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....
Low lap political protest
12 November 2022
Walking around the base of Namsan
Today was a morning of two halves. First, I had no plan and briefly thought of going to Incheon Chinatown, where I have been to before. But it tak....
Elevated
11 November 2022
Seoullo 7017 Skygarden
Before we get onto tonight, I forgot to tell a story from this morning. When arriving on the first peak, I sat to have some water and a muesli bar....
Leafpocalypse
11 November 2022
Geomdansan from Hanam Geomdansan station
A bit less smoky today, but still quite smoky. My hike today was in the same direction as the one from the day before yesterday. In fact you will ....
Modernity
10 November 2022
A longer lap around Gangnam
Before heading out tonight I had Korean TV on and saw an Australian government tourism ad. It was fantastic. A kangaroo hopped around Sydney and v....
Palatial offering
10 November 2022
Changdeokgung, Changgyeonggung and the secret garden
Today I took a billion photos, visited 2 palaces including one with 2 lots of double g's in it's name and visited the secret garden which I though....