After I arrived at the airport I took the train to my guesthouse it took me around 1.30 h. On my journey there I saw the slight difference of the landscape between Seoul and Tokyo. Everything looked greener and in the streets there were more flowers plus it was a lot cleaner too. When I …
Author Archives: Benj Darman
15 – 20 July
This week Lea left for Germany on Sunday so on Tuesday the whole staff from the guesthouse went for lunch together. As usual we had BBQ and a lot to drink. We started at 2 with the BBQ at the restaurant. After maybe 1.5 hours we left the place. I was already a little tipsy …
8 – 14 July
On Wednesday Oli from Switzerland came to visit me. Before Korea he was in Japan and was a bit sad since Japanese people were a lot nicer then Koreans and the environment much cleaner. In the evening we went together with Lea and Lena for typical Korean food, some pizza. Later we visited a bar …
1-7 July
On Monday evening I met with Yeonju. We ate Korean BBQ later we went Bowling and I was really struggling but luckily I was able to tie the game. After this exercising we got thirsty so we headed to a bar close by and had a few beers. We also had to eat something since …
Weekly Update
Since I am slowly settled in Seoul I decided to just write weekly updates unless I go on trips. On the Friday evening I asked Jamie if he wanted to go out for drinks luckily he said yes so we went to a small Korean restaurant. He ordered and after a few minutes we had …
Days 9 -12
So after a couple of days without an update I finally have enough new things to tell you about. The day after my museum visit I wanted to go for another hike. At 12 I headed north by subway to Bukhansan National Park. In the subway I had my first encounter with a Korean other …
Day 8
Finally was able to eat at the restaurant across the street. Had pasta teriyaki style. When I ordered it I wasn’t sure if it was the right choice but it was delicious but also spicy. After my meal I visited the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. Later I went to the Gwangjang Market. …
Day 5 – 7
Day 5 As mentioned in my last post I went clubbing with Manon. She introduced me to her friends who were all really nice. We ended up in a club in Hongdae. It’s a lively place with many small shops and a booming nightlife. We stayed there till 5 and later went for some pizza. …
Day 4
Today I finally made it to my first shift. I started at 10.30 and finished at 14.30. It took me way too long for only 3 rooms. Additionally it was so hot in these rooms that it felt more like a workout program. After my shift I was really hungry my last meal were some …
Day 3
I started late. A bit too late. I woke up at 14.20. I am not sure how I was able to sleep that long. Jamie already finished cleaning so I felt really bad because I should have helped him but he thought I would start another day so I was lucky. At 3 went again …
Swissboy in Korea 