South Korea

… is our next city’s hard-to-miss slogan, plastered all around the city. Unfortunately, the smells around the city were not quite as good, but looking past that, we had a couple of nice days exploring our last South Korean city, this time by the coast. With our sightseeing enthusiasm slowly dropping, we opted for some … Read more

Gyeongju, our next stop on our trip, was once a great city during the Silla dynasty (0–900 A.D.). With a population of almost 1 million people, it rivalled cities like Constantinople or Baghdad. Now it is famous for its many ancient royal tombs (from said Silla dynasty), scattered throughout the city and painting an image … Read more

First time on the move! Thanks to the Korean version of the TGV (they actually use the same rolling stock), we made it to our second destination: Jeonju. We were hit by an immediate change of pace, mostly caused by the difference in accommodation. While our tiny room in Seoul meant living with minimal space, … Read more

After spoiling you with daily blog posts, it’s time for a more sustainable rhythm. So what have we been up to? Well, the title should be self-explanatory. With more than 20’000 steps a day, the rest of our time was spent exploring different neighbourhoods, finding delicious snacks, and just taking the time to take it … Read more

 … could be the motto of a race to the top of a peak on a hiking day like today. That’s not quite the case in our relationship though. We are both not super eager hikers, usually maxing out at around the 3-4h mark. After a certain time of hiking, either one of us usually … Read more

Our first full day of travelling started early with a visit to Gyeongbokgung Palace, including the changing of the guards ceremony, accompanied by the first realization of the Korean heat and humidity, even with a cloudy sky! After an extended convenience store visit to stock back up on the 1.5L of liquids we lost, we … Read more

We arrived in Seoul! What do you do when you’re jetlagged on day 1 of your 85-day trip? You start it in style and go straight to the spa, where you can recover from an 11-hour sleepless flight and nap off some of the jetlag. That’s exactly what we did. Rather than running around like … Read more