There’s been a bit of online reaction to Lonely Planet’s publishing of a blog-reader list of “Most hated cities”, and the fact that Seoul featured at number three.
Lonely Planet have updated the post in an attempt to clarify that it’s reader comments, not editorial opinion. That probably won’t stop people from being outraged anyway, but those…
Seoul on Lonely Planet's most-hated cities list
Eating octopus muchim in Gwangju
Today, we hitched a ride from near Damyang back to Gwangju. I was slightly freaked out, but my wife’s Korean friend had no qualms and jumped at the offer. I figured he’d be safer wth me in the car and jumped in after him.
Along the way, the driver suggested some sights to see and a…
Having a great time…
Which unfortunately means no time to blog. Will try and put some pictures up tomorrow when things ease up a little.
Highlights so far include -
- Staying at a traditional Korean house.
- Eating fish and drinking beer and soju with some random Korean fishermen.
- Black goats in the hills on Geoje-do.
- A mountain road walk near…
I made the top 100 bloggers, and my arm is sore
As some of you will have noticed, there’s a little Korean Tourism Organisation widget on my blog. I think this has been used by the KTO to measure visitors to my blog for their ‘Blog Korea’ competition, in which I’ve been participating.
Anyway, it appears I’ve made the top 100, so for now that means a…
Yeoju, the tomb of King Sejong and the birthplace of Empress Myeongseong
The first major excursion from Seoul in our trip was to Gyeongju. As we left Namyangju, following the banks of the Han river south, we passed through Yeoju, a city in Gyeonggi province. As we drove, a sign caught my eye and I asked my father-in-law if we could stop and take a look.
The sign…
