Seoul Advice!
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Anonymous
Goodness, yes. Safe and easy to get around. I love strolling down the Cheonggyecheon at night. |
Anonymous
Ozmzg yes, especially for women and children It’s lit up everywhere and violence is extremely rare Seoul Station (remnant of Japanese occupation) has a shelter for the unhoused nearby but there are really no issues Public drunkenness with some passed out (99% men) on the street but it’s not like they’re goin to bother anyone, they just need to sober up |
Anonymous
Look up the Korea Tourism Organization online. Their resources are great. Seoul is a very easy trip. |
Anonymous
| I had no idea Seoul was so easy. Does most everyone speak English? |
Anonymous
A lot of people do. menus often have pictures on them too, so you can point. I’ve traveled solo there once (female) and walked all over at night. We’ve also been twice with smaller children. It’s so fun. |
Anonymous
| Lotte department store |
Anonymous
Truly I found Seoul so fun and really quite easy. A friend described it as New York only cleaner and the people are nicer, and that’s really accurate. Subway announcement are in Korean and English, airport has signs in English, and many people speak at least some English, especially in the tourist areas. I’d stay at an international hotel, because they’ll have things like maps with English and Korean characters, and a “bring me back here” card with the hotel able and address in Hangul that you can show to a taxi driver. We also went to Busan and that was a tiny bit more challenging, but still very doable, especially with some help from translation apps. |
Anonymous
Many people can speak broken English. There is a lot of English everywhere and roman letters are on many signs. Worry about language should be the least of your concerns when traveling abroad as a tourist. Just point to stuff or use Google translate to get a broken message across. The world is too interesting and is a big place to sit at home and make decisions to or to not travel to certain places just because there's no English. Heck, half the fun is pointing to a menu item you can't read and seeing what you'll get as a surprise. |
Anonymous
Super easy and super safe. I lived there for a year. I did not own a car. I took metro everywhere and, when I was lazy, took taxis. This was pre-uber so that might be an option now. I also walked a lot. I used to go running late at night - like 10PM - and never had any issues in my neighborhood. Seoul is also a late night kind of place so there's always something happening. It's a great town with friendly people and amazing food. I cannot wait to take my own kids one day. |
Anonymous
| Uber service there? I would probably use uber bkack or use hotel suggested driver instead? i would like to hire a private/hip dtiver.. |
Anonymous
There is the Kakao Taxi App. Public transportation is also really good, clean, and safe. Why do you need a private driver? |
Anonymous
Really would like an English speaking driver with firm pricing, I don’t want to get ripped off. Do they use meters to dictate cab fares? Also wiukd like the same driver the whole trip to use at night time to go to restaurants. During the day we woukd use tours. i’m |