Blogs from South Korea, Asia - page 9

Dnes je v plane tura do blizkeho narodneho parku. Recepcny mi odporucil zacat turu pri sambeung. Na ranajky teda cerealie, pokec s juhoafricankou nemeckeho povodu. Ta je uplna nadrzana zo vsetkych chramov, musi navstivit kazdy jeden. V tokiu ich vraj navstivila okolo stovky. Je to uz starsia zenska. Cuduje sa preco ludia chodia do tohto mestecka len na jednu noc, nevie pochopit,ze nie vsetci ludia maju kopu casu. Inak dost cestuje s bibliou v ruke, dokonca ju ma pod vankusom. Biblia = lonely planet. K sambeung ide bus c. 500, 505, 506, 507, 508. Tak reku kopa liniek pojde to kazdu chvilku. Bus zastavka je oproti 711 na hlavnej ceste. Sok, moj bus ide az za pol hodinu. Zbytocne teda skore vymotanie sa z ubytka a zbytocne cakanie na zastavke. Slnko uz dost dobre prazi. Nepotesilo ... read more

Na ranajkach mini pokec s fra rodinkou. S tatkom som sa bavil uz vcera vecer. V tomto mestecku su uz 7den. Maju so sebou 3male deti (tip 10,7,5) preto cestuju dost pomali. Domov idu cez rusko ale nie transibirskou magistralou ale jej odnozou. Ostanu dost dlhy cas pri bajkale. Mali problem ziskat ruske viza. Povodne chceli ist do vladivostoku lodou ale ta bola zrusena. Tak ako ja i oni su prekvapeny z mnozstva fra v koreii. Neskor prichadza taiwancaka pracujuca v soule. Na taiwancanku dost objemna ale v norme. Mini pokec o blbostiach. Izbu opustam o 10.00 a presuvam sa dole do kaviane. Tam opat nikoho a bohuzial ani klima nebola pustena. Nuz po polhodinke smer blizka vlakova stanica (5min). Tam ma nepotesila mala cakaren, vsetko na sedenie obsadene. Tak cakacka vonku. Vlak meska asi 10min. ... read more

An early morning train out of Busan took me to Suwon, about 30km south of Seoul, just before 1pm. My hotel was so out of way that even the local cabbies struggled to find it. But I eventually checked into the New Suwon Hotel (small room, too much ambient lights at night, but a comfortable bed and a way too big TV) and went off to explore Suwon, or at least I would have if the temperature wasn’t at an unbearable 38°C. It was so bad that the streets were practically deserted. I simply dived into the nearest eatery for cutlet lunch and had to constantly duck into convenience stores for temporary respite. There’s no metro in Suwon and you need to catch a bus to get round. That is. If you can find a bus-stop. ... read more

Dear All Greetings from Andong, the second of my three quick stopovers in the depths of Korea, between Busan and Seoul. By quick, I mean two nights. I usually prefer to spend three nights in a place, unless it’s a place like Andong which only really seems to warrant two. Despite only spending two nights here, I have really enjoyed being here. It’s a lovely city, small and compact, friendly, and compared to Gyeongju, not really a touristy city at all, but seemingly a typical, everyday, working Korean city. This is the kind of place I like to be, to see a country as it really is. And Andong seems the perfect place for it. In addition to its comparative normality, there are also a fair few tourist attractions here, and mainly the amazing Hahoe Folk ... read more

Po dlhom case velmi skory budicek uz o 6.30. Ranajky su az od 8.00, velka skoda, bo som si planoval spravit prazenicu. Oproti 711 na hlavnej ceste cakam na hociaky bus. Vsetky idu do mesta. Ukazujem najskor 1k w ale vodic vravi, este 200w. Tak hadzem 500w a vypadavaju mi drobaky. Furt nevim kde dobit tmoney kartu, chuj mal som si ju dobit v soule. Vyskakujem zrejme o jednu zastavku skorej ale nevadi, stanica je blizko. Do odchodu busu zhruba 45.min. V okienku bezproblemov kupeny listok, kartou sa platit nedalo. Avsak domacou kartou hej. Opat fasujem cislo 21. Oproti davam najhorsu kelinkovu polivku za cely trip, dorazam sa este trojuholnikom plnenej ryze. Vonku pred obchodom bordel. Na nastupiste idem 10min pred odchodom. Jeden vodic ma naviguje, aj ked nebolo treba. Na nastupisti vietnamec, ktoreho na jeho ... read more