Beijing, China, Asia I got up this morning and packed up all my stuff and checked out of the hostel by 8:15am. I stopped by Dunkin Donuts to pick up something for breakfast and then caught the airport express bus just outside. The transport system in Seoul has been amazing and certainly makes travelling around this city easy. The bus picked me up for 10,000 won ($10) and we were at the airport within an hour. I checked into my…
Seoul, South Korea, Asia I didn’t get a great night’s sleep at the hostel last night even though I had a single room. I had a pretty busy day though, so I’m sure I’ll sleep well tonight. I went to meet SeAhn at 11:30am at the Gyeongbok Palace and while I was waiting, which was only for a few minutes, I had nine Korean people come and ask to take a picture with me, and three students ask me to…
Seoul, South Korea, Asia I got up this morning and packed up all my gear again. My bag is getting heavier and heavier now, but at least I don’t have to carry it for much longer. I’d said bye to Andrew last night because he gets up at like 4am to go to work, so there was no way I’d see him today. Crystal and Jax gave me a lift down to the Bosan train station at about 10:30am and…
Dongducheon, South Korea, Asia I’ve spent these last five days with Crystal, Andrew and baby Jax. Most of the week was spent chilling at the house, eating a lot and shopping. It was really nice being in a nice apartment for a while and not have to live out of my bag. Plus, it was really nice being around other Americans who I could speak English with and not be as annoyed as I had been in China. It was…
Dongducheon, South Korea, Asia I got up at 5am and was ready to go at 6am. The hotel had a shuttle that brought me and two other guests to the airport for about $1.50, you can’t beat that! Of course he dropped me off at the right terminal, but at the completely wrong end of the building, so I had to lug my stuff all around Pudong Airport looking for the China Southern check-in desk, but I managed to find…
Shanghai, China, Asia I woke up this morning and had my last breakfast at Rock & Wood Hostel. It was a great place to stay, but I had to move closer to the airport for my flight tomorrow morning. I got all my stuff together and hoofed it up to the metro station and took the one hour ride out to where my new hotel is. I got to the metro station near my hotel, and had no idea how…
Shanghai, China, Asia I woke up this morning and decided to do something stupid; I upgraded my iPhone to iOS 5. It seemed like a good idea at the time when I started the download at 7:30am. It seemed like a bad idea when I was still trying to sort out the wreckage at noon. The restore didn’t go well, so I ended up having to restore it as a new phone and start from scratch. I got all my…
Hangzhou, China, Asia I woke up this morning and felt a little hungover. I guess I’m just not used to drinking anymore, so those beers and the bucket set me back a bit. I was in no hurry to get to Hangzhou, especially since I knew it was only an hour train ride away, so I took my time this morning. I got some breakfast downstairs, booked a night back at this hostel for tomorrow night and packed up my…
Shanghai, China, Asia I had a great night’s sleep last night! It was such a good night actually that I woke up at 6am and was completely rested. It was a great feeling that I haven’t had in quite some time. It was a perfect time of the day to catch up with the family back home so I made some calls and organized my hostel for the next couple of nights in Hangzhou. Initially I was going to go…
Shanghai, China, Asia Good news and bad news: The bad news is that I got almost no sleep at all on the train last night. The good news is that it was my last long distance train ride for my whole trip! All-in-all it was a pretty good way to travel. I liked that I could pay for a cheap ticket, fall asleep (hopefully) and wake up in another city, while also saving a night’s accommodation at a hostel. But…