In looking at my calendar for April, May and June I found it quite empty, i.e. there are no planned trips on the calendar. Time is marching on and I am not getting any younger. Action was required. Not one to sit idle I perused options for “solo” trips to places I knew Yvonne would not be interested in visiting- like Tanzania, Armenia, Tunisia, Georgia, and even Saudi Arabia- places that have not found a place on my “Countries Visited” list.  There were either problems with availability or timing. My search turned eastward and I found a short, eight day April tour to South Korea, which surprisingly I/we have never visited. I have become fond of Korean BBQ and bibimbap dishes; I am intrigued about the demilitarized zone(DMZ) between North & South Korea; our Scott Scott visited Seoul for work and said it was a cool place, and it would become country #103 on my list. So why not go? Done deal!

The tour is with G Adventures and is called the “Best of South Korea”.  Details of the trip can be found at:  https://www.gadventures.com/trips/best-of-south-korea/9008/

 

The trip includes a night’s stay in a Buddhist temple and visits to Busan and the DMZ. As I am arriving a day early I have added a walking food tour in Seoul that focuses on Korean street food. It promises to be an interesting trip.