The day has arrived for me to take the air and start the journey. 19.3kg on the main luggage can't wait to eat the food on the train and then it should be closer to the manageable 18kg I am used to. Thank goodness the little one was not weighed. Never taken so many electrical gadgets and lack of books with me, well short of the three lonely planet guidebooks.
Looking forward to Korea, have been sent a map to get to the first hostel and all the road names are in Korean. Hmm this is going to be fun. Thank goodness for 7-11 conv stores and Les Jours bakery as landmarks. Flight is only 13 hours with a 50 minute stop over in Moscow. Scanning the guidebooks to find out what the highlights are in the capital and it seems lots of food, markets including Noryangjin fish market, Gyeonshotgung temple, Bukchon Hanok village, Inwangsan listening to the shamans chanting. One day will be spent at the DMZ the land between the North and South. Seems the trains are easy to get from point to point so bring on the next 4 days.....
If you see anything else of interest that I have missed in Seoul then please send me an email.