Meandering home

July 17. The ferry to Vladivostok.

An early morning-goodbye to my friends in Korea. I hop on the bus to Sokcho, get into the terminal and go to the usual cycles of waiting. Once I'm admitted to the rusty vessel (you should have seen the cardeck) I'm so tired that I crash my berth right away. The berth: they just ...

3 August, 2009

ferry, mp3, Vladivostok

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July 16. The Cave from my dream.

I am supposed to take the ferry to Vladivostok today, but "due to natural disaster" it has been postponed. I receive the email from the friendly Dongchun ferry employee on time, and I'm happy about it. Now I can go hiking Soraksan with Malia and Andrea. I wonder what the "natural disaster" would have ...

3 August, 2009

cave, dream, Soraksan

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July 15. South Korea, West to East.

We take the bus to Sokcho today. We tried to do the same thing yesterday but it didn't work out. This time we make it to the terminal on time and find the correct bus. It's a comfortable way of traveling, though dangerously air-conditioned. We cross the country in about four hours and arrive ...

3 August, 2009

hiking, Korea, Sokcho

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