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solidbebe
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Netherlands4921 Posts
January 15 2012 13:56 GMT
#21
On January 15 2012 20:17 Nagano wrote:
Hi guys. My gf and I are staying in Seoul for 1 night and would love it if a TLer in Seoul had an extra room or bed or whatever to let us stay in. We are both 24 years old, from San Francisco, very friendly, clean, generous, and I would hope cool people to go and have dinner and drinks with. We arrive in 12 hours, Jan 16, 7am local time. We can travel ourselves.

Thanks so much and hoping to hear from someone!

Also, are there any recommendations as to how we can meet up with local fans or players? Thanks a bunch!

EDIT: to compensate, we will clean your place while we are there!


Do you mean clean the place as in, make everything neat and tidy or do you mean clean it as in put everything into your pockets?
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brachester
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia1786 Posts
January 15 2012 14:02 GMT
#22
On January 15 2012 22:56 solidbebe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 15 2012 20:17 Nagano wrote:
Hi guys. My gf and I are staying in Seoul for 1 night and would love it if a TLer in Seoul had an extra room or bed or whatever to let us stay in. We are both 24 years old, from San Francisco, very friendly, clean, generous, and I would hope cool people to go and have dinner and drinks with. We arrive in 12 hours, Jan 16, 7am local time. We can travel ourselves.

Thanks so much and hoping to hear from someone!

Also, are there any recommendations as to how we can meet up with local fans or players? Thanks a bunch!

EDIT: to compensate, we will clean your place while we are there!


Do you mean clean the place as in, make everything neat and tidy or do you mean clean it as in put everything into your pockets?

ROLF
To the OP, just hire a hotel room or something like that, it's definitely cheaper than anything you can find in the US and especially it's only for one night, why not?
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tenacity
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
1587 Posts
January 15 2012 14:03 GMT
#23
Call me naive but I am surprised by the many concerned responses in regards to potential robbery lol
It does not need to be fun to be fun.
Mawi
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden4365 Posts
January 15 2012 14:31 GMT
#24
we will clean your place while we are there is so suspicious , would rather just hire a hotel its really cheap...
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EquilasH
Profile Joined April 2009
Denmark2142 Posts
January 15 2012 14:40 GMT
#25
On January 15 2012 23:03 tenacity wrote:
Call me naive but I am surprised by the many concerned responses in regards to potential robbery lol

Yea I thought exactly the same o.O
Guess I'm a little naive regarding some things too.
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pred470r
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Bulgaria3265 Posts
January 15 2012 14:40 GMT
#26
On January 15 2012 21:02 Lexpar wrote:
Don't worry babe, I know these guys on this site. I'll just put a notice up on the internet that we're coming the night before we leave and someone will jump to lend us a room.

Yeah don't worry honey-bunny I got this all settled.
Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
January 15 2012 15:16 GMT
#27
On January 15 2012 22:13 Snaiil wrote:
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On January 15 2012 22:10 Cambium wrote:
couch surfing?

are you just trying to save money? I really don't think it'll cost that much (hoon said 20$), and since it's only one night, just man up and shell out the $$?

I don't think it's about the money, but more about the opportunity to meet new people and have a good time. Sure you could stay at a boring hotel, eating at the closest restaurant that looks semi good, and then see if you can find something fun to do during your 1 night stay.

Or you could meet up with some new people who live in Seoul who knows good places to have fun. Some people just like meeting new people because you never know what it might lead to.

you can do all of that without having to stay at someone's place...
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Nagano
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1157 Posts
January 15 2012 15:26 GMT
#28
LOL. Wow, okay I guess I somewhat expected the replies to be like they are.

First let me clarify my original post. My GF and I are currently returning from our trip from Cambodia. We spent 2 weeks here and have a TWO night layover in Seoul, before returning back to San Francisco. I wrote the original post from our hotel in Phnom Penh minutes before we left on our iPad, which would explain why the sentences were weird and why I just didn't really have the care nor the time to correct everything (I am currently typing on a keyboard on a computer at Phnom Penh airport).

