This is the more or less complete script left UK with snow coming down as we climbed up into the sky. It was dour and drizzly in Beijing on transfer. But arriving in Seoul - I think I must have died & gone to heaven _ NO litter.no gum trodden into the pavement, friendly people who ask if they can helhelp, lots of hot sun..... what's not to like? week 4 of korea Take two trains to Gyeongju, northeast of Busan in a generally agricultural area., I had se...

26 May Well, China has suddenly appeared, so will continue here. But where has Bhutan got to? I arrived in Beijing & it was really good to escape the noise, chaos, dirt & crowds of Kathmandu. This sounds ungrateful, but it was wearing and after a day I managed to change my head, get out and start, if not quite enjoying it, then at least to stop sulking ! Taxi to the hotel, then out for getting bearigs. Contrary to my expectations, Beijing didn't ...

Thanks to Bob for setting this up, and for the yummy pasta lunch that accompanied the act. Flaked cooked salmon in a cream, lemon, Dijon mustard, caper and dill sauce. Well, it's taken a bit of time to get this back, via Jessops, the library and now Mr Tuck has done it. Question - how do l manage to pack either Bob or Colin and take them with me to sort this all out? Might be more than the 10 & 1/2 kilos I usually take. Arriving at Auckland airport in e...