The new part
18 November 2022
Dunsan in Daejeon
I need to compare notes to the last time I was here, so let me do that quickly by hitting search on my website and clicking on Daejeon. OK, last t....
Finally here
18 November 2022
Gwangju to Daejeon on the KTX
It seemed to take forever to get here. The train journey in total was only 2 hours. Foolishly I got to the station in Gwangju 2 hours early and th....
First of two loops completed
8 April 2019
Heading back to Seoul on the KTX to stay at Dormy inn Gangnam
Now I am back in Seoul and as the title suggests, that is the first of 2 loops or the second of 4 loops completed. Actually lets go with second of....
By special request
7 April 2019
Exploring Daejeon station and the underground malls
Due to requests from my mother in the comments, tonights photos feature shops and people and also a sunset. I decided to head back to the station ....
All day clay
7 April 2019
Walking a full lap of the Gyekoksan Hwangtogil trail via the subway and red route 2 bus
Today I went and walked in some clay, for many many hours. East of Daejeon is a small mountain, Gyejoksan. That is not generally where people go, ....
The real actual city
6 April 2019
Eating ramen in central Daejeon
As suggested earlier, tonight I went to the real centre of the city. I missed it until this morning when it was closed, but yeah I already said th....
A day of rest and walking
6 April 2019
Exploring the Daejeon arboretum and Expo science park
For my rest day I walked about 20km around Daejeon. On the way I identified where I am going tomorrow. I also went to about 30 gardens, joined a s....
Sunny river city
5 April 2019
Wandering around Yuseong Spa to eat mandoo
I walked away from what I thought was the main part of the city and found a nicer part of the city. This part of the city is very far from the tra....
Pancakes?
4 April 2019
The cherry blossoms and LED covered mall of Daejeon
I had no preconceptions of what to expect in Daejeon. All the other cities I am visiting on this trip are mega cities, Daejeon is 1.5 million peop....