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A trip to the Jimjilbang

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  It was my second weekend in Korea after our compulsory training and I was eager to explore the country. A few weeks prior, I had met a lovely girl who always wanted to do a ghost tour in Seoul, but was too scared to go alone. Being the brave knight in shining IndoAfrican armour that I was, I decided to accompany her on the tour. It was my first time travelling solo in a foreign country and I had absolutely no idea how to book a train or accommodation. After going to the train station and getting help from a local, I was able to book a KTX bullet train to Seoul. (It had always been a dream of mine to ride on one of these 350kph trains) South Korea has an extensive passenger rail system that caters for all classes of their society, from the high end KTX and SRT bullet trains to the moderate ITX and Mugungwa village trains – I was fortunate to ride on all of them and have absolutely nothing negative to say. I later booked my accommodation on booking.com and I was ready to go. On Sat...
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A trip to the toilet

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Whilst many of us go to the toilet on a regular basis, I can only count on one hand, the number of individuals that have ended up sleeping there. Before flying off to China, I had recently spent a few months in South Korea, off on my usual adventures... It was the first weekend after commencing my teaching contract and I was wide-eyed and eager to explore. Whilst most might have heard of or occasionally seen pictures of the beautiful cherry blossoms that greet the Korean and Japanese Spring each year, very few might have seen the white plum blossoms that Korea is also famous for. In fact, South Korea has the largest, natural arrangement of these beautiful specimens, in the world. You can guess who wasn't about to miss this once in a life-time spectacle. The Korean Winter and early Spring, for those who don't know, is blistering cold, with temperatures in the winter going into the negative teens. Nevertheless, I was ready to go! I had my tekkies, socks, joggers, a long-...
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Location: Maehwa, Daap-myeon, Gwangyang-si, South Korea
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