Sorry for the poor pun. I couldn’t resist…
So far, what I’ve seen of Seoul has been impressive. You can say that its a fairly typical Asian mega-city (I think the population is well over 10 million) with unrelenting traffic day and night, packed buses and subway trains, and mobs of people on sidewalks. And yet, [...]

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I’m in Seoul for the World Congress of Philosophy; 3,000 philosophers from 102 countries reading papers, arguing, and drinking for 7 days. All of which means I’ll be posting less for the next few days. Actually, the dividing line is tomorrow when I have to present my paper at 11 AM, then I can start sight-seeing [...]

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Flew into Seoul last night, took a bus to the city and found my hotel.
Getting used to Korea will take a few days. There’s no WiFi in the rooms so you have to access the Internet in the business center. I think 10 minutes is free, but after that they charge you.
Heading to the conference [...]

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Flying to Seoul today, so not sure where I’ll find WiFi.
In the meantime, have a look at two very traditional and popular Aussie foods; sausage rolls and meat pie with mashed peas.

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Devoted over two hours to Sydney Tower (1,000 feet), which means waiting in line to buy tickets for the observation deck, waiting in line to take the elevator to the top, waiting in line for the elevator back to the bottom, and actually observing Sydney and its surroundings from the top. It was well worth [...]

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A good place to dry off was the Fortune of War, Sydney’s oldest pub dating from 1828.
The place was a good mix of local folks and tourists, although the locals dominated on the night we were there. A few pints of Toohey’s Old Black Ale went down well. But the most bizarre part was the [...]

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You just haven’t experienced Australia until you’ve been in a ferry, crossing Sydney Harbour, in a thunderstorm. And oh yeah, standing outside on the ferry taking pictures while sane passengers huddle inside, protected from the icy cold winds and rain. Me and a teenage kid were the only ones outside. “It aint so bad out [...]

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Good advice no matter where you are.

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I’m sure glad I don’t have any Qantas flights on my itinerary.

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just cross the Harbour Bridge. Today was a gloomy, cloudy, rainy day. I had planned on spending a day in the Blue Mountains, about an hour outside of the city, but woke up too late. That and the fact that it was raining made me switch to Plan B: Improvise.
This meant walking around the city [...]

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