After a very long flight (I still don't fare well on airplanes, since sleeping upright is just impossible for me), and then a 1 hour train ride, I was back in Hongdae, Seoul, South Korea. This was were I left 3 months ago, and everything immideately felt familiar again. I quickly found my hostel, went to eat something, and got to bed at 9. The jetlag wasnt very cooperative, and I woke at 2 a.m. again.

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After being at home for almost 3 months, I'm continuing my travels today.

On June 30th, I got on a plane from Seoul to Amsterdam, not being sure if and when I'd go back. My mom had been battling cancer for 4 years, repeatedly beating the expectations of the doctors. However, for some time now, her health had been going backwards rapidly.

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Trying to minimize my air travel as much as possible (frankly, airplanes are just the most boring and tedious way to travel), I had to figure out another way to get from Japan to South Korea. At their closest, these 2 countries are still seperated by some 200 kilometers of water. Luckily, there exists a boat that can cover that distance in just 3 hours!
However, getting from the remote fisher village near Nagasaki that I stayed at to Fukuoka on time proved barely doable. Luckily, I managed to get to the harbor with a whole 10 minutes to spare!

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