Seoul 2019: Coming down Namsan Mountain
When the martial arts performance that I was watching at the base of Seoul Tower came to an end I decided it was time come…
When the martial arts performance that I was watching at the base of Seoul Tower came to an end I decided it was time come…
The bus I caught in Itaewon took me up the mountain in central Seoul and dropped me off at a bus roundabout close to Namsan…
The next morning in Seoul it was a Sunday and I went over to the Itaewon region of the city. I attended a church service…
My flight from Sapporo landed at Incheon International Airport late in the day and by the time I finally arrived in Seoul it was already…
From Moerenuma Park I took a bus back to central Sapporo to grab my backpack and head for the airport. On my way to Sapporo…
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One of the strangest things about Japan (at least for me) is that you can buy individually wrapped bananas in some convenience stores. I’m not…
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On my first trip to Japan and Korea back in 2017 I had noticed all the vending machines with cans of Boss Coffee but never…
I had a bit of time in the morning before I departed Sapporo and I decided I’d take a bus out to Moerenuma Park at…
Every year in September there’s a food festival held in Sapporo called Autumn Fest. During the festival Odori Park is filled with vendors selling food…
Having returned to Wakkanai, I found my rental car in the ferry terminal parking lot and started the long drive down to Sapporo. My car’s…