We’re here. In Seoul. A very long flight was hugely improved by our being upgraded to First Class no less. Long story.
An hour long bus journey in Seoul dropped us off within a five minute walk of our guest house. Forty five minutes later we found it, having been misdirected by a night watchman, a housewife and a schoolgirl, before finally happening upon two English-speaking students who used an app to find our address.
Which is a traditional Hanok house – wooden, mattresses on the floor – very cosy. More tomorrow. Off to bed. I’ve had no sleep for forty hours.
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
Congratulations on getting there in one piece! Sleep well!
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Thank you! Not too bad despite the jet lag. So hot already!
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Enjoy your visit, sleep well. Tomorrow will be here before you know it. It probably already is – you are fourteen hours (and a day ahead of me) you’ll wake and be reading this Tuesday, it is is late Sunday night as I ramble this off. Have fun and enjoy your visit.
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Thank you. We will. I could be poor at keeping up with other blogs though☹
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Wow, first class!
Hoping as I type this you will be fast asleep (although I need to work out the time difference). Can’t wait to hear and see more.
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We’re 8 hours ahead. I tried to post a thing with 9 pictures and it wouldn’t let me. So I lost the post. Grrrrr. I’ve just done it again with fewer images. Not easy on a smartphone.
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Pleased to read you made it, that’s a long time to go without sleep, hope you manage to make up for it.
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I’m fairly hopeless actually. I got 5 hours in last night.
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Yes, your body clock take a while to adjust, I’m a hopeless sleeper too, my body tends to regard sleep as a waste of time when it could be doing other things!
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well I think it was very magnanimous of you to post after 40 hours without sleep – and that was before I saw you’d had one failed attempt already. I liked the picture you chose. Look forward to more reports when you’re able.
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It’s a diary for me too of course!
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You got upgraded to first class?! That’s so wonderful–I can’t imagine that long a flight back in coach. Glad to see you’re managing to post and managing to get around–it’ll all get easier, I’m sure.
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Of course it will. But our first experience of the Tube this evening was memorable – and not in a good way. The rest of it has been great though.
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Congratulations on the first class upgrade! I’ve only been bumped up to business class once in all my years of crossing the Atlantic. It’s such a boon.
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Our first – and last – I should think.
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Most impressed with the upgrade. We’ve only ever flown steerage. It once took us 14 hours to get to KL! I always book legroom for Jeremy and I know exactly where on an A380 we need to sit but I can sleep anywhere and don’t need much space. It looks really great so far and I’m looking forward to your Blog. I assume your phone has Google maps, I find it really helpful.
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My phone has nothing helpful, least of all Google Maps. And Korean maps are, um, interesting. Nevertheless we’re doing just fine.
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Such a long flight and you still seem perky! Just catching up with your adventure.
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Perky is as perky does. Poor Malcolm is a bit washed out today.
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well it does sound quite demanding – and hot! Mind you London temps are well over 30 degrees today and very humid with it. Here’s to restored health for Malcolm and go easy, both of you.
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Wow! I would definitely like to stay in a hanok when I visit South Korea for holiday.
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You should! It’s a great way of staying in a more ‘homely’ place and meeting others too.
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