Korean Harajuku
19 April 2026
Hongdae red road
One of the main places in Seoul that white people enjoy going to is the Hongdae red street, which is very much like Harajuku in Tokyo. I guess the....
Fleas and trains
19 April 2026
Seoul folk flea market and Korail railroad museum
Today I went to two places that are very far apart. The train museum is practically in Suwon, a city I once stayed at for 4 nights that is technic....
Lap of Gangnam
18 April 2026
Sinnonhyeon for beef noodles
The streets are wide, the footpaths are wide, the buildings are tall, the fancy cars are plentiful, the hills are steep. Time to do a lap of Gangn....
Not so leafy this time
18 April 2026
Geomdansan loop and beyond
Before we get to the hike, I just returned to my hotel and there were 3 police cars and a crowd out the front. I go to the door and the concierge ....
River view with no boats
17 April 2026
Hangang park
The Han river, or Hangang if you speak Korean, is the main river that runs through Seoul. Despite repeated efforts by the government to convince p....
Lucky number 10
17 April 2026
KTX from Jeonju to Seoul
Now I am back in Seoul, and somehow on this trip that featured 5 hotels, I have always been on level 10, and twice in the same room number as my a....
Bus driver says no
4 April 2026
Seoul to Changwon on the bullet train
Now I am in Changwon. It takes about 2.5 hours from Seoul. The train was full at first but emptied out at about Daegu as I continued on into the s....
Go and get pho immediately
3 April 2026
Pho in Myeongdong
Tomorrow I am going to Changwon in the very south of the country. I have not been there before. It occurred to me that my 35km train ride back to ....
Not as hard as I expected
3 April 2026
Yangpyeong over Yongmunsan to the temple for the 3rd time
This was my third time doing this hike. Last time it was really hard, I got very wet, and had fog all day. Today there was no rain and it was real....