Tonight is noisy. Without a doubt. I’m sat in bed watching TV and clear as day I can hear a crowd manically cheering somewhere in the neighbourhood. It’s 1.30am. Korea is playing in the World Cup and obviously winning right now. Even though it is freezing, I throw open the window to hear the sounds …
Continue reading Three days… Jongmyo Shrine, Christmas lights and the ultimate takeaway
This morning I have to return my trusty steed to Lotte Rental at Gimpo airport. I have become very fond of my car over the past two months. It has treated me well and, with the exception of the small bump we had on Namhae that morning, I have looked after it to the best …
One of the best things about Seoul is the absolute plethora of parks that can be found in the city. More specifically, my two absolutely favourite types of park are those that are either up high, or right next to the river; the ones that make you instantly feel the open space around you. I …
Continue reading View from the ground and sky, books, and a trip to the cinema
Ten days and counting. That’s how long I have left here in Korea. And that means it is almost time for my road trip to come to an end. We are heading back into Seoul today. And when I say Seoul, what I really mean is a suburb of it. I will be staying six …
Continue reading 10 days and counting…film sets, city traffic and sticky chicken
And just like that, I am entering into the final phase of my Korean road trip. I have exactly 19 days until my trusty Honda and I must part, and still a whole half of the country to explore – let’s get to it! While part of me is a little bereft leaving Namhae behind, …
Continue reading Mudeungsan National Park – yay! Gwangju – nay!
Today marks the last of my travels here on Namhae Island. I will truly be sad to leave here, it really has been the highlight of my trip for me so far and I think will remain so. This will always be my happy place in Korea. And as if wanting to send me …
I wake today with a mix of contrasting feelings that shouldn’t really go together, but somehow balance each other out; a sense of excitement and anticipation combined with an overarching sereneness that I’m not sure I’ve ever previously experienced. I just feel so calm and relaxed and joyful; this is totally at odds with how …
Continue reading A picturesque day – Seomi Garden and Darangyi Village
Today, this happened… You might notice something a bit special about this photo. That’s right, I’m not alone in it. This is the only hiking summit photo that I have taken in the whole of Korea that has another person in it. And I just know this will become one of my favourite photos of …
To start our day, kudos to everyone who understands the title reference. If you didn’t quite get it; consider a google search, spending the rental fee, and be inducted into the world of Korean horror films. Today’s adventure is of no surprise, we are visiting Busan! Before I came up with the idea of a …
When planning my trip to South Korea, I asked for suggestions of places not to miss from the only two Korean people I knew at the time, my Korean language tutor and the chap from my Kakao chat room. There was one place that both of them put forward as worth the visit, especially as …
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