Monday 17 February, 2020Day 1 / Tokyo to Kanazawa [Missed the previous post? Check it out here] We had just checked out of Hotel Emit the previous night and cycled 4km to the Express Bus Terminal in Shinjuku to catch an overnight bus to Kanazawa. It was relatively easy despite the traffic and crowds, especially … Continue reading Day 1 – Tokyo to Kanazawa
A new adventure begins! We spend a few nights in Tokyo before the cycling commences.
Sunday 21 - Thursday 25 April, 2019 Day 14 - 18 / Seoul [Missed day 13? Read the previous post here] We spend our final few days in Seoul exploring the city while staying in a cool little AirBnB just off the main drag in Gangnam. Here's a list of things we got up to … Continue reading Final Days – Seoul
Saturday 20 April, 2019 Day 13 / Dongducheon (Korea 50km Trail Run) [Missed day 12? Read the previous post here] Cheye and Rory don’t make it home until about 4am and the only reason I know this is because I awaken to the sound of them trying to open the door using the keypad lock … Continue reading Day 13 – Seoul
Friday 19 April, 2019 Day 12 / Sokcho to Seoul (via Chuncheon to Ungilsan) [Missed day 11? Read the previous post here] The alarm goes off at 5:30am. I'm suffering from all sorts of DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) after the seven hours of hiking we did yesterday. I hit snooze and we lie in … Continue reading Day 12 – Sokcho to Seoul
Thursday 18 April, 2019 Day 11 / Seoraksan [Missed day 10? Read the previous post here] Today we take a rest day from the bikes and spend the day exploring Seoraksan National Park. You can catch a quick bus down the road but we like walking and opt for the 20 minute stroll from our … Continue reading Day 11 – Seoraksan
Wednesday 17 April, 2019 Day 10 / Geojin to Sokcho [Missed Day 9? Read the previous post here] After completing our stretch along the East Coast of South Korea and getting the final stamp in our passport book the previous day we decide we're going to spend the next few days exploring Sokcho and Seoraksan … Continue reading Day 10 – Geojin to Sokcho
Tuesday 16 April, 2019 Day 9 / Sokcho to Geojin via DMZ [Missed Day 8? Read the previous post here] Today is the day we hit our DMZ checkpoint! We’ve done so much research and preparation leading up to today but I still feel like we’re a bit under prepared. Will go into that a … Continue reading Day 9 – Sokcho to Geojin via DMZ
Monday 15 April, 2019 Day 8 / Gyeongpo to Sokcho [Missed Day 7? Read the previous post here] What a gorgeous day for a ride! Today is sunny with a top of 19 degrees and if the maps are correct there should only be a few small hills. We kick off towards Jigyeong, our first … Continue reading Day 8 – Gyeongpo to Sokcho
Sunday 14 April, 2019 Day 7 / Samcheok to Gyeongpo [Missed Day 6? Read the previous post here] The ride today is mostly flat apart from a few really steep climbs which you can see in our ride profile at the bottom of this post. Most of the roads are back along the coast which … Continue reading Day 7 – Samcheok to Gyeongpo
