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humdingaling 
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 Topic: South Korea Visa entry | AUPosted: Apr/22/2012 at 6:56pm |
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Do i need a visa for entry to South Korea from Australia ...i know the fee is waived but do i need the actual visa still?
***looking at you wilz if your still lurking** |
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grunge
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Posted: Apr/23/2012 at 2:54pm |
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PM him man it'll give him an email notification. =)
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derbytownjoe
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Posted: Apr/23/2012 at 2:58pm |
you only get an email notification when you have your TS acct setup to send one when you get a PM
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lightning80
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Posted: Apr/23/2012 at 3:21pm |
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not sure if going to south korea is a good idea right now...the north just announced they'll wipe out the south soon...and the attack will only last 3-4 minutes. the new leader is trying to redeem himself after the failed "rocket" launch.
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humdingaling
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Posted: Apr/24/2012 at 8:22am |
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they've been announcing it for some time now....
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Kenmanh
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Posted: Apr/24/2012 at 9:48am |
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I was in South Korea two years ago and I don't remember going to get a Visa for it. Looking at my passport just now, confirmed there was no visa attached.
Government site doesn't mention requiring a Visa also: http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/South_Korea |
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ippollite
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Posted: Apr/26/2012 at 3:41pm |
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youre just talking about a tourist visa right?
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Angry Midget Yo
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Posted: Apr/26/2012 at 8:57pm |
I heard North has a bunch of "rockets" but they're all poorly made fakes.
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humdingaling
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Posted: Apr/28/2012 at 6:50pm |
thanks mang yeah i didnt find anything either hence why i just thought it would be easier asking someone that has been before |
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humdingaling
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Posted: Apr/28/2012 at 6:56pm |
yeah tourist visa pretty sure we didnt need one but never hurts to double check |
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Wilz
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Posted: Apr/29/2012 at 4:59am |
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ok ok i'm online now. .haha found ur thread!
sorry for late reply~ nah you don't need VISA. well actually depends how long you're going for. there's an agreement with aus where within like 30 days or something you don't need a VISA. when you going?
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humdingaling
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Posted: Apr/29/2012 at 7:21am |
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looking around Feb
mainly tourist stuff with some boarding definitely will not even be close to 30 days |
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Wilz
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Posted: Apr/29/2012 at 4:32pm |
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yeah deff won't need VISA.
Where are you going boarding? and tourist stuff just in seoul? or outside?
I went to yongpyong and seoul only. so i can only provide comment and information on those places. let me know what u want to know and i'll help as much as i can :)
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humdingaling
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Posted: Apr/30/2012 at 4:04am |
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is yongpyong the one just outside Seoul? bout 2hrs?
yeah mainly Seoul havent done much research into other stuff was looking jeju island but wife didnt want to go there in the end was it hard getting around not knowing the language? |
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Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side..
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Wilz
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Posted: Apr/30/2012 at 5:09am |
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nah yong pyong is far east.. in the seperate province.
ahh it was pretty hard at start, when we arrived and was looking for something to eat. we dind't know how do say are u still open.. so half the time we were doing hand signals.. lolz google translate on phone is useless.. dont' bother with that. borrow a lonley planet guide from libary, that'll help a bit. but don't follow instructions on how ot get to places, it's completely wrong. instead go ask people, like info desk or hotel etc on how to get there. Some phrases we picked up on our trip yo gi oh = excuse me, or attention in a restruant. only used in restuarant. Ju se oh = please give me du myon = 2 people please (when u go into restuarant) people there are pretty friendly and try to help you out as much as they can seeing as ur not from korea. espesh the older people. there are more people in seoul who understand broken english, so you can communicate some how. else try chinese.. (if u know it) trains is easy because they broadcast korean, chinese, english and japanese about the next station and there's a TV telling u the next station. Else take a taxi, it's cheap... cost like $5 to go places average. 30-40min ride was like $15. but always have a map of where you're going because addresses in korea don't mean anything. ur hotel should also have a card with map, so def take that! hope that gives you some useful info.
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dongypro
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Posted: May/01/2012 at 2:12am |
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No you don't need one for South Korea.
I visit almost every year using my Aussie passport and it is not required :) If unsure, you can always check with the consulate. |
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humdingaling
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Posted: Sep/27/2012 at 8:53pm |
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so all locked in
Yong Pyong for 2 nights Seoul for rest of it....than off to niseko for a week freaking hell the accomo is so cheap compared to niseko/sapporo good to know about chinese...my mates are all fluent in both dialects why is yo gi oh it only in restaurants? i gotta ask my local korean bbq joint that one
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ippollite
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Posted: Sep/27/2012 at 9:55pm |
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yay! have fun.
Also very important for korea:  This is the sign for a HOTEL in korea (its also the sign for an onsen in japan). Hotels are EVERYWHERE. I have no idea how they stay in business to be honest, but there are literally billions of the things. (except in hongdae for some bizarre reason - could never find one of these cats anytime i was there). This means you dont really have to dick around booking hotels in super pricey international accommodation. Even in seoul you can ninja a room for about 25,000 yen if youre wiling to pop into an occasional back alley to find them. Oh and net cafes are everywhere as well. How to use a net cafe. Walk in the door, head to the counter, pick up one of the very prominent plastic cards (itll have a four number ID usually in teh form of 00xx). Pick a computer, sit down, input the number as a password and enjoy SUPER CHEAP net access (and er, lung cancer). When youre finished, just take the card to the dude, and thats that.
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humdingaling
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Posted: Sep/28/2012 at 12:45am |
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already got all the accommodation sorted
im staying at guest house while in seoul
65000 a night won for triple with on-suite net cafe sounds like ones in Australia...though i wont be needing it will be using a portable wi-fi modem gizmo...derno other mates organising it split between 7 people to juice off it...with Ipads/iphones/laptop etc costing about 10 bucks each for 7 days slightly over a buck a day i can dig that  will be staying at one of those spa houses for 1 day any junk food we must try? or regular food too |
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aniki_xiao
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Posted: Apr/22/2013 at 1:26am |
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Yea, you don't need a visa. Never been to SK for Snow through~~
Is Yong Pyong any good? compared to NZ Queenstown region or Oz resorts. humdingaling which place you staying? Sooo cheap! Btw, must try Ginseng Chicken Soup, keeps u super warm in winter! |
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