I bet I was the only person on the bus who had spent a day with a family of North Koreans and chatted freely to them. There is a softening of relations between North and South Kora but sitll there’s distrust and hostility. That’s what the guide said anyway – Qiang – nice girl but… Read More »
Having had an accommodation disaster in Seoul I decided to head out into the countryside and chose Chuncheon as my destintion. I had read some good things about it online. The journey on the train was beautiful and very cheap but took around two hours. Mind you, I wouldn’t have minded if it had taken… Read More »
I had booked a hotel in Seoul for four nights – I’m not crazy enough to turn up in a capital city late on Saturday night without having a room booked. I turned up at the hotel and this arrogant little shit said he wanted the cash up front before doing anything. I said I… Read More »