Oleh sebab tak dapat pergi Tunisia, apa kata kita sekeluarga pergi ke tanah Arab, Afrika Utara, Asia, termasuklah Masjidil haram, Masjidil Aqsa, Masjid Negara KL, Masjid Sultan Singapore, Masjid Qairawan Tunisia, Taj Mahal, Masjid Granada Spain, etc.. semuanya model bangunan, semua dalam satu taman sahaj di Malaysia ni?
Inilah tempatnya yang bernama Taman Tamadun Islam, Kuala Terengganu.
Moga akan beroleh pengalaman berharga.
Setakat survey2, rasanya nak stay kat Chalet Pak Mat Pulau Duyung kot? Awie's Yellow House macam menarik, tapi rumah2nya takde kunci!
Ada banyak blog/website Terengganu yg boleh dirujuk, antara yg memberi byk info ialah http://interesting-place-in-terengganu.blogspot.com/
Dan yg ini mmg kena jadi rujukan utama utk destinasi dlm Malaysia sebab juga dilengkapi dgn city trail on Google map dan info yg detail: http://www.malaysia-traveller.com/top-terengganu-attractions.html
Showing posts with label Where to Stay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Where to Stay. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Monday, February 4, 2013
How to choose a place to stay at an excellent location, if you rely on public transport
Bismillah. This is based on my experience staying in 4 different places during my recent trip to Korea. We backpacked, the two of us carried a total of 20+ kg of bags (two bags were attached with wheels), we used 100% public transportation and 0% taxi/cab.
1. Choose somewhere really close to the airport / direct transportation to airport. There's less hassle when there is no transferring process.
In Seoul, as the city is 55km away from the airport, the best place to stay is not around the airport unless if we want to take an early flight the next day or we have business around the airport.
If we are staying in the Seoul city, try to stay near the stations which offer direct express train to airport.
Reason: The airport railroad (AREX) train fare is much cheaper than the airport buses, and they are traffic-jam proof, a very big plus for the heavy-traffic metropolitan.
As of today, the fare are as follows: airport bus w10k to w14k, AREX commuter w3750, AREX express w8k (discount until end of 2013, afterwards will be w13500).
So the best place to stay are:
a) near exit 8, 9, 10 of Seoul station, because these exits have escalators, and Seoul station is the only station where the express AREX train stops. http://disability.seoul.go.kr/en/transport/subway_view.jsp?no=224&idx=2&Depth=21&searchLine=1&searchWord=
Other reasons to stay near Seoul station: great if we want to try the superspeed KTX train or intercity trains to go to other part of Korea.
b) near the bus stops of Airport limousine buses. http://www.airport.kr/airport/traffic/bus/busList.iia?flag=E Click the "Detail" grey button, another page opens, and click the dot that represents each station to see a map of the bus stop.
c) near escalator exits of the stations in the airport railroad line (AREX). From these stations we can take AREX commuter train to the airport.This maps mark 3 stations in line 2, 5 and 6 that are in the AREX railroad line. http://www.johomaps.com/as/korea/seoul/seoulmetro.jpg However, all these stations are outside of Seoul downtown.
2) Choose somewhere really close to the stations connecting to the stations in airport railway line.
Seoul station, although is a great location, is not located right in the middle of downtown Seoul. If we want to stay in the middle of downtown Seoul, try these locations:
a) near escalator exits of subway stations in line 1 or line 4, because these lines connect directly to Seoul Station. From these stations we can go to Seoul station and take either the express or the commuter AREX train.
To see the location of escalators in subway stations, refer http://disability.seoul.go.kr/en/transport/subway_list.jsp?Depth=21&searchLine=1&searchWord=#contop
b) near escalator exits of subway stations lines 2, 5 or 6, because these lines connects to stations in the airport railway (AREX) line. From stations in these lines, transfer at any of the stations in the AREX line, and take AREX commuter to the airport.
