Tiny hike
28 November 2022
Ansan from Dongnimmun station
When I woke up, the skies were black and the roads were wet. My first thought was, no hike today. Then I went outside, and it was not raining, and....
Sunday's are quiet
27 November 2022
Omurice in Sinchon
I can now definitely confirm that Sunday's are quiet in Korea. I had my suspicions when I got here, then in Gwangju Sunday was quiet, Daejeon I di....
Purple line
27 November 2022
From Jamsil to Hannam on foot
Continuing my tradition of walking above a train line, today I walked above the purple line from Jamsil to Hannam, which was 35,000 steps. Quite a....
What protest?
26 November 2022
Saturday night in Seoul
Either there was no protest or by the time I went out at 6pm they had packed up and gone home. There were thousands of police with coloured waving....
The goat
26 November 2022
Soyosan hike
Today I did a small hike practically on the North Korean border with the easiest to pronounce name of any mountain in Korea - Soyosan. Getting the....
So many universities for women
25 November 2022
From City Hall to Hongdae on foot
Do other cities have women's universities? They are everywhere in Seoul. What goes on in them? Do they teach you how to walk around with a book on....
From the forest to the underground
25 November 2022
Seoul forest park
Rest day today despite the glorious weather. I wanted to go for a decent walk, this is hard when walking on streets in Korea, because the crossing....
Threepeat
24 November 2022
A short walk to a familiar meal
Short update will be short. I have now had Abiko curry 3 times on this trip. 1st time at the Lotte young store, vegetarian, super spicy, and it wa....
Rocky road
24 November 2022
Dobongsan to Uijeongbu
Today I did a hike I have done before. Well, I have done the first bit before with the death defying hand rails and opportunities for plummeting. ....