Comments on: My Top 3 Travel Secrets for Travel (and Korea)

By: Charmaine

Charmaine — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 04:43:12 +0000

Where do you get to put all your backpacker’s baggage if you want to stay overnight at a jjimjilbang?

By: YatraHolidays

YatraHolidays — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:05:02 +0000

What are your top 3 travel secrets? RT @grrrltraveler : My Top 3 Travel Secrets for Travel: http://t.co/fphe8uYj #travelsecrets #traveltip

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 01:24:51 +0000

Pretty much sums up my default travel style. Two minor exceptions though. First is sometimes I walk to the edge of town, climb a short ways up a mountain to a lookout point and camp if its summer and theres no available “budget” accom.

Second, and big one is that I practise point #2 for maps as well. For me, everything’s digital. I literally pull up Google (intl.) or Naver/Daum (Korea) maps, mark where I want to go and take a photo of the screen. Done. Quick and easy. The very act of that usually ensures I’ll remember where the heck I’m going without the map anyway (so battery loss is no biggie). No PC on the move? Hit up a net cafe. Plus, I’m freed from the discretionary shackles of what some half-baked tour operator or tourist information worker (who has never actually spoken to a real live tourist) has deemed actually map-worthy.

Same goes with tourist map boards at the site etc. Snap a photo. The zoom feature on replay mode is more than sufficient to read the captured text.

By: Christine Ka'aloa

Christine Ka'aloa — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:56:19 +0000

In reply to Alan. @Alan: Good one! Thanks for mentioning it - Daum Map-- it's in Korean & still a bit alien to me, but if you know Hangul it's an awesome resource!Google is U.S. friendly (it sometimes finds difficulty locking places abroad)-- when it does lock on a location, you'll get stuff like Korean subway stations or landmarks; I'm always grateful for that! Google Earth is also a good one to use. It has pictures and the 3D aspect can be helpful in locating visual aspects of buildings. Once used it to plot my walk to a hostel in Thailand- very helpful ;-)

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:28:06 +0000

when looking for someplace specific i would google map it. or in the case of korea daum map it and then snap a picture with subway station, exit and location of the place. and it is great because the maps include the little quicke marts that are littered everywhere to use as landmarks. =)

By: Christine Ka'aloa

Christine Ka'aloa — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:42:11 +0000

In reply to Gray. @Gray: Thanks. Yeah, these weren't my power secrets but ones I've found incredibly handy in getting around recently. I use them more and more when I travel these days. Can't wait to see what your top 3 are!

By: Christine Ka'aloa

Christine Ka'aloa — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:41:47 +0000

In reply to Gray. @Gray: Thanks. Yeah, these weren't my power secrets but ones I've found incredibly handy in getting around recently. I use them more and more when I travel these days.

By: Gray

Gray — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:26:03 +0000

Good stuff! I especially love #2. It’s something that hadn’t occurred to me until within the past year, and true enough, it’s good to take pictures of things like schedules or where you car is parked. Also, if you’re venturing into new territory and want to be able to find your way back, taking pictures of street signs is like sprinkling bread crumbs for the return journey.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 04:16:23 +0000

Nice blog. where do most waygook hang out in Daegu? I heard of place called Sinae, is that correct?

By: Christine Ka'aloa

Christine Ka'aloa — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:13:30 +0000

In reply to Steve the QiRanger.

@Steve: Thanks for your tips. I like the Forget About it Tip! It’s so true– we stress too much over packing. As for the external drive tip, that’s something I’m always reluctant to try (i’ve already had 2 HD’s die on me & I didn’t treat it anywhere near rugged), though I will have to start using one for longer travels. Is there a particular brand you find can handle heavy knocks? BTW–Keep up the great video work– do you shoot that all by yourself?