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Flight Report: RSU-GMP on Korean Air Flight KE 1332 (27 January 2020)

18th Jul 2020by Diego 4 Comments

In this travel report, we’ll look at a short domestic flight between the city of Yeosu – perched on the southern edge of the Korean peninsula – and Seoul’s Gimpo […]

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Economy Class, Flight, Korea, Korea 2020, Korean Air, Travel

Terminal Report: Yeosu Airport (RSU), Jeollanam-do, South Korea – Departures

12th Jul 2020by Diego 3 Comments

In this report, we’ll experience what it’s like to use Yeosu Airport (RSU) – which serves the southern coastal province of Jeollanam-do, Korea – as a passenger departing on a […]

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Flight, Korea, Travel

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

9th Jul 2020by Diego 1 Comment

In my previous post, we saw what it’s like to travel in Standard (Economy) Class on the KTX from Suncheon to Yeosu. Today, we’ll upgrade ourselves to the posh First […]

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Korea, Korea 2020, Trains, Travel

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

17th May 2020by Diego 1 Comment

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 […]

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Korea, Korea 2020, Trains, Travel

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

5th May 2020by Diego 5 Comments

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 […]

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Cathay Pacific, Flight, Hong Kong, Lounge, Travel

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

1st May 2020by Diego 2 Comments

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) […]

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Korea, Korea 2020, Travel

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

1st May 2020by Diego 2 Comments

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 […]

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Korea, Korea 2020, Travel

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

1st May 2020by Diego 2 Comments

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 […]

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Korea, Korea 2020, Travel

Field Report: Sunday Stories from Suncheon, South Korea (26 January 2020)

28th Mar 2020by Diego Leave a comment

This post is both prelude and epilogue to my upcoming report on Suncheon’s really-quite-spectacular Japanese castle. (Yes, you’ve read correctly: there are ruins of an old Japanese castle in Suncheon […]

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Korea, Korea 2020, Travel

Field Snapshots: Suncheon Bay National Garden (25 January 2020)

7th Mar 2020by Diego Leave a comment

I didn’t stay long at the Suncheon Bay National Garden (순천만국가정원, Suncheonman Gukga Jeongwon), mainly because of the threat of rain and poor conditions for outdoor photography. That said, I […]

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Korea, Korea 2020, Travel

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My latest Sims 4 build. Still a work in progress, so let’s save the description and (fictional) backstory for later. Shame about the lack of suitable Gothic elements in the game (hence all the stylistic compromises I’ve had to make), and there’s still no way to change the ceilings from stark white (yes there’s a mod for it, but I don’t use mods). #sims4 #sims4build
My other new Sims 4 build. Here’s the usual (fictional) description to go with the pictures: “The seat of the Landtag des Großherzogtums Brückenburg (Parliament of the Grand Duchy of Brückenburg). Completed in 1929, this palatial structure was the first purpose-built home of Brückenburg’s unicameral legislature, which previously used a ballroom in the Grand Ducal Palace for its (then) relatively infrequent meetings. The constitutional reforms of 1919-20 gave the Landtag a greater role in matters of government, which necessitated the provision of permanent facilities separate from those lent by the Grand Ducal court.” Incidentally, the building has a deep, dark secret in its basement...but we’ll save that for another post. 😉 #sims4 #sims #sims4build
I’ve just done a play test of the church I was building in Sims 4. Here’s my (totally fictional) description of the building: “Sankt-Michael-Kirche. The principal Catholic church in the Margraviate of Kleinmünster, in the Grand Duchy of Brückenburg. A church was first erected on this site in the High Middle Ages, but very little of that original structure survives (mostly incorporated into the Upper and Lower Crypts). What we see today is chiefly the product of a mid-19th-century rebuilding. The Lower Crypt serves as a mausoleum for the Margraves of Kleinmünster and their consorts; this level is normally closed to the public except on the Feast of All Souls (2nd November) and on the reigning Grand Duke’s official birthday.” #sims4 #sims4build
It’s only been a couple of days since I bought Sims 4, so I’m still trying to familiarise myself with the game controls and options. Having cut my teeth on building a Governor’s Palace and a State Nuclear Bunker, I branched off into this little side project. It’s not yet finished, and I’m not entirely happy with the architectural elements (I can only work with what the game gives me), but I hope a future expansion will come with lots of stained glass for me to play around with. Note the ad orientem altar and communion rail - this is meant to be an ideal Catholic church (which means no guitars, no liturgical dance, no tambourines, no communion in the hand, no liturgy that isn’t in Latin, no clapping after Mass, and no wacky Jesuits). 😆
メリークリスマス. 😊 🔔🎄🔔
A new piece of kit for when I can (safely) travel again. Tip of the hat to its predecessor, my trusty 8 Plus, which snapped this fine portrait on one of its final duties before marching off into well-earned retirement.
Savouring a moment of triumph. I’ve spent YEARS looking for this out-of-print book, at times debating (and ultimately rejecting) the wisdom of paying exorbitant reseller prices for used copies that I wouldn’t get the chance to examine. At long last, a single new copy popped up on Amazon - and no way was I going to let this fish slip out of my net. A quick flip-through confirmed my greatest hopes: this book was precisely what I needed to fill gaps in my research into the Third Punic War (especially re: the topography of Punic Carthage). I may finally get around to writing that war novel after all! #book #carthage #thirdpunicwar #ancientrome
I was doing language drills today when I came across this rather absurd (but quite amusing) scenario in my Japanese textbook. Given the anxieties and depressive tendencies I have to deal with on a daily basis, I suppose I’d be willing to trade my memories for fluency in a foreign language. 😆 #humour

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