An ideal location is Dongdaemun History and Culture Park (Dongdaemun Stadium) which connects line 2, 4 and 5, and is in the middle of downtown Seoul.
In conclusion, if we want to get to and from the airport easily, stay near subway stations in line 1, 2, 4, 5 or 6, near the escalator exits which are near to the airport bus stop. My personal ranking of choice will be
a) Exit 8, 9, 10 of Seoul station
b) Exit 4 of Dongdaemun History and Culture Park (Dongdaemun Stadium) station
These are very convenient locations and covered by airport limo buses to. For (b), the bus stop is Toyoko Inn http://www.airportlimousine.co.kr/route/routee02.htm.
To book hotel, I found out that it's the cheapest to book directly from the hotel website. Alternatively, use local agents such as travelnote.net and hotelwide.com in Korea. To identify hotels by location, it's good to use map provided by tripadvisor or hotelscombined. then, find the hotel's website then do booking directly or through local agents.
1. Choose somewhere really close to the airport / direct transportation to airport. There's less hassle when there is no transferring process.
In Seoul, as the city is 55km away from the airport, the best place to stay is not around the airport unless if we want to take an early flight the next day or we have business around the airport.
If we are staying in the Seoul city, try to stay near the stations which offer direct express train to airport.
Reason: The airport railroad (AREX) train fare is much cheaper than the airport buses, and they are traffic-jam proof, a very big plus for the heavy-traffic metropolitan.
As of today, the fare are as follows: airport bus w10k to w14k, AREX commuter w3750, AREX express w8k (discount until end of 2013, afterwards will be w13500).
So the best place to stay are:
a) near exit 8, 9, 10 of Seoul station, because these exits have escalators, and Seoul station is the only station where the express AREX train stops. http://disability.seoul.go.kr/en/transport/subway_view.jsp?no=224&idx=2&Depth=21&searchLine=1&searchWord=
Other reasons to stay near Seoul station: great if we want to try the superspeed KTX train or intercity trains to go to other part of Korea.
b) near the bus stops of Airport limousine buses. http://www.airport.kr/airport/traffic/bus/busList.iia?flag=E Click the "Detail" grey button, another page opens, and click the dot that represents each station to see a map of the bus stop.
c) near escalator exits of the stations in the airport railroad line (AREX). From these stations we can take AREX commuter train to the airport.This maps mark 3 stations in line 2, 5 and 6 that are in the AREX railroad line. http://www.johomaps.com/as/korea/seoul/seoulmetro.jpg However, all these stations are outside of Seoul downtown.
2) Choose somewhere really close to the stations connecting to the stations in airport railway line.
Seoul station, although is a great location, is not located right in the middle of downtown Seoul. If we want to stay in the middle of downtown Seoul, try these locations:
a) near escalator exits of subway stations in line 1 or line 4, because these lines connect directly to Seoul Station. From these stations we can go to Seoul station and take either the express or the commuter AREX train.
To see the location of escalators in subway stations, refer http://disability.seoul.go.kr/en/transport/subway_list.jsp?Depth=21&searchLine=1&searchWord=#contop
b) near escalator exits of subway stations lines 2, 5 or 6, because these lines connects to stations in the airport railway (AREX) line. From stations in these lines, transfer at any of the stations in the AREX line, and take AREX commuter to the airport.
An ideal location is Dongdaemun History and Culture Park (Dongdaemun Stadium) which connects line 2, 4 and 5, and is in the middle of downtown Seoul.
In conclusion, if we want to get to and from the airport easily, stay near subway stations in line 1, 2, 4, 5 or 6, near the escalator exits which are near to the airport bus stop. My personal ranking of choice will be
a) Exit 8, 9, 10 of Seoul station
b) Exit 4 of Dongdaemun History and Culture Park (Dongdaemun Stadium) station
These are very convenient locations and covered by airport limo buses to. For (b), the bus stop is Toyoko Inn http://www.airportlimousine.co.kr/route/routee02.htm.
