Trails, Rails, Gales and Tales from a Bicycle in Korea

This post is intended to show the geographical terrain of South Korea's Gangwon-do Province and the points crossed in these photos display areas between Gangneung-si and Uljin County on the northeast coast. The route is my favorite for cycling/training in Korea, Hwy 7 -dubbed the "Asian Highway" links Goseong to the northern limits of South Korea bordering the DMZ/North Korea's militarized armaments. Other places to visit en route include Sokcho, Yang Yang, Gangneung, Donghae, Samcheok, Uljin, Pyeonghae, Pohang, Gyeongju, Ulsan and finally Busan. It was the first training of April 2010, I spent the month of March recovering from the 'yellow dust' blown over China/Korea/Japan/Taiwan and much of far East Asia. Feeling better now, I completed a short training route with a great deal of vertical variation: 7 hours 30 mins (RT=Ride time) 16.7km/h (AS=Average Speed) 60.5km/h (MS=Maximum Speed) 125.95km traveled. It's really a short distance, but after being on medical furlow for a month, I was happy with just be back on the saddle. Work to accomplish now in my academics, back to the bike when the way clears. ^^.

Trails, Rails, Gales and Tales from a Bicycle in Korea

This post is intended to show the geographical terrain of South Korea's Gangwon-do Province and the points crossed in these photos display areas between Gangneung-si and Uljin County on the northeast coast. The route is my favorite for cycling/training in Korea, Hwy 7 -dubbed the "Asian Highway" links Goseong to the northern limits of South Korea bordering the DMZ/North Korea's militarized armaments. Other places to visit en route include Sokcho, Yang Yang, Gangneung, Donghae, Samcheok, Uljin, Pyeonghae, Pohang, Gyeongju, Ulsan and finally Busan. It was the first training of April 2010, I spent the month of March recovering from the 'yellow dust' blown over China/Korea/Japan/Taiwan and much of far East Asia. Feeling better now, I completed a short training route with a great deal of vertical variation: 7 hours 30 mins (RT=Ride time) 16.7km/h (AS=Average Speed) 60.5km/h (MS=Maximum Speed) 125.95km traveled. It's really a short distance, but after being on medical furlow for a month, I was happy with just be back on the saddle. Work to accomplish now in my academics, back to the bike when the way clears. ^^.

Trails, Rails, Gales and Tales from a Bicycle in Korea

This post is intended to show the geographical terrain of South Korea's Gangwon-do Province and the points crossed in these photos display areas between Gangneung-si and Uljin County on the northeast coast. The route is my favorite for cycling/training in Korea, Hwy 7 -dubbed the "Asian Highway" links Goseong to the northern limits of South Korea bordering the DMZ/North Korea's militarized armaments. Other places to visit en route include Sokcho, Yang Yang, Gangneung, Donghae, Samcheok, Uljin, Pyeonghae, Pohang, Gyeongju, Ulsan and finally Busan. It was the first training of April 2010, I spent the month of March recovering from the 'yellow dust' blown over China/Korea/Japan/Taiwan and much of far East Asia. Feeling better now, I completed a short training route with a great deal of vertical variation: 7 hours 30 mins (RT=Ride time) 16.7km/h (AS=Average Speed) 60.5km/h (MS=Maximum Speed) 125.95km traveled. It's really a short distance, but after being on medical furlow for a month, I was happy with just be back on the saddle. Work to accomplish now in my academics, back to the bike when the way clears. ^^.

WT: Battling the Yellow Dust, Supported by Friends

Hey Mau-Netherlands & Ger-Malaysia

Perfect timing for a wake-up call. I've been wondering the same thing (one...when does the next course begin, this week??? two...what have you guys been up to???) I passed all three stages of the Tour Du Work and learning (:

It's been so long since I rode my bike but my lungs are caked with the yellow dust and infections persist. This year has been especially hard on me, although making babies was an easy part (:

The idea of being purely alone (while on expedition) is my recurring daydream. But, in my face is the battle of everyday work and learning which is the toughest part of the routine in Korea.

