The low down
16 November 2022
Mudeungsan from Jisan amusement park
Today I did a big lap of the lower parts of Mudeungsan national park, so let me give you the low down. Somehow I amassed 20km and just under 6 hou....
Above the line
15 November 2022
From Chungjangno to Sangmu
Last time I was here I stayed somewhere near Sangmu and walked to Chungjangno. This time I am staying in Chungjangno and walked to Sangmu. I remem....
Penguins and Caves
15 November 2022
Gwangju Penguin village and Dwinggul cave
A non hiking no plan day. I scrolled the map. It is a Korean map so that did not help much. Brown labels are generally tourist places so I looked ....
Hiccups
14 November 2022
Gwangju Lotte for dinner
After a long day hiking it was inevitable that dinner would be somewhere close and easy. So off to the Lotte it was. However I have the hiccups. I....
Colonnades hermitages and Gorals
14 November 2022
Mudeungsan from Wonhyo ranger station
I have done parts of this hike before. It was fantastic, and admittedly last time had a clearer view. Today I got on the right bus immediately, a ....
Big hole
13 November 2022
Sajik Observatory and Asia Culture Center
Yes I am using the American spelling of Centre in the title because that is how you will find it on a map. Tonight I set out to go find dinner and....
Grey day for a train ride
13 November 2022
Seoul to Gwangju on the KTX
Now I am in Gwangju. I have been here before, in 2015, but I stayed on the other side of town then and mainly travelled to this side of town where....
It had to rain eventually
12 November 2022
Seoul station to Gongdeok
9th day in Korea and it is the first day with any rain. It should be gone by morning and then no more rain on the forecast. Hopefully that stays t....
Low lap political protest
12 November 2022
Walking around the base of Namsan
Today was a morning of two halves. First, I had no plan and briefly thought of going to Incheon Chinatown, where I have been to before. But it tak....