Gentrified lake experience
25 May 2022
Gwanggyo lake park stroll
If you enjoy watching people wander around places on youtube you might have seen various videos featuring the Gwanggyo lake. Everyone goes there a....
Turning a 30 minute train ride into a full day
25 May 2022
Seoul to Suwon on the Mugunghwa
Seoul to Suwon on the what now? In Korea there are 5 classes of train or 7 if count ones that are retired but still listed on the schedule, in ord....
Other side of the tower
24 May 2022
Walking through Itaewon
Eleven years ago I came to Korea for the first time, went to Itaewon, ate taco bell. That was a mistake. Today I went to Itaewon, and ate nothing....
Completely the wrong mountain
24 May 2022
Undusan loop hike from Daeseong-ri station
Today I went and climbed a small mountain, it took ages, it was the wrong mountain entirely. Allow me to explain. Every trip I go on I make a spr....
Small mountain stroll
23 May 2022
Late afternoon walk up Namsan
Every time I come to Seoul I take a walk up Namsan, shake my head at the lazy people who take the cable car, and then take too many photos of the ....
Buddha with Korean characteristics
23 May 2022
Visiting Bongeunsa Buddhist temple
Before we get into all things Buddha related, it is time for some unrelated observations. First of all, Korean TV news in English is very much bl....
More sewer time
22 May 2022
Eating dinner the at the first place I could find
OK, so someone ate a Pangolin, and now they have monkey pox, and they came to Australia and a few other places, and so now Korea is debating if th....
7 hours of staring at my feet
22 May 2022
Long hike from Yangpyeong over Yongmunsan to the temple
Today was probably the longest hike of this trip, a full 7 hours. I expected it to be 6, I was wrong. As is the case with most mountains in Korea,....
Anal has probably dethroned Scomo
21 May 2022
Eating Bibimbap in Hongdae
Election day update, looks like Anthony Albanese (Anal) has defeated Scott Morrison (Scomo). Korean election update, its neck and neck between 1 a....