Experience Autumn in Korea in this Latest Promo from Air Asia

In my whole life, I've only experienced autumn just twice, maybe thrice. I went to the United States for a work-training assignment in the fall season of 2013 and 2014. And last year, I went to Seoul, South Korea for a vacation with friends but the timing of that visit is not very good. We went there in the last full week of September but it was still summer for the most part. A little bit disappointed there.

[Related: 5 Cool Things to do in South Korea]

For me, Autumn is the best season. Cool, dry air plus the of course, the color change in the plants. The "last breath" of nature before it sleeps into the winter is truly magnificent, magical! Here are some of the photos I've taken in some of my earlier trips.

Colorful trees in Natural Bridge National Park, KY, USA. Photo by amagnawa, October 2013.

Leaves began changing colors. Taken in Everland, South Korea, September 2016. Image by amagnawa.

AirAsia Philippines Can Take You to Seoul for Less than 10000 Pesos

As you can see, autumn is beautiful, to say the least. But it can be very costly to travel to temperate lands in that season. In Asia, your few options includes Japan, South Korea, and China. Among these, based on my own experience, the cheapest when it comes to overall cost is South Korea. For as low as 15,000 Pesos you can stay there for a day or two (everything excluding airfare). Round trip airfare typically is in the ballpark of 20,000 to 30, 000 Pesos. But it can go really low, like less than 5000 Pesos. But you need to book that about a year before your actual trip. That's what I did for my trip last year. I was able to fly for 5000 Pesos including the baggage.

AirAsia Plane. Image by Jyi1693 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link

This time though, since autumn is almost here, Air Asia is offering flights from Manila to Seoul for 4090 Pesos. That plus the corresponding return flight, you may be able to get a total airfare for less than 10000 Pesos. Maybe 15000 Pesos will be a good maximum budget for ticket. So if you have this amount plus another 15000 Pesos, you may book this ticket and start processing you visa. Yes, you need a visa to enter South Korea. But for many, this is easier than you think. Click the link below for the actual process.

[Related: How to Apply for a Korean Visa here in the Philippines?]

This AirAsia promo is open for booking until October 15, 2017 and travel period is until March 31, 2018. If you can't find a suitable ticket for the autumn, another option is Winter and Spring. Both can be beautiful especially the Spring. Don't get me wrong, snow is great but it's too cold. I mean it's too cold! But if you want to try, there may even be more tickets available in the winter time frame, December to January than in Autumn and Spring. Here's a photo of a winter I took in 2014.

Winter of 2014. Taken in Kentucky, USA on November 2014. Image by amagnawa.

You can book your ticket in www.airasia.com or at their ticket offices.

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