Friday, October 30, 2009

Advices for traveling to my country

Nowadays, there are many foreigners that visit to my country. Also, my country is trying to make more foreigners visit to Korea than now. But, travelers will go through both exciting and frustrating things while traveling. So, I want to advise you who will visit my country sooner or later.
First, there is much public transportation. For example, you can use bus, taxi, subway to go to one place. It's really convienient for visitors to move. But, because their stations are little different so you have to find which one is the best way to go to there. Also, in case of subway, it has 9 lines in Seoul. It’s complex for visitors to get a right one for going to the place. So you have to check before you use transportation. And every subway station has information center, so you can ask them.
Second, most Korean inclined to be expressionless. I think that it can make you embarrassed. When I traveled to different countries, I found that most foreigners always wear a smile on their face and they greet with nod when they meet unknown people. Compared to foreigners, it’s true that many Koreans are not, but you don’t need to be embarrassed. Because it’s not their expression about you but just their old custom. So, I hope that you will not be frustrated about that.
Third, it’s so sad to say to you, Samoans which is one of national treasures in Korea was broken by fire prevention of someone. We’re rebuilding it, but it’ll take many years to rebuild it similarly as the old one. It was one of the representative sightseeing’s in Seoul, but you can’t see this directly thesedays. So if you want to see it, you have to visit in the future.
To sum up, there are some things that can make you frustrated when you travel to Korea. Nevertheless, it’s true that Korea is one of the attractive countries where you can make an exciting travel. And the trip to Korea will stay with you as a happy memory.

2 comments:

  1. how useful information is!!i've heard that Koreans' scenery is really spectacular in Fall..Hopefully,i'll have a chace to visit your country.

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  2. OnHee - I think that public transportation is fantastic in Korea! It was easy to travel around, especially using the subway. I didn't think that it was confusing because I always looked at the subway map.

    You are right. Korean's expressionless faces can be intimidating. But, I found that many Koreans were very helpful and kind.

    I'm sorry to hear about your national treasure. However, Korea still has many beautiful national treasures to visit.

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