Explore South Korea

Seoul World Cup Stadium & World Cup Park

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World Cup Stadium

The Seoul World Cup Stadium, the largest soccer-only stadium in Asia, Construction started in April of 1999. the stadium was ready to hold the opening ceremony of the 17th World Cup in 2002.

“World Cup Mall” which incorporates commercial and sports facilities such as a cinema complex, hypermarket, a wedding hall, a sports center as well as a large shopping mall.

How to reach:

Take subway line 6 to World Cup Stadium station and go out of exit 2

World Cup Park:

Directions: Take subway line #6 to World Cup Stadium Station, exit #1 -> go straight -> along the main road, Haneul Park (Sky Park) is on the right side and Pyeonghwa Park (Peace Park) is straight after the crosswalk.

Eulwangni Beach near Incheon, South Korea

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Eulwangni Beach, a nice developed beach with different sea food restaurants and hotels in Incheon area.

Beach is not much crowded on week days but can expect considerable crowed on weekends.

You can rent a boat and sail out on the water, edges of the seashore is covered with lot of rocks where can have a nice relaxation...

The beach has many shells in the white sand, it’s not an ideal place to walk around barefoot..

Though it is somewhat far from Seoul..It can be reached very easily..

From Incheon International airport and from there it is 20 Minuits ride by bus.
From inch eon airport take any of bus 301, 302,306 or 311 in the 3rd floor

FIFA 2010 Schedule in South Korea Timing

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FIFA 2010 Schedule in South Korea Timing

Football world cup 2010 schedule in south korea timing

Drinking and drinks in South Korea culture

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Drinking and eating are both a big part of south Korean culture.

The most popular non-alcoholic drink in Korea is tea. The main type of tea that Koreans drink is green tea but there are also many varieties of tea made with fruit, roots or cereals.

Some popular Korean teas are:

Insam Cha, tea made with ginseng

Daechucha, tea made from jujuba
Bori cha, tea made from barley, that Korean restaurants often offer to drink with main meals, instead of water, as it is very light

Korean Alcoholic drinks

Koreans like drinking alcohol, they drink alcohol to socialise, but Koreans drink especially during business dinners.

With many business deals discussed over a glass of Soju for example and with drinking in the many bars and cafes a popular social part of Korean life.

Map

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South Korea in the World map:

South Korea Map:

Seoul Subway map :

Country Codes: Korea South

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South Korea country code: 82

City Codes in South Korea

Busan	51
Cheju-Do	64
Chulla-Buk Do (Province)	63
Chulla-Nam Do (Province)	61
Chungchong-Buk Do (Province)	43
Chungchong-Nam Do (Province)	41
Dae-Jun	42
Daegu	53
In-Chun	32
Kangwon-Do (Province)	33
Kwang-Ju	62
Kyonggi-Do (Province)	31
Kyoung-Sang-Buk Do (Province)	54
Kyoung-Sang-Nam Do (Province)	55
Seoul	2
Ulsan	52

South Korea Visa Types

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South Korea Visa Types:
E7 Visa Korea - General Work Visa
E5 Visa Korea - Professional Employee
Visa Eligibility:
varies depending on the organization.
Employers you can work for with an E5 Visa Korea: Public relations firms and corporations..

F3 Visa Korea - Direct family visa (family or spouse)
Visa Eligibility:

Must be a direct family member or spouse of the person who has obtained a legal working Visa.

Do not intend to work during their time in Korea.

Employers you can work for with an F3 Visa Korea: None. This Visa is essentially an extended tourist visa.

E2 Visa Korea - Standard working visa for westernerns teaching English in Korea
Visa Eligibility:

Must be a native English speaker (English being your first language).

Have completed either a 3 or 4 year Bachelors Degree from a college or univesity within the following countires: CAN, USA, UK, AUS, NZ, IR, SA.

Must have an employer who is willing to hire/sponsor your stay.

Hold a valid passport from within one of the following countries: CAN, USA, UK, AUS, NZ, IR, SA.