In any case, the reason we wanted to bunk was because we have only $400 left in our travel budget and two nights at a hotel, plus taxis, food, GSL, MAYBE visiting the DMZ, well... you get the reason why we would prefer to crash at someone's place. I get the cynicism, but that's to be expected here I suppose.

We won't rob your shit... that's not what we meant by cleaning house, haha. God, as I write this I am slowly coming to the realization of how silly this all was. The lack of a detailed OP combined with how much was at stake would surely make anyone curious of its legitimacy. But we are real, and reallllly nice, we promise!

Thanks for the tip about the sauna places. We will try to find a hostel or something similar, or a cheap hotel.

Our flight is in an hour and a half so I'll check back every now and again, and again when we arrive in Seoul at 7am-ish local time.

If nothing else, can anyone local to the area refer us as to how to use the subway to get around, what stop the GSL studios are, good places to eat KBBQ, and other things to do in the city besides a trip to the DMZ? Much appreciated--I will edit the OP with this post as well.

Thank you sirs!
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Nagano
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1157 Posts
January 15 2012 15:28 GMT
#29
On January 15 2012 20:47 dAPhREAk wrote:
your gf can stay, but you have to find a hotel. ;-)


I was afraid of as much
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Nagano
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1157 Posts
January 15 2012 15:33 GMT
#30
On January 15 2012 21:02 Lexpar wrote:
Don't worry babe, I know these guys on this site. I'll just put a notice up on the internet that we're coming the night before we leave and someone will jump to lend us a room.


In truth, we originally had a 10 hour layover in Korea, but as a big SC2 fan I changed the first leg of our trip in order to stay for two nights in Seoul, so we could visit the DMZ, taste KBBQ, and for me, go to the GSL studios. We did it all last minute (we just came from check-in at the airport where we just paid to change the flight), so that would explain the eleventh hour plea for a room. I tried to convince my girlfriend that we have enough cash to stay pleasantly, but I'm doing this to ease her worries a bit. Two nights at a hotel in Seoul, when you have $400 total, can cut it a little close.

I wrote a few people on twitter as well, so I'm not putting all my eggs in one basket.

Your tremendous help, or should I call it cynicism, was much appreciated, though.
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Nagano
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1157 Posts
January 15 2012 15:35 GMT
#31
On January 15 2012 21:46 MrHoon wrote:
Just bought a new pair of headphones so can't help you at my place

though there are cheap ass rooms in seoul that can go for 20 bucks a night


Thanks, MrHoon. Could you provide a place you'd recommend, not too dingy or far from the subway? I'm unsure of the places I've found on TripAdvisor.
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Nagano
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1157 Posts
January 15 2012 15:36 GMT
#32
On January 15 2012 22:13 Snaiil wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 15 2012 22:10 Cambium wrote:
couch surfing?

are you just trying to save money? I really don't think it'll cost that much (hoon said 20$), and since it's only one night, just man up and shell out the $$?

I don't think it's about the money, but more about the opportunity to meet new people and have a good time. Sure you could stay at a boring hotel, eating at the closest restaurant that looks semi good, and then see if you can find something fun to do during your 1 night stay.

Or you could meet up with some new people who live in Seoul who knows good places to have fun. Some people just like meeting new people because you never know what it might lead to.


Upon reading your post, my girlfriend said, with a little breath, "that guy is nice..." Haha. Thanks sir.
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Nagano
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1157 Posts
January 15 2012 15:37 GMT
#33
On January 15 2012 22:37 Don_Julio wrote:
You'd better check out couchsurfing.org immediately and post in the emergency request thread in the seoul-group. You should start looking for couches way earlier usually. People make their own plans too you know. They usually dont wait all day for a couchsurfer to stop by.
With only half a day left you can't handpick your host anymore.


On it right now, thanks.
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Nagano
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1157 Posts
January 15 2012 15:48 GMT
#34
On January 15 2012 23:31 Mawi wrote:
we will clean your place while we are there is so suspicious , would rather just hire a hotel its really cheap...


