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Posted A Fully Baked Truth.

Proved that Paris is a walkable city (with a bit of help from the Metro).

Sitting at Dubai DXB near a departure board with exotic (for me) destinations. Tonight, an overnight flight to Paris CDG. I’m grateful.

Crossed the Dubai Creek on an abra (ferry), 30 cents one-way.

Rode an intercity bus to Abu Dhabi where I visited a mega-mosque: the Sheikh Zayed Grand. It can accommodate 40,000 worshippers.

Posted Dubai by Rail and Foot.

Now in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

All charged up at Seoul’s Incheon Airport, ready for the next adventure.

Took a creaky old commuter train to Baengmagoji, just south of the DMZ. Walked along the civilian control line, heeding landmine warnings.

Posted Five South Korean National Parks.

Paused at a temple on my way to the summit of Dobongsan Mountain, Bukhansan National Park. I rode the Seoul metro to get to the trailhead.

Ancient artifacts punctuated my hike of the Mount Namsan area of Gyeongju National Park. This pagoda is over 1,100 years old.

Walked past some of the hundreds of ancient burial mounds in Gyeongju.

Now in Gyeongju, South Korea, surrounded by Gyeongju National Park, an area of enormous historical significance.

Posted Descending Lifelines and Other Korean Oddities.

On a bus from Gwangju to Busan.