Employers you can work for with an E2 Visa Korea: Private Schools, Public Schools and Language Institutions.

E1 Visa Korea - Similar to the E2 Visa
Visa Eligibility:

Must be a native English speaker (English being your first language).

Have completed either a 3 or 4 year Bachelors Degree from a college or univesity within the following countires: CAN, USA, UK, AUS, NZ, IR, SA.

Must have an employer who is willing to hire/sponsor your stay.

Hold a valid passport from within one of the following countries: CAN, USA, UK, AUS, NZ, IR, SA.
F4 Visa Korea - Overseas Koreans (Korean American, Korean Canadian etc)

Visa Eligibility:

Overseas Korean Nationals (Kyopo)

Koreans who have changed their citizenship.

Koreans who were born overseas with another citizenship.

Foreign Nationals.

Employers you can work for with an F4 Visa Korea: People with an F4 Visa have the same rights and privileges as Korean citizens, therefore people with this visa can obtain employment within any business or organizations

Additionally, there are a number of other visas available for westerners who wish to travel, study, conduct business, etc within South Korea.

F1 Visa Korea - Korean Family Visa

B2 Visa Korea - Tourist Visa

H1 Visa Korea - 12 month working holiday Visa

Korean Heritage Visa - Korean Descendants

Alien Registration Cards

Anyone who wishes to stay in Korea for more than 90 days (with the exception of Canadian citizens on a 6 month tourist visa) is required, by law, to obtain an Alien Registration Card. The school you work for should bring you to the local Immigration office to obtain this identification card.

This card must be provided In case of health emergencies, trouble with the law, etc. All westerners teaching in Korea are expected to carry their Alien Registration Card with them at all times

War Memorial of Korea

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War Memorial of Korea in Yongsan-dong .

The war memorial museum decrypts all the wars and invasions that Koreans faced from the ages. It got many interesting items inside and outside of the museum

Inside the museum it is quite impressive with its detailed coverage of invasions and wars faced by Korea; you can find video explanations of Korea's War history in different languages (Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese).

Outside the museum it display all the weapons used in the Korean War. This is really impressive. Items range from mortars, tanks, aircraft and even a submarine. Nice thing is you can have pictures with different war flights..

The names of all the casualties from the Korean War are displayed along three corridors. This shows how many people died during the war.

Admission Hours: 09:00 ~ 18:00(Entrance closed at 17:00)
How to reach: 5 minute walk from the Samgakji Station on lines #4 and #6 (Exit #12)

Gyeonbokgung Palace

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Gyeonbokgung Palace

Built in 1395, Gyeongbokgung Palace is also commonly referred to as the “Northern Palace” because it is located more toward the north.

The premises were destroyed by fire at the time of the occupation of Korea during 1592-1598. However, all of the palace's rooms were later restored under the leadership of in the years of King Gojong (1852~1919) .

The National Palace Museum of Korea is located south of Heungnyemun Gate, and the National Folk Museum is located east within Hyangwonjeong.

How to Reach:-

5 minutes walk from Exit No. 5 of Gyeongbokgung Subway Station (Seoul Subway Line No.3 – Orange Line)

Operating Hours

* March ~ October 09:00-18:00

* November ~ February 09:00-17:00

Admission Fees

Individual Adult - 3,000 won Children- 1,500 won

Ticket passes for Gyeongbok Palace can also be used at the National Palace Museum and the National Folk Museum.

N Seoul Tower

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N Seoul Tower is a communication and observation tower located in Namsan Mountain.

It was built in 1969, and opened to the public in 1980, this is symbol of Seoul and height of tower is 236.7 m (777 ft) from the base and it is 479.7 m (1,574 ft) above sea level. It also been known as the Namsan Tower or Seoul Tower.Namsan has been a historically significant location in Korea from 1394 when the Korean capital was moved to Seoul.

Most of the city of Seoul can be seen from the top where the view of city is awesome from the tower.

