A tale of two airports
11 April 2019
Wandering around Incheon airport before flying to Hong Kong
This will be a short update. Right now I am in Incheon airport waiting for my flight to Hong Kong. As you will see I have no lounge access, so I a....
Palpable Shininess
10 April 2019
The amazing modern architecture of Gangnam
The rain stopped, the clouds were still dark, the sun was under the clouds, great light, time to take some photos of shiny buildings. In these con....
Not slippery when wet
10 April 2019
Hiking Yongmasan in the rain from Yongmasan station
Well it is still raining. The scariest thing about the rain is not slipping off the mountain, it is umbrellas. And now I have a new reason to fear....
Wet mall
9 April 2019
Escaping the rain at the Coex mall and Hyundai department store
Now it is raining, really raining. I got really wet, and went to the mall. On the way there people looked at me like I was a special kind of idiot....
Seven and a half years later
9 April 2019
Hiking over wonderful Gwanaksan from Sadang station
So, 7.5 years ago I came to Korea, and climbed over Gwanaksan. You can find that by looking at my old trip report from 2011, ALL MY CONTENT IS ALL....
Its all a giant slope
8 April 2019
Exploring the busy streets of Gangnam for a hamburg steak
Somehow on my previous 2 trips I seem to have missed the main part of Gangnam. I am sure I have walked down the main roads before, but most of wha....
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....
All the usual neon and curry
3 April 2019
Aimless wandering in Myeongdong to eat a Japanese curry
Tomorrow I am going to Daejeon, for 4 nights. I have not been there before. I think it is the smallest city I have ever been to in Korea with a sm....
Great hike with a crap view
3 April 2019
Hiking over Cheonggyesan via Maebong from Cheonggyesan station
Another day, another day of hiking. I have to make hay while the sun shines. Who knows when the sun might stop shining and be replaced with a floo....