As I am a little worried you might be getting all hiked out, today I am just going to conduct a glancing sweep over the next two walks I found myself taking, one within a group and one solo. Yes, you read that right, I met more people! These people in fact... Members of the …
Tag: Seoul
Seoul City Wall Trail
Now my legs have recovered from the 3 million steps at Namhansanseong, it’s time to punish them a little more with a hike around Seoul, but not just randomly wandering about like I have been, but an actual official hike that comes with a map, stamps to collect, and a nice cheap plastic badge at …
One with nature at Namhansanseong Fortress
Here we go everyone, it’s time to be one with nature. Up until now I think we can safely say that my trip has been centred around the sights and sounds of central Seoul. And while that has been wonderful, fascinating, and a learning experience in itself; what is has lacked are big wild spaces, …
Teaching Tangent
Slight tangent day. While my primary motivations for coming to Korea included food, nature, language, and historical sights (with a side line in music and drama), I also had a slight underlying ulterior motive for planning this trip; the idea of seeing how I felt about the country with an eye to potentially coming here …
Seoul Forest, The Blue House, and Gyeongbokgung Palace
Right, I’m just going to level with you. I’m a smidge behind on this blogging lark. Keeping busy and enjoying every day doing something different here in Korea just isn’t conducive to daily writing. I’m sorry. I suck. So let’s do a bit of a super speed through to start catching up, because in a …
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Museums, Millionaires, and Meat
Korean culture fascinates me. All aspects of it, good and bad. Having lived a ‘Western’ lifestyle my whole life, the idea that half-way around the world people are living lives based on an entirely different history from my country and with such vastly differing customs from my own intrigues and enthrals me. And yes, I …
A Diverting Day
Aigoo. The days are really slipping by aren’t they? Today got a little off track I have to say. Not that I can remember the actual plan I had, but I definitely know I got side tracked, which is a very easy thing to happen here. My morning kicked off with a trip to the …
Time to Add a Little Drama…
Today I have dedicated to k-drama activities. No, this doesn’t mean spending a whole day watching drama (though I totally can, have in the past, and no doubt will in the future), but instead refers to being out and about in Seoul with a slight drama theme to my goings-on. The main aim of today …
Korean friends in the making
Today features what I believe will be a unique experience during my trip, I spent the day with a Korean person. Yes, you read that correctly. In fact, I spent time with two Korean people; a nice chap from my Kakao chat group and (later in the evening) his girlfriend. Before coming to Korea I …
A Day of Porridge and Palaces
Just because I know you are all at the edge of your seats, let’s start with the important stuff – yes, I found the grocery store. Let us all celebrate for I have found the elusive food shop and now have eggs, tuna, Pocky and more packeted porridge that is probably good for someone. My …
Kerry's Korean Quest 