The environmental pollution (or my allergic reaction exposed while training in it?) is especially difficult this year is unreal, I've probably shaved a few years off my healthy life with exposure to something I can't even see, the invisible dust that is killing me...

Feeling lonely? I know this too. I was in that place during the final of three years in the sunshine state...along that road, through a 6-month stage at an Ashram, I changed my focus from being an 'acrobat of the road' when I transitioned to becoming an English teacher in Korea/China. It was the deeper concentration while living with the monks (meditation and yoga everyday) which provided a new vision and purpose of settling down (teaching became a career occupation, my wife became my guide). There are always exceptions in life, one is my ambitions of riding the bike 32,000km in one journey.

My friend/blogger/writer Juan is the Acrobat of the Road (read that blog!) He's designing an eco-friendly lifestyle selling a book to support his journey, I would recommend the read to anyone considering taking the wanderlust life professionally (:

Juan crafts his daily life with observations of the daily lives of the people he encounters off the beaten paths. Providing insightful presentations about his nomadic experiences; he's living free and his current philanthropic journey rediscovers South America's cultures, economy and everyday lives of different communities living across the hinterland of an enormous continent in the southern hemisphere.

When you finally put out that 'lonely fire' you'll be surrounded by life's priorities. It's at this stage, when you'll start to think about how good it is to be alone (on the range/road in my case).

I've been blog-tweaking and have attempted to learn 'Dreamweaver CS4' to design a professional site for the expedition in 2012, however, alone on the project I am struggling to put it together. I think staying indoors to protect my health is really a mental struggle...the tiny dust I can't see outside is slowly killing me...it's been one hell of a fight this spring!

Regular blog has it's new updates: Korean-World

My wish is feeling better...but I am still in 'recovery mode' from a dust I cannot see coming from Mongolia, across China (adding heaps of toxins and bio-hazardous pollutants), getting finer and less visible the further it travels on airmass from it's origin until, finally, getting trapped in my lungs, my throat, and this is where the battle is being neither won nor lost, I am just trapped until this toxic plume works its way out, leaving a wake of residual infection to battle until I get back out on the road training again. I miss the feeling of waking up smelling a bicycle journey hot on the stove!!!

Peace to my fellows in this 'journey' called life and be not alone, send me a message ^_^...!!!

Brian Perich

WT: Battling the Yellow Dust, Supported by Friends

Hey Mau-Netherlands & Ger-Malaysia

Perfect timing for a wake-up call. I've been wondering the same thing (one...when does the next course begin, this week??? two...what have you guys been up to???) I passed all three stages of the Tour Du Work and learning (:

It's been so long since I rode my bike but my lungs are caked with the yellow dust and infections persist. This year has been especially hard on me, although making babies was an easy part (:

The idea of being purely alone (while on expedition) is my recurring daydream. But, in my face is the battle of everyday work and learning which is the toughest part of the routine in Korea.

The environmental pollution (or my allergic reaction exposed while training in it?) is especially difficult this year is unreal, I've probably shaved a few years off my healthy life with exposure to something I can't even see, the invisible dust that is killing me...

Feeling lonely? I know this too. I was in that place during the final of three years in the sunshine state...along that road, through a 6-month stage at an Ashram, I changed my focus from being an 'acrobat of the road' when I transitioned to becoming an English teacher in Korea/China. It was the deeper concentration while living with the monks (meditation and yoga everyday) which provided a new vision and purpose of settling down (teaching became a career occupation, my wife became my guide). There are always exceptions in life, one is my ambitions of riding the bike 32,000km in one journey.

My friend/blogger/writer Juan is the Acrobat of the Road (read that blog!) He's designing an eco-friendly lifestyle selling a book to support his journey, I would recommend the read to anyone considering taking the wanderlust life professionally (:

Juan crafts his daily life with observations of the daily lives of the people he encounters off the beaten paths. Providing insightful presentations about his nomadic experiences; he's living free and his current philanthropic journey rediscovers South America's cultures, economy and everyday lives of different communities living across the hinterland of an enormous continent in the southern hemisphere.

