Gimhae or the KT Office at Hongdae.

The price of the data sim are 10% off discount
↘ 5 days plan:~~￦27,500~~→ ￦24,750(10% OFF)/ per SIM card
↘ 10 days plan: ~~￦38,500~~ → ￦34,650(10% OFF)/ per SIM card
↘ 30 days plan: ~~￦71,500~~ → ￦64,350(10% OFF)/ per SIM card

You can pick up the data sim within minutes at KT cs counter by showing your mobile email voucher. The last-minute purchase will be one day advance by 4.00pm Korean time. You can purchase it using a different kind of payment such as credit card, pay cash at FUNKO office. After I reach their Jeju pick-up counter, they explain and help me to install the sim card on my phone.

So how to make the booking?
Step 1 - Choose pickup point, date, number of SIM card and proceed to the checkout page to complete payment.
Step 2 - Check your Email Voucher.

Step 3 - Show the email and your passport to redeem your SIM CARD.
✓ Please bring your passport and the Voucher to redeem your SIM CARD
✓ Please test the SIM CARD carefully before you leave the airport.
✓ You should pick up your SIM card yourself. No one else other than you can pick up
the SIM card reserved under your name.

My experience:

I found the difference between using data sim and pocket wifi which is we can contact each other using data sim if we get lost whereas pocket wifi cannot. I was satisfied with the service provider that provided by Funtastic Korea. I have no problem to pick-up my data sim card as the staff can speak Korean, English and Chinese. It has a smooth connection with the internet as it has 5Mbps 4G LTE data speed. I can contact my family every day during the trip. And even i can load for lots of video streaming using the phone without lagging. The most important thing is I can upload photos and Insta story smoothly on social media every moment =)

**Pick Up Service at Jeju Airport temporarily stop until further notice.

For more information:
Website link: Unlimited Data Sim
Official Website: https://www.indiway.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/indiwaytravel/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indiwaytravel/

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