Getting reacquainted
28 May 2022
The huge shopping area of Daegu
I have been to Daegu before, in 2015. That makes me the only person you know that came to Daegu twice on a holiday. Make of that what you will. I ....
The hottest and poorest part of Korea
28 May 2022
Suwon to Daegu on the KTX
On my train ride here I learnt that Daegu is generally about 4 degrees hotter than any other city in Korea, due to being in a basin surrounded by ....
Short train ride
11 March 2015
From Daegu to Busan on the KTX
Now I am in Busan, the southern metropolis on the coast of Korea, home of a famous beach, very useful in winter, the Busan film festival, not on w....
Last night in Daegu
10 March 2015
Eating Jeonju style Bibimbap in Daegu
I am not about to go all sentimental here, but Daegu is an excellent place. I enjoyed my 4 days here more than my entire trip to Seoul 3 or so yea....
Wrong buddha
10 March 2015
Hiking Palgonsan near Daegu at Gatbawi
Despite warnings of a world ending freeze / blizzard, I woke up feeling so strong that I thought I better go to another mountain. This was my last....
Random nonsense
9 March 2015
The old market and new monorail of Daegu
After returning from recovery mountain, I decided to give my spa bath a whirl. It seemed to have lots of jets and something that makes bubbles tha....
Recovery mountain
9 March 2015
Hiking Apsan in Daegu
What better way to rest your aching legs from climbing about on mountains than to climb another? None I say. This particular mountain is called Ap....
Shabu xiabu jiabu
8 March 2015
Eating in a Daegu department store
As promised, I didnt do much tonight. I did have Shabu Shabu, which in China is called Xiabu Xiabu, which in Korea is called Jiabu Jiabu. More on ....
Getting down to business
8 March 2015
Hiking Bisuelsan near Daegu by bus
Brace yourself for photo overload, or more likely, prepare to scroll past many boring photos. Today I made a rough plan to go to some mountains in....