Seoul by Night

Colourful building lights

The fabulous floating island restaurant, street markets and spectacular city lights.

Gyeongbokgung Palace

Close up of palace building detail

City of contrasts – centuries old palace set against modern cityscape on one side, and picturesque mountains on the other.

Korean Demilitarized Zone

Our bus ride to the DMZ, about an hour north of Seoul, was through some very pretty country. Eventually barbed wire fencing and watch towers became a feature of the landscape, and then we hit the checkpoint where a young serviceman boarded the bus and scanned our faces before letting us pass. Our tour guide […]

First Stop, Seoul

Photo of our jumbo jet

In late Sep 2019 we departed Sydney airport on the first leg of our big adventure, visiting seven countries in 20 days on a chartered Qantas 747, first stop Seoul in South Korea. My first international airport after an 11 hour flight. The beautiful hotel waiting for us was a welcome sight.