A trip to the toilet
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-...