We've only found a handful under $50. We can probably go $100 a night and still live comfortably for two days two nights. Still, I just thought it'd be more fun to stay at a stranger's place, especially one who was a TLer, than just get another hotel as we've been doing for over two weeks now. And save 1-200 bucks while we're at it.
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Nagano
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1157 Posts
January 15 2012 15:48 GMT
#35
On January 16 2012 00:16 Cambium wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 15 2012 22:13 Snaiil wrote:
On January 15 2012 22:10 Cambium wrote:
couch surfing?

are you just trying to save money? I really don't think it'll cost that much (hoon said 20$), and since it's only one night, just man up and shell out the $$?

I don't think it's about the money, but more about the opportunity to meet new people and have a good time. Sure you could stay at a boring hotel, eating at the closest restaurant that looks semi good, and then see if you can find something fun to do during your 1 night stay.

Or you could meet up with some new people who live in Seoul who knows good places to have fun. Some people just like meeting new people because you never know what it might lead to.

you can do all of that without having to stay at someone's place...


Yes, but how else can we steal all their stuff?

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Zor222
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United Kingdom88 Posts
January 15 2012 16:07 GMT
#36
Sleep. Go to a love motel. Theyre pretty much everywhere (particularly in the busy nightlife areas) and are cheap as hell. Koreans call them 'motel's too if you need to ask.

KBBQ. Pretty much anywhere will do unless you are hunting for a culinary orgasm.

GSL studios. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=80483 Make sure to check the last post for a kind update.

Also, please use the search function. There are a bazillion threads of Korea travels and youre lucky Chill hasnt read this yet haha
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Kukaracha
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
France1954 Posts
January 15 2012 16:14 GMT
#37
There's a French dude who hosts a show where he travels the world with a weird-ass camera trying to sleep in random people's houses. He just asks. And yes, it's legit.

So you might have a chance by asking for a place to stay for five hours straight. Well, you don't have a camera, but you're not a lonely creepy foreigner neither.
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Nagano
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1157 Posts
January 15 2012 16:29 GMT
#38
On January 16 2012 01:07 Zor222 wrote:
Sleep. Go to a love motel. Theyre pretty much everywhere (particularly in the busy nightlife areas) and are cheap as hell. Koreans call them 'motel's too if you need to ask.

KBBQ. Pretty much anywhere will do unless you are hunting for a culinary orgasm.

GSL studios. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=80483 Make sure to check the last post for a kind update.

Also, please use the search function. There are a bazillion threads of Korea travels and youre lucky Chill hasnt read this yet haha


Thank you SO much for that GSL studio guide.

I searched TL for "seoul", "trip", "visit", "guide", and many combinations of the above. There was a lot of information I was missing from the threads, and the nature of my OP was very personal in nature, i.e. last minute plea for someone to offer a room.

I just told my gf about the love motel idea, and she said "isn't that where the hookers go?" Surely I will have a hard time to convince her to sleep at those places. Also, very good to hear about the KBBQ. In San Francisco, there are only two places that can truly call themselves such and they're really overpriced, so I'm looking forward to all the kalbi, bulgogi, and dukbukki(sp) we can get our hands on.

Ty again
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Liebig
Profile Joined August 2010
France738 Posts
January 15 2012 16:34 GMT
#39
On January 16 2012 01:14 Kukaracha wrote:
There's a French dude who hosts a show where he travels the world with a weird-ass camera trying to sleep in random people's houses. He just asks. And yes, it's legit.

So you might have a chance by asking for a place to stay for five hours straight. Well, you don't have a camera, but you're not a lonely creepy foreigner neither.

I heard korea was the country where he had the hardest time to find a place to sleep, even harder than Japan, he eventually went with homeless guys iirc.
JieXian
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Malaysia4677 Posts
January 15 2012 17:32 GMT
#40
On January 16 2012 01:34 Liebig wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 16 2012 01:14 Kukaracha wrote:
There's a French dude who hosts a show where he travels the world with a weird-ass camera trying to sleep in random people's houses. He just asks. And yes, it's legit.

So you might have a chance by asking for a place to stay for five hours straight. Well, you don't have a camera, but you're not a lonely creepy foreigner neither.

I heard korea was the country where he had the hardest time to find a place to sleep, even harder than Japan, he eventually went with homeless guys iirc.


lol link/name of the show please?
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