Tidur Di Airport? Siapa Takut!

Sewaktu di boarding room terminal 3 Sukarno Hatta, nyokap gue ngeliat sepasang bule yang lagi tidur di atas bangku di pojok ruangan? Spontan nyokap nanya: "kamu kalau backpackeran, begitu juga ya?" Hehehe...sebagai seorang backpacker wannabe, tidur di airport adalah salah satu hal yang mau ga mau harus gw hadapi.

Banyak alasan yang menyebabkan gue memilih tidur di airport. Pertama karena pesawat yang gue tumpangi mendarat di airport terlalu malam, sementara angkutan umum yang ada di kota itu baru beroperasi keesokan harinya. Daripada memaksakan diri untuk naik taksi, yang pastinya mahal, gue memilih untuk  tidur sebentar di airport.

Kedua adalah karena transit, menunggu penerbangan berikutnya, yang akan terbang besok pagi. Nah, kalau ini, mau ga mau mesti nunggu di airport. Sebenernya di bandara tersedia hotel transit, yang bisa disewa beberapa jam saja. Tapi...harganya lumayan mahal.

Pertanyaan yang banyak ditanyakan ke gue adalah: emang enak tidur di airport? emang aman? emang ga takut barangnya ilang? emang ga diusir?

Kalau soal nyaman, udah pasti lebih nyaman di hotel. Di airport yang paling bagus sekalipun, ga ada kasur untuk tempat tidur para transiter. Di awal gue sempet susah tidur, karena ketidaknyamanan itu. Tapi setelah beberapa kali tidur di airport, tubuh dan otak tidur gue makin bisa mentolelir keadaan apapun.

Kalau soal aman, tergantung airportnya. Kota-kota yang tingkat keamanannya tinggi, biasanya airportnya juga aman. Gue juga mempertimbangkan ini sebelum tidur di airport. Kalau kotanya dirasa nggak aman, ya gue ga akan memaksakan diri. Gue lebih rela mengeluarkan uang untuk bayar jemputan dari penginapan atau taksi ketimbang kehilangan barang-barang berharga.

Selama ini, udah 4 airport yang udah gue inepin, yaitu KLIA (Kuala Lumpur Int Airport), LCCT (di Kuala Lumpur), Changi Airport di Singapura, dan Incheon Airport di Seoul. Gue jabarain ya satu2, pengalaman gue tidur di 4 tempat itu.

LCCT
Karena selalu pake Airasia, gue sering banget mendarat di LCCT. Beberapa kali sampe malam hari, tapi gue selalu nginep di Tune Hotel yang deket bandara, karena harganya pas promo. Nah, suatu ketika, gue mesti berlama-lama di sini karena pesawat gue berikutnya akan terbang jam 5 pagi.

Kalau mau jujur, LCCT ini sebenernya bukan tempat yang asyik buat bermalam. Di sana gak ada bangku panjang yang empuk.
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Penginapan di Seoul

Hostel 1. Hongdae guest house www.hongdaeguesthouse.com Telp; 023360003 2. Seoulwise guest house www.seoulwise.com 3. Namu guesthouse www.namugh.co.kr 4. Inside backpacker www.backpackerinside.com 5. Bong house www.bonghouse.net 6. Lee & no guest house www.lnguesthouse.com 7. Jk house www.jkhouse30.cafe24.com Budget hotel: 1. Hotel myeongdong biz  www.en.ultravelnot.com/korea/biz 2. Tiffany tourist hotel www.tifffanyhotel.com 3. Kaya hotel www.kayahotel.com

Itenerary Korea Selatan

Banyak banget yang nanya soal cerita di Korea Selatan. Tapi berhubung detlen yang terus menerus menerpa, maaf banget tulisan itu lom bisa kebuat. Nah, sebagai gantinya, gue tulis aja ya itenerary selama berada di sana. Itenerary ini dibuat oleh temen gue Keshie (gue kali ini ga bantuin bikin sama sekali). Ada beberapa perubahan ketika di lapangan, misalnya aja ga sengaja kita menemukan ada festival lampion di Seoul, terus ga jadi ke beberapa tempat karena ga keburu. 

Tapi secara garis besar, ini bisa jadi panduan buat yang pengen pergi ke sana. Cekidot guys...

6 May 2011, Sunday
19.00 Flight AirAsia QZ7696 Jakarta – Kuala Lumpur
22.00 Arrive at LCCT airport, Kuala Lumpur. Sleeping at the LCCT airport

7 May 2011, Saturday
13.45 Flight AirAsia D72682 Kuala Lumpur – Seoul
21.25 Arrive at Incheon airport, Seoul. Sleeping at the Incheon airport

8 May 2011, Sunday
07.00 Go to Hongdae Guest House with Airport Limousine Bus 6002 (10.000 won). Ticket counter at Arrival Terminal, Exit 4 and 9

08.00 Arrive at Hongdae Guest House. Website: www.hongdaeguesthouse.com. Subway: Hongik University Station, Line 2, Exit 1. Buy standard ticket for Cookin’ Nanta for tomorrow

pohon gembok cinta di Seoul Tower

di depan Teddy Bear Museum

09.00 Namsan Park; ride a cable car to Seoul Tower (Teddy Bear Museum; revolving café n.Grill at the tower). 6.300 (cable car round-trip ticket) + 7.000 (observation deck ticket). Subway: Myeong-dong Station, Line 4