When you finally put out that 'lonely fire' you'll be surrounded by life's priorities. It's at this stage, when you'll start to think about how good it is to be alone (on the range/road in my case).

I've been blog-tweaking and have attempted to learn 'Dreamweaver CS4' to design a professional site for the expedition in 2012, however, alone on the project I am struggling to put it together. I think staying indoors to protect my health is really a mental struggle...the tiny dust I can't see outside is slowly killing me...it's been one hell of a fight this spring!

Regular blog has it's new updates: Korean-World

My wish is feeling better...but I am still in 'recovery mode' from a dust I cannot see coming from Mongolia, across China (adding heaps of toxins and bio-hazardous pollutants), getting finer and less visible the further it travels on airmass from it's origin until, finally, getting trapped in my lungs, my throat, and this is where the battle is being neither won nor lost, I am just trapped until this toxic plume works its way out, leaving a wake of residual infection to battle until I get back out on the road training again. I miss the feeling of waking up smelling a bicycle journey hot on the stove!!!

Peace to my fellows in this 'journey' called life and be not alone, send me a message ^_^...!!!

Brian Perich

WT: Battling the Yellow Dust, Supported by Friends

Hey Mau-Netherlands & Ger-Malaysia

Perfect timing for a wake-up call. I've been wondering the same thing (one...when does the next course begin, this week??? two...what have you guys been up to???) I passed all three stages of the Tour Du Work and learning (:

It's been so long since I rode my bike but my lungs are caked with the yellow dust and infections persist. This year has been especially hard on me, although making babies was an easy part (:

The idea of being purely alone (while on expedition) is my recurring daydream. But, in my face is the battle of everyday work and learning which is the toughest part of the routine in Korea.

The environmental pollution (or my allergic reaction exposed while training in it?) is especially difficult this year is unreal, I've probably shaved a few years off my healthy life with exposure to something I can't even see, the invisible dust that is killing me...

Feeling lonely? I know this too. I was in that place during the final of three years in the sunshine state...along that road, through a 6-month stage at an Ashram, I changed my focus from being an 'acrobat of the road' when I transitioned to becoming an English teacher in Korea/China. It was the deeper concentration while living with the monks (meditation and yoga everyday) which provided a new vision and purpose of settling down (teaching became a career occupation, my wife became my guide). There are always exceptions in life, one is my ambitions of riding the bike 32,000km in one journey.

My friend/blogger/writer Juan is the Acrobat of the Road (read that blog!) He's designing an eco-friendly lifestyle selling a book to support his journey, I would recommend the read to anyone considering taking the wanderlust life professionally (:

Juan crafts his daily life with observations of the daily lives of the people he encounters off the beaten paths. Providing insightful presentations about his nomadic experiences; he's living free and his current philanthropic journey rediscovers South America's cultures, economy and everyday lives of different communities living across the hinterland of an enormous continent in the southern hemisphere.

When you finally put out that 'lonely fire' you'll be surrounded by life's priorities. It's at this stage, when you'll start to think about how good it is to be alone (on the range/road in my case).

I've been blog-tweaking and have attempted to learn 'Dreamweaver CS4' to design a professional site for the expedition in 2012, however, alone on the project I am struggling to put it together. I think staying indoors to protect my health is really a mental struggle...the tiny dust I can't see outside is slowly killing me...it's been one hell of a fight this spring!

Regular blog has it's new updates: Korean-World

My wish is feeling better...but I am still in 'recovery mode' from a dust I cannot see coming from Mongolia, across China (adding heaps of toxins and bio-hazardous pollutants), getting finer and less visible the further it travels on airmass from it's origin until, finally, getting trapped in my lungs, my throat, and this is where the battle is being neither won nor lost, I am just trapped until this toxic plume works its way out, leaving a wake of residual infection to battle until I get back out on the road training again. I miss the feeling of waking up smelling a bicycle journey hot on the stove!!!

Peace to my fellows in this 'journey' called life and be not alone, send me a message ^_^...!!!

Brian Perich