Category: 5 “Esses” Tour South Korea, Singapore. Suzie, Susie and Stuey

  • Day 4. Cultural Seoul. 7 April 2024

    Sleep was elusive last night. My Aussie cold has now become sort of laryngitis – a bit hard to speak this am. Awoke and completed blog. Then met Suzie for breaky. We had the window washers out this am. Met Alex at 9:00 into the van to visit the Royal Palace- Gyeonbokgong or ‘G’ Palace.…

  • Day 3. Tour begins. 6 April 2024.

    We met our guide Alex at 9:00 and bundled into another black van – Staria. Not quite as swish as first one but comfy nevertheless. Alex’s first question- would we mind swapping out two days around? Why? The cherry blossoms are not close by hotel so going there today as they only last about a…

  • Day two -free day. Meet up Susie and explore. 5 April 2024.

    Now, Im not one to start off with personal things but this place has a heated toilet seat. OMG so weird the first time, bit of a surprise the second time now I’m worried about another any other sort of toilet LOL. Breakfast was BIG. So many things to choose from Korean Middle Eastern European…

  • Departure #1 and #2 and #3. 3rd and 4th April 2024

    After some time to relax over Easter including visits to friends and a trip to Sale to see an amazing Life’s Work of Annemeike Mein, today is departure day. With thanks to Barb next door for the lift to the station, first leg is 5:41 train to Melbourne, 2nd leg is tram to Aunty Sue’s,…

  • Easter Tidings and trip preparations almost complete. 1 April 2024

    Phew! And that’s no April Fools blog title either. The Easter break couldn’t have more conveniently placed. It coincides with end of school term and we leave on 5 Esses trip on 3/4 April. I was very unprepared and have used the time off work to get lists finalised and cases and cubes packed. There…

  • The Five Esses Tour – April 2024. What’s this all about? 30 March 2024

    After returning from Antarctica, South America and Rapa Nui in 2023, the question on everyone’s lips was…Where to next? There was nothing on the agenda, until a conversation with Suzie (Aunty Sue) regarding her plans for 2024, there were two options and April suited me, the destination – South Korea! I’m in. Suzie and another…