Gwanghwmun Plaza

12.00 Gwanghwamun Plaza, Cheonggyecheon Stream. Subway: Gwanghwamun Station, Line 514.00 Deoksugung Palace & watch The Royal Changing of the Guards Ceremony at 11.00, 14.00, 15.30 (closed on Mondays). By foot15.30 Changdeok-gung Palace (closed on Mondays), Secret Garden, Insa-dong Shopping Area (there’s lots of street performances). Subway: Anguk Station, Line 3, Exit 6

Cheonggyecheon Stream

Myong Dong, largest shopping area in Seoul

18.30 Myeong-dong Shopping Area, tasting “32cm Parfait” ice cream, Myeong-dong Catholic Cathedral, Namdaemun Market. Subway: Myeong-dong Station, Line 4

21.20 Banpodaegyo (Bridge) Rainbow Fountain (20 minutes). Subway: Seobinggo Station, Line 1, Exit 2 (akhirnya ini ga berhasil karena ga nemu tempatnya)

21.40 Go back to Hongdae Guest House. Subway: Hongik University Station, Line 2, Exit 1

9 May 2011, Monday
08.00 Breakfast at Hongdae Guest House

Namsan Hanok Village

09.00 Namsan Hanok Village. Subway: Chungmuro Station, Line 3 & 4, Exit 3

14.00 Itaewon (Seoul Central Mosque, halal food). Subway: Itaewon Station, Line 6

15.00 Gyeongbokgung Palace (closed on Tuesdays), Jongmyo Shrine (closed on Tuesdays), Korean Folk Museum, Bukchon Hanok Village. Subway: Gwanghwamun Station, Line 5. 3.000 won (entry fee for Gyeongbokgung Palace) --> ga jadi ke sini karena ga keburu 

17.00 Watch Cookin’ Nanta at Gangbuk Theatre (performance time: 14.00, 17.00, 20.00; duration: 100 minutes). By foot. 40.000 won (standard ticket).

19.00 Dongdaemun Shopping Area. Subway: Dongdaemun Station, Line 1 & 4

21.00 Go back to Hongdae Guest House. Subway: Hongik University Station, Line 2, Exit 1

10 May 2011, Tuesday
07.00 Breakfast at Hongdae Guest House

08.00 Go to Jeonju with free shuttle bus (reservation at http://english.visitkoreayear.com). Boarding point at Gwanghwamun (Donghwa Duty-Free Shop). Subway: Gwanghwamun Station, Line 5, Exit 6

11.00 Arrive at Jeonju (Riviera Hotel). There’s a locker to keep stuff (free) between 09.00 – 18.00 at Jeonju Hanok Village

Jeounju Hanok Village

11.15 Jeonju Hanok Village. By foot

17.00 Departure from Jeonju

20.00 Arrive at Seoul

20.15 Stroll around Sinchon (youth-focused nightlife district). Subway: Sinchon Station, Line 2

21.00 Go back to Hongdae Guest House. By foot

11 May 2011, Wednesday
08.00 Go to Nami Island by train and ferry. Subway: Cheongnangyi, Line 1. Exit the station, follow the signboard to Cheongnangyi Station. Buy a ticket to Gapyeong station. The train interval is every hour. Take a cab to the ferry wharf (Namiseoum)

pine tree in Nami Island

11.00-16.00 Exploring Nami Island

16.00-19.00 Back to Seoul

19.00 Midnight shopping at Dongdaemun Shopping Area. Subway: Dongdaemun Station, Line 1 & 4
12 May 2011, Thursday

07.00 Breakfast at Hongdae Guest House, check out

08.00 Go to Busan by free shuttle bus (reservation at http://english.visitkoreayear.com). Boarding point at Gwanghwamun (Donghwa Duty-Free Shop). Subway: Gwanghwamun Station, Line 5, Exit 6

13.00 Arrive at Busan (Lotte Hotel, Seomyeon)

13.15 Go to Juneteller’s Zen Backpackers. Subway: Seomyeon Station, Line 1 & 2, Exit 7

14.00 Gwangalli Beach (Gwangan Bridge, cafes, clubs). Subway: Gwangan Station, Line 2

18.00 Stroll around Seomyeon Area (Lotte Shopping Mall, underground shopping place, Food Street, Eatery Alley)

21.00 Jagalchi Fish Market (biggest fish market in South Korea). Subway: Nampo-dong Station, Line 1, Exit 4

22.00 Go back to Juneteller’s Zen Backpackers. Subway: Seomyeon Station, Line 1 & 2, Exit 7

13 May 2011, Friday
08.00 Breakfast at Juneteller’s Zen Backpackers

08.30 Go to Seoul by Express Bus. From Busan Central Bus Terminal (Nopodong Subway Station, Line 1) to Seoul Express Bus Terminal (Seoul City Subway, Line 3). First bus 06.00, interval 20-30 minutes. Travel time 4 hours and 20 minutes.

13.00 Arrive at Seoul

14.00 National Museum of Korea (closed on Mondays). Subway: Ichon Station, Line 4

16.00 National War Memorial. Subway: Samgakji Station, Line 4

18.00 Samsung D’Light. Subway: Gangnam Station, Line 2, Exit 4

19.30 Go to Incheon airport

23.10 Flight AirAsia D72683 Seoul – Kuala Lumpur

14 May 2011, Saturday
05.15 Arrive at LCCT airport, Kuala Lumpur

22.25 Flight AirAsia QZ7697 Kuala Lumpur – Jakarta

23.25 Arrive at Soekarno-Hatta airport, Jakarta