Farewell to Thailand!

I arrived safely in Seoul in the early hours of yesterday morning and am really enjoying it so far. It’s a fantastic, modern city with lots to see and do. I did a fascinating tour of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between South and North Korea yesterday, but am planning to make that the subject of…

Sausages, elephants and flowers (not all at once)

I’m still very much enjoying my time in Thailand and rather sad to be leaving in two days’ time – though I’m sure my time in South Korea will be great too, just different! I have a fair few recent trips and experiences to update you on today. A couple of mornings ago, I visited…

A fraught journey to Paradise

I joked with a couple of friends when getting ready for this trip that something, at some point, was bound to go wrong. Little did I imagine that the challenges would kick in so quickly, but hopefully my quota of bad luck is full for the time being. (I’m also currently surrounded by wood, in…