May 2020 – Within striking distance

Rail Report: Standard Class on the KTX from Suncheon Station to Yeosu Expo, South Korea

Today, we’ll see what it’s like to travel in Standard Class on the KTX by doing a short hop from Suncheon to the coastal city of Yeosu, in Korea’s Jeollanam-do province.

Terminal Report: Overnight Transit at Hong Kong International Airport (22-23 January 2020)

It’s not easy for someone who loves travel to embrace the “new normal” that we all must now endure. Having said that, it’s important to remain thankful to the good Lord for present blessings, future hopes, and past joys, amongst which are the memories of my last overseas holiday before the end of the worldContinue reading “Terminal Report: Overnight Transit at Hong Kong International Airport (22-23 January 2020)”

Field Report: The Ruins of Suncheon Japanese Castle, South Korea (26 January 2020) – Part 3

Here’s the closing entry in my set of Field Reports about the ruins of a 16th-century Japanese castle in Suncheon, South Korea. The preceding posts (Part 1 and Part 2) are concerned mainly with my visit to the site itself, whilst the present article supplies background information. I’ve also set out some practical advice onContinue reading “Field Report: The Ruins of Suncheon Japanese Castle, South Korea (26 January 2020) – Part 3”

Field Report: The Ruins of Suncheon Japanese Castle, South Korea (26 January 2020) – Part 2

Let’s continue our visit to the ruins of Suncheon Castle (순천왜성), a 16th-century fortress built by the invasion army of Japanese warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi on the coast of Jeollanam-do, South Korea.

Field Report: The Ruins of Suncheon Japanese Castle, South Korea (26 January 2020) – Part 1

Until recently, my interest in Japanese castles was geographically confined to Japan itself. (Hardly a surprise, since that’s where nearly all of them are.) That changed this past winter when I visited the ruins of a 16th-century fortress designed by the Japanese, built using Japanese techniques, and bearing all the hallmarks of a typical JapaneseContinue reading “Field Report: The Ruins of Suncheon Japanese Castle, South Korea (26 January 2020) – Part 1”