Blogs from Seoul, South Korea, Asia - page 3

Dear All Greetings from Seoul! My final stop on my adventures this summer. I am glad to have arrived here, and feel quite proud of myself for having made it overland and independently from Tokyo to Seoul, having seen some amazing places and had some amazing experiences on the way. It is from Seoul, on Wednesday, that I fly back to my beloved England, and settle into my everyday life again once more, rejuvenated no doubt from having explored yet another corner of the world, and learnt just that bit more about this beautiful planet upon which we live. I am also feeling tired now, and am looking forward to some lovely days of rest in my lovely home, enjoying the post-trip contemplation stage of what has really been a memorable trip. I believe I last ... read more

The start of Grand Trip 2018 didn’t get off to the most auspicious of beginnings. Prior to departure I already had to abandon the Vladivostok leg of the plan due to visa issues. I was supposed to meet up with a friend on my first night, but he had to leave early for the US on business. So I made alternative plans to take in a baseball game Friday evening, however my flight arrived nearly three hours late. And by the time the ball game started I was still on the train into Seoul. The capital of South Korea may seem like one of those overcrowded metropolis’s that form the basis of dystopian nightmares. In actual fact it is amongst the friendliest places I’ve been to and one of the easiest to get around. Except that ... read more

Rano sa nakoniec rozhodujem, ze ostanem v tomto ubytku. Na recepcii mi dali vyssiu cenu o 6€ ako na agode. Sam recepcny (robos) mi odporucil nech to kupim cez agodu. No musim zmenit 4dorm za 8dorm a cena rovnaka ako za 3noci, no cul len 2noci. Vikendova prirazka. V meste som nasol lacnejsie ubytko o 2€ ale fakt uplne na druhej strane. Zbalenie, batoch nechani na recepcii a busom smer do np bukhansan. Vonku zas mega teplo, chuj som sa zabudol natriet. Cesta busom zhruba 40min. Neskor pristupili dochodci co idu tez turistikovat. Info centrum uplne ubohe, len jedna mala budka. Kukam do mapy.cz a robim plan. Wonhyobong je moj ciel, nikto touto cestou nejde iba ja, vsetci idu priamo na najvyssi vrchol baegundae (835m). Odbacam teda dolava a mostikom pokrytim gumovymi pasmi idem po fajn ... read more

Skory budicek uz o 6.30 a smer metro stanica Oksu Station. Pipam kartu, robim jednu zmenu linku a cca po 45min som na mieste. Do stretka mam este pol hodinku. Okolie nic moc, len prekvapili polievajuce auta uz takto skoro. Polievali cestu, bo teplo je svina. V 711 kelinkova polievka. Na stanici kochanie sa korejkami ale ocny kontakt neopatovali. Zrejme klasika ako ostatne sikmooke hlavne mesta. Kazdy sa stara len o seba a na okolie nereaguje. Prichadza cs, ideme cez cestu kde je free pozicovna bicyklov. Vypisujem lajstro, ako adresu davam cs adresu. Zalohu nechavam moj druhy pas, vyberam si stroj a mozme zacat sportovat. Free bicykel je gratis na 3hodiny, dotuje to mesto. Ideme cyklotrasou popri spinavej rieke Hangang. Cyklotrasa velmi dobra, kopa cyklistov. Popri su outdoor telocvicne ale moc ludi tu necvici. Prechadzame mostom ... read more

Korea is a super cool travel destination and should be high on the bucket list for lovers of travel. The home of K-pop is an all singing, all dancing extravaganza and a must see for travellers visiting Asia. It's been a long held dream to revisit this wonderful country, it's thrilling to be back after many years. It's clear the Koreans haven't been sitting on their hands in the last few decades, as first impressions of Seoul leave me wide eyed and very impressed. The Korean economy is an economic juggernaut, with the wealth generated evident throughout the Korean capital. Despite the ongoing threat caused by the aggressive posturing of the North Koreans, the demilitarised zone just sixty kilometres north seems a world away from the bustling and energetic lifestyle enjoyed by the citizens of Seoul. ... read more