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August 23rd 2018
Published: August 23rd 2018
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Dear All Greetings from London! I have arrived back safely, and actually had a good journey back, considering it was about 24 hours from door to door! Incheon Airport near Seoul was a dream, and was so different to the dusty, chaotic airports I am used to flying back from! Check-in and immigration were both quick and friendly, and it was indeed a good idea to stay my final night in the hotel near... Read Full Entry



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Alexander Waring
alex waring
alex waring
Hello there! Thanks for reading my blog. I started it in 2010 to keep a record of my travels, to let people know how I'm going, and also to keep me sane at times while I'm on the road! I have written up my 28 most recent journeys so far, and have no plans at all to stop travelling just yet. 93 countries down, 102 more to go - watch this space! Alex... full info
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Dorasan Station
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Dorasan Station
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Me, Dorasan Station
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Imjingak Park. The ribbons are messages of hope for reunification for the 10 million South Koreans separated from their families
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You can see the line marking the border, between the two blue buildings. In the distance is the building from where the North Koreans supervise the border
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I am not sure why the South Korean soldiers stood guard like this, half-facing the blue building, half-facing North Korea
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Me
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Me, Panmunjeom in the Joint Security Area (JSA)
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South Korean soldier standing on the border, UN meeting table on the border
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Me. A very unusual photo. Each time I tried to crop it, these light streaks appeared in front of the South Korean soldier. My camera has never done this before - is something strange going on here...?!
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Near Incheon Airport
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My room
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My room
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Flying over Lake Baikal, Siberia
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Ah, never have the cloudy skies of England been such a welcome sight - a relief from the summer heat of the Far East!
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My backpacks, both additionally packed with souvenirs. And an extra bag of more souvenirs!
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Bags unpacked - not quite as neat as when I set off!
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My souvenirs - I will post another picture of them once I've unpacked them all. How on earth did I carry all of this around with me, along with my usual travel things?!
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My souvenirs unpacked :D To the centre and left are those from Japan, to the right are those from South Korea.
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Not really a picture of my travels, but a picture of an urban fox on my nextdoor neighbour's roof. Spotted at least while I was unpacking from my travels...!



24th August 2018
De-Militarised Zone (DMZ), South Korea

cabochick
Andrea

You look a little nervous!
This is awesome! So very cool to check out the DMZ while in Korea. I enjoyed reading your blogs. And yes, I think you can say country number 79 is North Korea.
24th August 2018
De-Militarised Zone (DMZ), South Korea

alex waring
Alexander Waring

North Korea
Yes, I was indeed a little nervous, it was rather a tense place! Thank you for the vote for North Korea being number 79! :) And thank you for reading my blogs :D
24th August 2018

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

DMZ
I sat and contemplated whether or not North Korea should be counted as country #79 and I think it can go either way. Our criteria is that you have to make a purchase in the country. By virtue of paying for this tour you may have met the criteria. Terra firma was achieved. Wow... your best trip... that is saying a lot. When we go would you recommend we go to South Korea first? MJ.
25th August 2018

alex waring
Alexander Waring

DMZ
Yay! Country number 79! I also think the TCC would agree, as they go for "boots on the ground", no matter how long or short. That means I'm up to 93 with them! For me though, I go by the need to stay the night in a country, so I think after all, I will keep it at 78...! Indeed, if I were to do the trip again, I would be tempted to go from South Korea to Japan, simply because I was always comparing the former less favourably to the latter. (But jumping straight in with Tokyo first was also good!) I look forward very much to reading about your trip in that part of the world if you're planning on making it :D
25th August 2018

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Country count
Agreed with your thoughts.
25th August 2018

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Country Count
Thank you also for your thoughts :D
25th August 2018

Siewch
Siewch

Country Count: Yes, 79
My criteria is: boots on real ground, which I define as anything other than an airport or someplace to transit. Time doesn't matter, as long as the experience was meaningful to you. also, who knows, you may have actually crossed the border on that ill-advised boat trip you took all those years ago! Anyways, congrats on completing this journey and for another series of well-written blogs. Japan has a way of spoiling the traveler, doesn't it?
25th August 2018

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Country Count
Thanks Siewch :D It's really interesting to read that we all have our ways of ascertaining whether we have visited a country or not :) Thank you for following my blog and for your positive comments. Indeed, Japan is just such a lovely country, and very much so for the traveller. Thank you for your inspiration around this time last year also :) I hope your new job and settled-down time at the moment is going well. I hope to still read about some of your travels again in the not too distant future :)
4th September 2018

Waddads Travel
Lori & Susan

Great blog!
I enjoyed reading all about your Japan and Korea adventures, Alex! Very interesting to learn more about what it's like to visit these countries.
4th September 2018

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Thank you :)
Thank you Lori for your lovely comments, and for reading my blog :D It was probably my favourite trip I've taken - wonderful countries :)

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