Travel
Mrs Cho’s handcut noodles
Did you see that series Streetfood on Netflix? I watched the Korea episode last week when I knew I was coming to Seoul, to try and get some idea of a culture about which I knew almost nothing. The episode featured Ms Cho, who runs a noddle stall in Gwangjang Market in...
Flashpoint fashion
We visited the demilitarised zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea today. A blogpost will follow when I’ve had time to consider how best to communicate my copious thoughts. Among the poignant symbols commemorating the continuing division of a previously-colonised...
Seoul street food
An early start from Hong Kong and a small portion of Cathay Pacific noodles left us ravenous after the train journey from Incheon airport so we headed straight for Seoul’s Myeongdong street food market for a snack. We were not disappointed. In this UNESCO world...
Seoul street vendor
Sai Kung 西貢
International Workers’ Day on May 1st is a public holiday in Hong Kong though we have only one day off, not four like the Mainland Chinese. We’d heard that Sai Kung was an interesting place to visit. Two buses and three MTR trains, about an hour and a half later, we...
Tai O 大噢
We spat in the eye of the gloomy weather forecast today and made a little trip on a crowded bus to 大噢 Tai O , a fishing village town on the north coast of Lantau Island, just along the way from the airport. Roads on Lantau being what they are because of the...
Lisbon
Trash
Have you been to the beach lately? We have a couple of beaches near us where Oscar and Raffles can run around off lead, as long as we’re careful. Dogs are not allowed on the beach nearest us, which is groomed for day trippers early in the morning. If we go one way...