Hong Kong partying kinda overwhelmed me, so the last day was not really productive. But we managed to go out, again – this time to the Iron Faries.

But I also had to start thinking about Korea, as I was totally unprepared.

What to do before you get to Korea:
1. It is very very good that you have an outbound ticket, otherwise you’ll be asked questions at immigration.

2. I rented a portable wifi egg, for around 20€/week, which is probably a good idea, since it is quite easy to get lost and not a lot of people are open to speaking English. So with the wifi egg, you can be online, as long as the batteries are full and you’re not in the middle of nowhere.

3. Get some money. I exchanged the rest of my Hong Kong dollars at the airport for Korean Won. You can have some difficulties getting the money from Korean ATMs, so I didn’t wanna risk it.

4. Get an airplane ticket. I bought the airplane ticket from Hong Kong to Seoul from low-cost Korean airline JinAir for about 130€, with luggage and a meal included.

5. Get to the airport. Getting to Hong Kong Airport is about as easy as it gets – you just take the Airport Express. I found the airport to be really organized, so it is not difficult to find whatever you need. What is also not difficult is shopping. I found travelers paradise in Muji to Go. Traveling with a backpack is much less painful with their clothes organizers and I am actually sorry I didn’t spend more :O.

6. When I landed in Seoul Incheon, I found myself a little bit lost in translation.

Getting from the airport to the hostel was quite an adventure. I somehow figured out which bus ticket I needed – there are really fancy machines where you can easily buy your tickets and pay with the credit card- as long as you know what you are looking for. I stepped off the bus too quickly, found myself in a taxi with a very nice driver who was staring at the address to which I was trying to get to with a magnifying glass. In the end, I managed to get to K-guesthouse in Insadong. The neighborhood is lovely, full of music and open terraces above the streets.

7. Coming from Slovenia, you don’t need a power converter for Korea.

8. Compared to Hong Kong, Seoul looks quite peaceful and more on Slovene level of energy.

In the middle of this, one of my oldest friends was getting married in a different time-zone. Congrats Manja and Miha, hope you had an awesome day. <3