Looking at flying in around the 20th. I'll be walking between hotel, clinic and pharmacy a fair bit and I really don't want to be standing around in the cold while puffy. Is it proper winter by then or still autumn-jacket weather? And is the air quality thing a real issue that time of year?
Usually that awkward in-between. Daytime can be fine in a decent coat, mornings and evenings get properly cold, and some years there's a sudden cold snap late in the month. Pack layers plus a hat/scarf you can pull up. Fine dust (misemeonji) tends to be worse in late winter/spring, but check an air quality app each morning anyway. Loads of locals wear masks on bad days, which is handy if you're feeling self-conscious.
coming from manchester i assumed it'd be similar. it is not. it's a dry cold. lip balm in every pocket
ha ok, lip balm is on the list. thanks both
Taxis are cheap enough that I'd just budget for them on the cold days rather than walking 15 min each way. Kakao T works with foreign cards for a lot of people now but have a backup (hotel front desk can call one).
Following, landing around the same time. Didn't know about the fine dust app thing, downloading one now
Sounds silly but heat packs (the stick-on kind, every convenience store has them) were the thing I didn't know I needed. Pop one in a coat pocket for the walk to the pharmacy.