T3 is the observatory and from there you can get a 360 degree view of the city. On the descending floor, T2, is a cafe and gift shop. Don't forget to try the toilet located on this floor as it also has a fantastic view.. At the highest floor of the tower (T5) is a revolving restaurant, "N Grill"..

The Individual ticket for the Observatory costs 8,000 won for adult and 4,000 won for children. Purchase the ticket at the ticket booth on the first floor and take the elevator from ground floor to the observatory...

In B1( Ground floor) you can find some shopping…and one interesting thing is you can find the information of highest towers in the world…

How to reach ..…..

Take Subway Line 4 and get off at Myeongdong Station, exit 3 or 4. You can see the Pacific Hotel, take the narrow street on its right and walk up to the cable car station which is around 1000 meters from the Subway exit. From there you can take the cable car to the top of Namsan Mountain or can go by walk which require so much energy!.

Cable Car information: To Namsan mountain it costs adult return fare : 7,500 won/ one way 6000 won. Children return fare 5,000 won/one way 3,500 won
Operation Hours 10 Am to 11 Pm, There is a bus ride also which is cheaper compared to cable car.

Transportation in Seoul

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Transportation in Seoul…

Seoul is a huge and clean city. The transportation system is extensive and easy to get around.Seoul has a comprehensive transportation network that interconnects every district of the city and the surrounding areas.

Network was designed such a way that to connect the bus routes to the subway system.Average over 8 million passengers uses subway per day, Seoul has one of the busiest subway systems in the world. The Seoul Metropolitan Subway has 12 lines which serve Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi province and northern Chungnam province.The various lines are run by Korail, Seoul Metro and Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation.

T-money a rechargeable series of cards and other "smart" devices used for paying transportation fares in and around Seoul and other areas of South Korea there will be no need to worry how much it costs to travel from one place to another - just use the card each time at entry & exit of the subway. Same card can be used for the Buses. The interesting thing is while travelling from one place to another if you come out from subway and if you catch a bus with in some provided time, you can travel using the same fare which was deducted from your T Money card.
The subway map is printed in English and English signs available at each station and in the Train the announcements will be in English also..In Each and every station you can find the recharge machines for recharging the T-Money card which is feeded with Korean and English languages and the machines are available in some buses also.The minimum fare is 900 won ( 0.8 USD) which will be deducted once you swipe the card in the entrance & based on the distance you travelled the remaining amount will be deducted at the exit..

The traffic situation is very heavy in Seoul, especially peak office timings (7 - 9 in the morning and from 4 - 7 in the evening). When snow falls the subway will be more crowded as people prefer subway than road transport .Subway & Buses are very good transportation to travel around Seoul because they are very inexpensive, convenient and easy to use.

Seoul

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Seoul officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Korea. With a population of over 10 million, it is one of the world's largest cities and is by far theone of the most densely-populated city . Almost half of South Korea's population live in the Seoul National Capital Area, and nearly a quarter in Seoul itself.

Seoul is located on the Han River in the center of the Korean Peninsula, and was settled in 18 B.C.
Seoul is considered to be a global city. It hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 2002 FIFA World Cup; It is one of the world's top ten financial and commercial centers, home to large conglomerates such as Samsung, LG and Hyundai-Kia. In 2008, Seoul was named the world's sixth most economically powerful city by Forbes.

Seoul is the 2010 World Design Capital and has a technologically advanced infrastructure. Its Digital Media City has been a test-bed for some IT and multimedia applications. Seoul was the first city to feature DMB, a digital mobile TV technology and WiBro, a wireless high-speed mobile internet service. It has a fast, high-penetration 100Mbps fibre-optic broadband network.
Seoul Station houses the 350 km/h KTX bullet train and the Seoul Subway is the third largest in the world, with over 2 billion passengers every year. Seoul is connected via AREX to Incheon International Airport, which has consecutively been placed top in the Airports Council International's annual Airport Service Quality Awards since 2005.