South Korea – Day 1 in Seoul

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South Korea is a quick stop with just one day to visit Seoul and a second day doing an all day tour into the DMZ that separates North and South Korea.

I arrived in Seoul about 6:00am and fortunately I was able to check into my hotel early, get a shower, drop my luggage, and then head out for the day in the city.  On my first day I hit up the main tourist sights including the Gyeongbokgung Palace (built in 1395) and saw the changing of the guard.  I also saw the old town area, wandered through some street markets, and checked out some of the other popular areas of the city.

Thanks to Amy and Alex who recommended I check out Vatos tacos and the raccoon cafe.  Unfortunately Vatos was so busy I couldn’t get in, but I got into the raccoon cafe.  Not only were there raccoons to play with, but there was this really cute little teacup pig who wandered by and hung out with me while I had a drink.

Around The World

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I was able to score an around the world award ticket in December and since things were slow at the beginning of the year it was the perfect time to go. It’s also a great opportunity to take pictures and videos to advertise Points Pilot! 105,000 miles, all in business class, and up to 8 stops anywhere in the world. I didn’t want to be gone for too long and away from Jodi and Kenzie though, so I just picked 3. Seoul South Korea, Beijing China, and Zurich Switzerland!

Jodi is absolutely amazing and supportive, letting me fulfill my travel bug the way she does. I love you!

The flight from LA to Seoul was on the double-decker A380 which I’ve always wanted to fly!

Mt. Hood on the way out of Portland

LAX business class lounge before departing to Seoul

A380 lounge area in the plane just off the side of the staircase

Video of Europe with Joel

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It took more than 6 months to get to, but I finally finished putting together video from the trip to Europe with Joel in March.  It’s a bit rough, but at least it’s done!

Video from the Baltic Sea Trip

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Finally finished putting together all of the photos and videos from our Baltic Sea Cruise.  Here it is…

Flight 88 & 89

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From Amsterdam to Detroit and then to Portland. Longest flights EVER!

Day 13: off the ship and last day in Amsterdam 

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Day 12: Day at sea

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Day 11: Copenhagen

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Kenzie wanted to stay at the kid’s club onboard so, we went for another Segway tour. This was a great way to see most of the city’s highlights.

Day 10: day at sea

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Day 9: Stockholm

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In Stockholm, Sweden today and we all went into town.  Kenzie LOVED visiting the royal palace , looking at all of the armor and clothes, and loved seeing the old royal carriages from more than 300 years ago.

We went to the Vasa Museum and explored the old pirate ship.

We also made a stop at the Ice Bar and had a drink from glasses made of ice. Kenzie loved this stop, too! Tigie was a little cold, since the didn’t have a jacket his size.

Overall, we loved our stop in Stockholm and could have spent more time here. The people here were very pleasant and their common greeting of ‘hey hey’ was friendly!