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
One of the things I was frequently asked when I first told people I was planning on traveling to South Korea was if I would be visiting or touring the DMZ, the area of no-man’s land that lies between North and South Korea. And my answer to this was always no. For me, with my …
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
Today is the day. It is the day for trees, plants, and nature. It is the day for sand and sea. It is the day I can finally say that I have set foot in, walked, and hiked in all of the 22 national parks of Korea. Today, my hiking passport challenge is complete. I …
Continue reading Tree of Love, Chollipo Arboretum, and my last stamp – Taeanhaean National Park
This weekend marks the last of my mountain hiking in Korea. I have to admit, this fact didn’t really impress itself upon me while I was doing the actual hiking and climbing, but sitting here now I can look back and realise that this is in fact the case. After completing my two challenges in …
Continue reading My final mountain steps – Gyeryongsan and Songnisan National Parks
It’s almost time to leave Gyeongju to begin a more southern trek towards the most exciting part of my road trip, and if I’m honest, pretty much the whole reason for the road trip in the first place, but first we have time to squeeze in another four hikes – yes, that’s four more national …
Continue reading National Parks – Gyeongju and Gayasan – relics and red leaves
This is it. It’s Hallasan Day. Let’s go climb a mountain, people! Today I really was on tenterhooks over this hike; I’d been keeping my eye on the weather all week, and obviously I had given up some of my precious exploring time to be sure I was fighting fit to make it the 1,947m …
Continue reading Jeju Island – Hallasan and Saryeoni Forest Path
I don’t want to put anyone off today’s blog, but I will warn you now, I am going to be putting my teaching hat on (but hopefully not co-ordinating with my boring pants). I just thought we’d take a short hop, skip and jump over to the Asian continent and have a look around. Though …
Today I have exactly 34 days until I depart for Korea. *silently screams in terror and excitement* I know that I made a rather rash promise last time to write a few updates before I left, how naïve of me. Sorry. I suck. However, I’m just going to put it out there; the past month …
*checks watch* Well, it seems like that time again. Time for another adventure. 🙂 Welcome back to those of you who already know me, it’s nice to see you again! And to those who don’t know me…welcome too! I’ll try not to seem too odd and scare you off, but really, that’s the best I can …
Kerry's Korean Quest 