The goat
26 November 2022
Soyosan hike
Today I did a small hike practically on the North Korean border with the easiest to pronounce name of any mountain in Korea - Soyosan. Getting the....
So many universities for women
25 November 2022
From City Hall to Hongdae on foot
Do other cities have women's universities? They are everywhere in Seoul. What goes on in them? Do they teach you how to walk around with a book on....
From the forest to the underground
25 November 2022
Seoul forest park
Rest day today despite the glorious weather. I wanted to go for a decent walk, this is hard when walking on streets in Korea, because the crossing....
Threepeat
24 November 2022
A short walk to a familiar meal
Short update will be short. I have now had Abiko curry 3 times on this trip. 1st time at the Lotte young store, vegetarian, super spicy, and it wa....
Rocky road
24 November 2022
Dobongsan to Uijeongbu
Today I did a hike I have done before. Well, I have done the first bit before with the death defying hand rails and opportunities for plummeting. ....
The new part of the old side
23 November 2022
A nice walk to Yongsan and back
Train journey days mean not enough steps are done. So this evening I decided to rectify that by walking to Yongsan and back. Not a massive walk, b....
Back to the start
23 November 2022
Daejeon to Seoul on the KTX
Now I am back in Seoul, a mere 2km from where I was 11 days ago. Today I waited as long as possible to go to the station in Daejeon, because it is....
Grey day for a train ride
13 November 2022
Seoul to Gwangju on the KTX
Now I am in Gwangju. I have been here before, in 2015, but I stayed on the other side of town then and mainly travelled to this side of town where....
It had to rain eventually
12 November 2022
Seoul station to Gongdeok
9th day in Korea and it is the first day with any rain. It should be gone by morning and then no more rain on the forecast. Hopefully that stays t....