Into the cold of night
29 November 2022
Apgujeong to Gangnam
The cold weather tomorrow might prove challenging, as it was -1c this evening, and I was cold. Forecast for tomorrow morning still says -9c. Admit....
Short grey hike
29 November 2022
Inwangsan
Last full day in Korea that does not end in sleeping in Korea, allow me to explain. My flight home is 11:15pm tomorrow night, so tomorrow is also ....
OK now it is raining
28 November 2022
COEX underground mall
It is raining properly now. First proper rain on my trip. This is update number 52 with probably 4 or 5 to go. I do not think any other update wil....
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....