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....
Election day
21 May 2022
Hiking the Ansan Jarak-gil wheelchair accessible trail
It is election day in Australia, I voted before I came here, otherwise I would be jailed on return. However it is also election day in Korea. They....
Sleepy Joe
20 May 2022
Avoiding the crowds of Insadong
Apparently, Joe Biden just landed in town to take a nap, he likes doing that. It is live on every electronic billboard and every tv channel. In al....
I hit a wall
20 May 2022
Hiking across Bukhansan National Park from Bulgwang to Bukhansan Ui
Lets get going with this. The main National Park within the suburbs of Seoul is Bukhansan. It is huge. There are lots of subway stations for hiker....