Postcards from abroad
We leave Seoul early tomorrow morning and have spent the last two days enjoying the autumn colours and air with my friend Youngae. Yesterday, we walked the full length of a gorgeous path based on a disused railway line that used to connect to Seoul to North Korea: We started at the quiet end where… Continue reading Farewell to Seoul
Today was the day I planned to buy some fabric as a souvenir of our trip in Korea. I had, of course, researched the whole thing and understood how the system worked - you found a fabric you liked, you asked the stallholder to get it for you and, because the fabric is kept off-site,… Continue reading Seoul fabric overwhelm and a walk
We arrived yesterday and didn’t have much time to explore after settling in to our 45th floor apartment near the station: Ours is the block in the middle But we made up for that today spending most of it outside on a cold and sunny day (time for the vests!). The area near us has… Continue reading Busan and the fish market
We had a wonderful start to the day walking to a waterfall close to our hotel alongside great parties of schoolkids, all ready to pose in front of the view. And yet it was magical - verdant, almost sub-tropical, peaceful: Even the regulation ‘grandfathers’ had acquired a beautiful patina: The wildlife included mandarin ducks: and… Continue reading Jeju nature, culture and economy
There are several videos in this post so do click the invitation to read on the blog (usually at the top of the email you received) or click here to take you to the blog. I realise that I forgot to show you, dear reader, where we were yesterday - we could not make sense… Continue reading What to do on a wet Wednesday?