60 km, 4 h 15 min Our plan today was to get to Chungju, southeast of Seoul. Unfortunately, riding in the city in Korea is not the most pleasant (or quick) experience. Incheon is riddled with road construction, which added to the hellishness of today’s ride. We often found ourselves breathing in dirt and dust…

Our main task for the day was to get some decent maps of Korea and some Korean cash. There are so many big expressways (especially in Northern South Korea) that we needed to find a detailed map of some of the smaller roads. Also, many hills also means many tunnels and bridges, so we wanted…

We arrived in Incheon later than expected, which meant that we would not arrive at the Memorial Monument at the appointed time to meet with Jessica – our Couchsurfing host. We needed to get a phone card so we could call Jessica, as we couldn’t find anyone who would lend us their phone. We found…