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Cheap way to get to Korea
To be honest, if you are travelling during peak season (i.e.: summer), it's almost impossible to find amazing ticket deals. Since I was travelling halfway across the world, in June, I had to resort to buying my ticket 4 months prior to my departure, and even that wasn't cheap. I purchased my ticket on kayak.com. I traveled on board Finnair. The trip started from Toronto, Canada to Helsinki (transit) to Seoul. The price range for my ticket was around $1200.
Visa
I have a Canadian passport, so I did not require a visa to travel to Korea, so long as my trip did not exceed 6 months. If you are residents of countries in Africa, Eastern Europe or South America, you are usually restricted to a much shorter stay. To know if you need to a visa or not have a look here: Visa by country
Things to consider
This part might seem obvious to some of you, but I thought I should mention these anyways, for people who are used to travelling alone.
Budget - You will need to work out the amount of spending money you will need. Which means that you are going to need a rough plan regarding your
- accommodation,
- food budget,
- transportation,
- souvenirs,
- entertainment.
Make sure to check the weather in Korea so you can pack accordingly. The summer months are extremely humid, hot and wet (rainy season).
Hangug-eo mal hae ? Do you speak Korean ?
If not, no need to worry! I got by making gestures and stressing that one English word you think Koreans should understand. kekeke . Seoul is teeming with people who can speak and understand English. Things tend to get a little tougher when you step out into the other provinces. But you can pick it up quite fast if you are good with languages. I think learning Korean that way is a lot of fun! However it's a great idea to get a translation app or one of those useful phrasebooks to practice.
Hangug-eo mal hae ? Do you speak Korean ?
If not, no need to worry! I got by making gestures and stressing that one English word you think Koreans should understand. kekeke . Seoul is teeming with people who can speak and understand English. Things tend to get a little tougher when you step out into the other provinces. But you can pick it up quite fast if you are good with languages. I think learning Korean that way is a lot of fun! However it's a great idea to get a translation app or one of those useful phrasebooks to practice.
That is it for now guys. A more detail breakdown on accommodation, transport, etc will be coming up shortly!
Meanwhile, if you have any specific questions feel free to send them my way! :D