It's been a while after my trip to Korea and i'm supposed to update what happen for that 2-weeks but i was occupied with work and family matter once I reach Malaysia. Now, i'm at work and yet trying to update my blog. I going to divide the entry about this trip into several part; and will complete everything a.s.a.p.
Let me talk about the budget for this trip, in my previous entry; i set my budget to RM 2000 only to cover this 2 weeks but i'm to ambitious; i spend a bit more than that. T_T it's not because of the travel but it all because of my shopping spreeeeeee.... I spend almost 50% of the total spending just for shopping which cover the souvenir, things that I bought to sell back home, and other shopping items. I guess if i can limit my shopping, i will not pass my budget. LOL! women.
Here is how much I spend; I'm using an app called Trip Expenses Manager; and seriously, it's really great to have it. That how i know I spend lots in shopping. Check out my spending on the table below; hope this can help others who want to go for budget trip to Korea, just bear in mind I cover Seoul, Jeju and Busan for 2 weeks time. :D
Transport - AOR - KUL - Incheon - Jeju - Busan - Incheon - KUL - AOR
| From | To | Ticket Price (RM) | Paid Ticket Price (KRW) |
| Anak Bukit KTM Station | KL Sentral | 25 | - |
| KL Sentral | KLIA2 | 55 | |
| KLIA2 | Incheon Airport | 301.04 | |
| Incheon Airport | Seoul Station | 4,250 | |
| Seoul Station | Gimpo Airport | 4,250 | |
| Gimpo (Seoul) | Jeju | 72.93 | |
| Jeju | Busan | 157.67 | |
| Busan | Seoul Station | 28,600 | |
| Seoul Station | Incheon Airport | 4,250 | |
| Incheon Airport | KLIA2 | 301.04 | |
| KLIA2 | Alor Star | 53.24 | |
| 1054.68 | 282926 |
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| Budget breakdown by % |
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| Overall spending for 2 weeks!!!! |
Well, i do lots of shopping, walk a lots, and coffee. From the budget, i guess it's shows that I don't really do what tourist normally do; well, maybe a bit but overall trip is about hiking, cycling and walking. I do visit few palace in Seoul but it's free admission if you wear Hanbok.
I'm so lucky because i joined couchsurfing and have host for a week in Seoul, 2 nights in Jeju and 2 nights in Busan. I'm only stay at the hostel for 2 nights when I was in Jeju and that's all.
My host in Seoul also bring me to a shop where you can rent Hanbok for cheaper price; it's on KRW 13000 for 4 hours and you can walk around Seoul and take lots of photos. If you rent Hanbok near the palace, it's will be more expensive and you can walk around the area only. I will explain details in next part.
