A for phones, without a registration card you’re going to have a hard time. You will likely only be able to get a pay-as-you-go phone, and the rates aren’t cheap but work if you just need to make a quick call to find someone or something. Make sure you put a few thousand won on it and don’t expect to be able to recharge it on Sundays, and possibly Saturdays. Generally speaking LG Telecom (the OZ brand of stores) are most foreigner-friendly. You may also be able to get a used phone from someone cheap or free that you can register to yourself and put minutes on.

Hope that information is helpful!

Kim

It is nice to find a web page like this for foreigners!!!

I am doing an internship here in Daejeon till first september and I am living a bit far away from Downtown I wanted to know if anyone knows a place to buy a second hand bike.

And also how the mobile phones works here… Can I get one? Prepaid one?

THANKS!!

If you’ re heading to Seoul before you leave, Insadong is a popular area for picking up touristy knick-knacks (and some stuff by local artists) as well. You’ll pay tourist prices there, though. If you have the time to be a little more adventurous, the Namdaemun Market in Seoul is also good for these same items at a slightly reduced price. The artists have their own district as well in Seoul in the area called Gwanghwamun. It’s not too far from the President’s house and is walking distance from Insadong. The subway stop in the middle of Insadong and Gwanghwamun is called Anguk Station.

Another place outside of town is Jeonju’s Hanok Village (about 1:20 by bus from the Government Complex in the center of town, 5,100won and then about another 6,000 by taxi from the bus station in Jeonju). It’s a an area of traditional houses and has some nice gifts.

Finally, if you’re looking for Tshirts, you’re not going to find much with Korean on it, but you’ll find some interesting English on just about everything. Take a walk through Eunhaengdong near Daejeon Station for some great examples of Engrish on Tshirts, notebooks, and anything else you can print on.

Hope this helps. Is there anything specific that you’re looking for? If it’s brand-name shopping abroad, this is the wrong place. You’d be far better to get it from the duty-free on the way back home.

Your best bet for clothes will be Songtang or Itewon.

I recently found a place in Songtang (go to the Pyeongtaek train station and take the subway 3 stops away and tell the taxi driver to go to the main gate) called xxl. They had jackets and shirts my size.

for shoes, they might have size 12 here in Daejeon, try Say Department store, they tried to sell me 12′s last year.

Hope this Helps