Travel blog

Almost three weeks in to my job as an English teacher and I have become aware that I have not talked much (or at all) about the kids. Being that I’m not really into children this was an interesting choice of job. Made even more interesting when I discovered I … Read More

I’ve been here nearly three weeks now and this week saw a number of significant happenings. Firstly it is the longest I have even been outside of England. And I have to say that apart from my friends and family I’m not really missing England that much. The main things … Read More

After a hard day at work it is time to spend the next couple of hours learning about Mount Inwangsan the amazing hill/mountain that I climbed on Saturday. Climbing to the top of this mountain was an experience I will never forget. At the bottom are a number of amazing … Read More

Well the culinary delight of my stay so far has to be last Friday night when Emily and her friends took me to ‘Oh my chicken’. After being turned away from numerous Korean restaurants (mainly of the Chinese or Italian variety!) we went to Oh my chicken sat on the … Read More

This weekend was definitely the most random so far ….. ok so it’s only the second but that’s not the point!!!We spend Saturday climbing up a hill/mountain and shopping but who would have though so many odd things could happen in one day!! The first half of the day was … Read More

Time to re-write the post I lost the other night. I have been here over a week now and I am starting to settle into a weekly routine and things are much, much better. I no longer feel like jumping on the first plane back to England. I even handed … Read More

At the weekend Daniel took me to Insa-dong or Insadong (depending on where you look). This is a traditional Korean culture street and a fantastic introduction to Korean culture and traditions. It was much busier than in the photo and it is filled with bookstores, antiques shops, traditional cafes and … Read More

On Sunday I went and visited Emily and we went to the war museum with a couple of the peolpe she lives with. The museum was huge and was a fantastic day out although by the end we found ouselves wondering and gossiping rather than paying attention to the exhibits. … Read More

Absolutely exhausted and badly in need of a good nights sleep I arrived at my apartment. Which is where my few days of Korea hell began!! It wasn’t that the apartment was small, on the ground floor or lacking in practical firnature (no draws!). It was the heat, lack of … Read More

Well, it’s been a while since my last post. I have now arrived in korea and have been a fully fledged English teacher for almost a week. I’d imagine the fact that I’m an English teacher will amuse anyone reading this when the see the state of my spelling because … Read More

Well now you are up to date – sort of (Look out for posts about a Korean culture street and the war museum). I thought it was time to share a couple of random things i saw today on my way home from work! Around where I’m living there is … Read More

Well how about that, no blogging for a week then two posts in the space of an hour!!I’ve just had my interview and though I’d document how it went before it all slipped from the rather murky depths of my mind. I’ve got be quick tho cause I need to … Read More