Jun 26 2012
Plum rain?? Where? Actually there were moments in which I could have used some rain. But on the other hand I guess some of these photos are priceless. And they wouldn’t be as beautiful without a blue sky. Special thanks to: Kholofelo Nkoe (South Africa), Shotaro Hirao (Japan), Stephen Vandenbark (U.S.A.) Hubertus Neidhart from Webspace …
Jun 26 2012
Despite the plum rain I stayed dry most of the time. I made my way from Fukuoka to Okagaki, from there on I rode to Kitakyushu and took the ferry to the main island Honshu and cycled until Ube. Special thanks to: Kay Makishi (U.S.A.), Joel Abad (Japan), Hubertus Neidhart from Webspace Provider Network for excellent …
Jun 22 2012
Enjoy the first photos of Fukuoka and a video about the traditional Hakata silk weaving and a theatre play in Hakata dialect. Hakata von Daaaaaaaaaaaax Furthermore I found a documentary about the Hakata silk. Special thanks to: Sumire Harayama, Hubertus Neidhart from Webspace Provider Network for excellent web page hosting services; Christoph Flossmann, Lilith Pendzich
Jun 16 2012
A last video from South Korea. South Korean Candies/Sweets. Special thanks to: Elijah Palmer, Lee Radde, Asley Kasper, Hubertus Neidhart from Webspace Provider Network for excellent web page hosting services; Christoph Flossmann, Lilith Pendzich
Jun 16 2012
When approaching Gyeongju hundreds of little bizarre round hills are to be found everywhere. Even within the city’s parks. Later on I shall find out that these are ancient tombs. Gyeongju – capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla (57 BC – 935 AD) -with its surrounding UNESCO world heritage temples, sights and the very …
Jun 05 2012
So I made it to Daegu, South Korea’s textile metropolis with only 2.5 Million inhabitants but five universities. The city is also known very well for its traditional Korean medicine. It has the oldest traditional medicine market of South Korea. My host Colombe from France takes me to a street with plenty of ceramic shops. …
Jun 02 2012
The leg Mungyeon – Gumi is beautiful but incomplete. There were road works so I couldn’t use the flat bicycle road and had do wheel my bicycle and trailer separately on top of a mountain with an incline of 20 %! Gumi itself is more a big industrial city. One will find huge factories of …
Jun 02 2012
Suanbo was the only town on my trip through South Korea in which I did not find a host. When reaching the town I quickly realized why it is this way. It’s a town which economic sources seem to be focused 100 % on tourism. The city is flooded by hotels and motels each and …
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