Korean flag appreciation hike
20 April 2026
Gwanaksan from Sadang to Gwacheon stations
If you are a fan of the Korean flag, today is the day for you. This is my third time doing this hike, it is the first mountain I ever climbed in K....
Korean Harajuku
19 April 2026
Hongdae red road
One of the main places in Seoul that white people enjoy going to is the Hongdae red street, which is very much like Harajuku in Tokyo. I guess the....
Fleas and trains
19 April 2026
Seoul folk flea market and Korail railroad museum
Today I went to two places that are very far apart. The train museum is practically in Suwon, a city I once stayed at for 4 nights that is technic....
Lap of Gangnam
18 April 2026
Sinnonhyeon for beef noodles
The streets are wide, the footpaths are wide, the buildings are tall, the fancy cars are plentiful, the hills are steep. Time to do a lap of Gangn....
Not so leafy this time
18 April 2026
Geomdansan loop and beyond
Before we get to the hike, I just returned to my hotel and there were 3 police cars and a crowd out the front. I go to the door and the concierge ....
River view with no boats
17 April 2026
Hangang park
The Han river, or Hangang if you speak Korean, is the main river that runs through Seoul. Despite repeated efforts by the government to convince p....
Lucky number 10
17 April 2026
KTX from Jeonju to Seoul
Now I am back in Seoul, and somehow on this trip that featured 5 hotels, I have always been on level 10, and twice in the same room number as my a....
Boiled dough soup
16 April 2026
Jeonju hanok village and bulgogi
After a few weeks of avoiding it, I decided to cook my own dinner. Well sort of. It was not the full Korean bbq experience, just a bulgogi place, ....
No bus then no trail
16 April 2026
Godeoksan from Daesong-dong
I had plans to go to a mountain called Gyeonggaksan from a bus stop at Jowol village. I stood at the bus stop and waved as rural bus 201 approache....