Saengok to unknown town

My campsite was part-way up a big long climb and it takes me two hours to travel the firsr 10km. Switch backs await further along my route: the first I've ever ridden. They look just like in the magazine photos of alpine places. I take it two switches at a time, stopping to catch my breath and enjoy the views.

Kim chee can’t be your national dish if you don’t grow a lot of cabbage. And I mean a lot. There is cabbage growing everywhere and the smell of brassiacas ready for harvest is very strong.

I'm rolling down a mountain at around 2.30pm when I spot a cute building with a sign "pension". ₩60,000 ($AU60) later I am relaxing on the balcony a small studio apartment looking at a mountain view.Read more