To book hotel, I found out that it's the cheapest to book directly from the hotel website. Alternatively, use local agents such as travelnote.net and hotelwide.com in Korea. To identify hotels by location, it's good to use map provided by tripadvisor or hotelscombined. then, find the hotel's website then do booking directly or through local agents.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
For muslims who plan to visit South Korea
I would like to recommend these services as they are tailored for muslims
1. My travel planner is doing her job very well. I will recommend her for anybody who's visiting Seoul and a few other places in Korea without using tourist guide. Alas she has to be very patient with me :( Here's her website
http://www.muslimbackpackerseoul.com/
2. Check out some tourist guides here. They are Malaysian muslims who can help you throughout your travel. For example, with one of the tourist guides here, the package includes accomodation, meals and transportation, and it's not expensive!
https://www.facebook.com/seoulredcat and
http://budgettravel2korea.blogspot.com/p/tourist-guide.html
3. If we go by ourselves, we may want to stay in these guesthouses that give special care for muslim guests. They provide special service for muslims like qiblah marking and prayer mat. One of them take halal food order. Another can arrange for muslim tour guide.
http://malaysianguesthouseinseoul.blogspot.kr/
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294197-d2625971-Reviews-Go_Korea_Guesthouse-Seoul.html and its fb page https://www.facebook.com/gokrgh
4. Read up (and save) some guides by muslim students in Korea, esp regarding dry food we may want to buy in convenient stores (bread, chocolates, instant noodles, drink, snacks,..). Other than that, be inspired with these guys as they are very creative in their da'wah..
http://amirkorea.org
5. Of course, do include Seoul Central Masjid in Itaewon which host Korea Islamic Centre in your visit list maybe upon your arrival if you are not using muslim tourist guides services. There is muslim info centre here and around this area are muslim businesses like travel agents, halal restaurants and halal grocery.
6. These are info related to muslim societies, Islamic centres and masajids throughout Korea (not limited to Seoul)
http://alfan-farizki.blogspot.com/2011/01/information-related-to-moslem-society.html
https://sites.google.com/site/islamdikorea/
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1. My travel planner is doing her job very well. I will recommend her for anybody who's visiting Seoul and a few other places in Korea without using tourist guide. Alas she has to be very patient with me :( Here's her website
http://www.muslimbackpackerseoul.com/
2. Check out some tourist guides here. They are Malaysian muslims who can help you throughout your travel. For example, with one of the tourist guides here, the package includes accomodation, meals and transportation, and it's not expensive!
https://www.facebook.com/seoulredcat and
http://budgettravel2korea.blogspot.com/p/tourist-guide.html
3. If we go by ourselves, we may want to stay in these guesthouses that give special care for muslim guests. They provide special service for muslims like qiblah marking and prayer mat. One of them take halal food order. Another can arrange for muslim tour guide.
http://malaysianguesthouseinseoul.blogspot.kr/
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294197-d2625971-Reviews-Go_Korea_Guesthouse-Seoul.html and its fb page https://www.facebook.com/gokrgh
4. Read up (and save) some guides by muslim students in Korea, esp regarding dry food we may want to buy in convenient stores (bread, chocolates, instant noodles, drink, snacks,..). Other than that, be inspired with these guys as they are very creative in their da'wah..
http://amirkorea.org
5. Of course, do include Seoul Central Masjid in Itaewon which host Korea Islamic Centre in your visit list maybe upon your arrival if you are not using muslim tourist guides services. There is muslim info centre here and around this area are muslim businesses like travel agents, halal restaurants and halal grocery.
6. These are info related to muslim societies, Islamic centres and masajids throughout Korea (not limited to Seoul)
http://alfan-farizki.blogspot.com/2011/01/information-related-to-moslem-society.html
https://sites.google.com/site/islamdikorea/
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