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THAILAND
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- CAMBODIA
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- KOREA
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South Korea
I arrived in to Seoul at 6 am.... with only 3hrs sleep i climb aboard a
bus to the city centre where i was to meet a lady who is helping me
transport my motorbike across the country. Now you are all probably
wondering why, I'm not spending any time here - well i would have, but my
Russian visa took so long to get sorted out and with its stricked rules I
could not get it in Korea. Also Korea is a very expensive country to
travel around in. While I was
waiting for Wendy, I had time to people watch - after Cambodia, I was
stunned at the contrast in life. I made a snap decision that i preferred
living in Cambodia on $50 a month with a huge smile on my face, compared
to living in South Korea on $50 an hour with frown. I also couldn't
understand, where they hide all the people..... this is a huge city, and
so far, there are less people on this street compared to the small street
my guest house is on. it completely blew me away.
So after meeting Wendy, she took me to the express bus station were I
boarded a bus to Sok Cho, South Korea's international port. 4 hours later
I arrived. I got into a taxi and headed to a hotel around the ferry. For
$20 I got a room with a tv, air con and a bathroom (here is the catch) my
bed was a thin mattress on the floor. I hadn't eaten all day, and i was
extremely tired, I trudged around the town in search of food and the
Internet. I headed back to my room and crashed out. I could have slept on
rocks that night!
The next day i went down to the ferry, and arranged for my bike to be
uncreated and put back together... as i was doing this, the ferry guys
kept coming over to help me... this was more annoying than helpful, but
they thought they were doing good. I asked about putting petrol and oil in
to the bike, they said no... so i brought my ticket and headed back into
town for some lunch/ breakfast... On my way back down to the ferry, i past
a bike shop, there was a Canadian, who had just come from Russia. He gave
me his map and asked me if i needed any help - i quickly took him up on
this offer as he lives in Korea and can speak the language. He asks again
for me (in Korean) if i can put oil and fuel into my bike... they said yes,
but i have 30min to do it in..... so i run back to the bike shop, while
Arther goes on his bike to buy me some petrol and i buy some oil.When
Arther comes back, i head down
to my bike and fill it up. I then start my bike with my smuggled battery
and ride it onto the ferry. What a day... I'm ready for another sleep... I
board the boat and watch it leave Korea and then go to my bed and sleep. I
missed dinner time at the cafe and have to make do on a packet of chips
from the shop... another day with out eating much... That night i slept so
well...
Danielle
Murdoch
THAILAND
- LAOS
- CAMBODIA
- VIETNAM
- CAMBODIA
- KOREA
- RUSSIA
- MONGOLIA
- RUSSIA
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