Travel questions!
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transHi all, I'm going to be travelling to the UK from Australia in a couple of months (yay!), and the flight includes an overnight hotel in Seoul (extra yay!). I have a few questions.
First, does anyone have any tips for someone spending a night in the city? We'll be there from late afternoon until midday the next day (week days), so we'll hopefully have a few hours to look around. Any must-do things?
Second, I'll be travelling with my partner and we're both guys. I'd like to know how conservative Seoul is, and what might be considered offensive behaviour. I'm not planning a massive public make-out session (unless convinced otherwise!), but is holding hands OK? I get that different areas and people will have different attitudes, but any first-hand knowledge would be gratefully received.
Third, I am generally read as male and have a masculine name on my passport. However, my passport also has an F on it. I've travelled to/through Australia, UK, Netherlands, Italy, USA and Canada and not had much of a problem with this - I'm happy to tell people I'm trans if they look confused. Has anyone had experience with this kind of thing in South Korea? What is airport security like? (I won't be carrying hormones, etc. with me, if that makes a difference.)
First, does anyone have any tips for someone spending a night in the city? We'll be there from late afternoon until midday the next day (week days), so we'll hopefully have a few hours to look around. Any must-do things?
Second, I'll be travelling with my partner and we're both guys. I'd like to know how conservative Seoul is, and what might be considered offensive behaviour. I'm not planning a massive public make-out session (unless convinced otherwise!), but is holding hands OK? I get that different areas and people will have different attitudes, but any first-hand knowledge would be gratefully received.
Third, I am generally read as male and have a masculine name on my passport. However, my passport also has an F on it. I've travelled to/through Australia, UK, Netherlands, Italy, USA and Canada and not had much of a problem with this - I'm happy to tell people I'm trans if they look confused. Has anyone had experience with this kind of thing in South Korea? What is airport security like? (I won't be carrying hormones, etc. with me, if that makes a difference.)