Korea’s open air museum
In Gyeongju you can walk among the burial mounds of kings long expired. It is said to be Korea’s most traditional city, a place with with infinitely more traditional sites than any other in the country. Despite this my first morning of exploring was spend wandering amongst the high rise … Read More
Familiar of foreign?
As for my earlier post questioning whether Korea would seem familiar of foreign. It has brought back many memories. Having to remember to take toilet roll from outside toilet, remembering to use the correct hand gestures when receiving change, the smell of kimchi season, the way they eat noisily with … Read More
Anxious – yes!
I am fast discovering that travelling alone is a pretty nerve racking experience … and I’m in one of the safest countries on earth and a place I used to live. I don’t know why but anxiety has tried (but failed) to get the better of me on a few … Read More
Arrived
Well I’ve arrived and my orientation this time was somewhat less traumatic than on my last visit to this fair land (I will report some of the old blog to give a flavour of my previous Korean experiences). Although the extreme tiredness is making me feel very emotional! The journey … Read More
The first post
I’ve been wondering what the first words on a new blog should be and failed dismally in my search for wisdom. But a book I’ve been reading on overcoming procrastination says just start – so here it is started! Its weird to think this blog The Journey resumes where it … Read More
The world’s fastest Indian
Post by Andy Upon arrival at Invercargill we headed straight to the i site (Tourist Information) and museum and asked about Burt Monroe and the World’s Fastest Indian (a motorbike). Burt, from Invercargill, set the record back in the 60s or 70s and the record still stands today. Andy had … Read More
Adrenaline
Post by Andy The drive to Queenstown was beautiful with a large portion of the journey taking us on a winding road alongside Lake Wakatipu, we made several stops to take pictures. We arrived in Queenstown flung the tent up and headed into town for a look around, it was … Read More
River Racing
Wicked fun In Ashburton parts of the river bed are dry leaving plenty of room for playing in 4x4s, traversing the shallower (or deep if you’re Steve) parts of the river as you go. The morning, as I’d imagine any river racing experience, didn’t go without its mishaps. Steve managed … Read More
Moeraki Boulders and Shag Point
Driving from Ashburton along the West coast towards Dunedin we left behind the flats of the Canterbury planes and the scenery became more and more spectacular. Our first stop was the Moeraki Boulders. A bizarre phenomena. Spherical boulders with honeycomb like centre resting on a beach. Some of these boulders … Read More
Taieri Gorge Railway
Our morning in Dunedin was spent on the Taieri Gorge Railway, billed as ‘One of the world’s great train trips’. The journey took us through the rugged mountain interior of central Otago. The scenery was stunning, the carriages old style and very comfortable with sliding windows, perfect for taking pictures … Read More