Radtour Korea Oktober 2012

In Korea, tradition and modernity combine like in few other countries: while Korea is characterized by high-tech in everyday life, many cultural treasures from past times have been preserved. Not only the royal palaces in Seoul and the many historic sites in Gyeongju, which has over 1000 years of history as the capital of the fallen Silla Kingdom, show the richness of Korean culture. Korea also entices with fascinating landscapes, over 70% of the country is covered by mountains. This unique combination of culture and nature makes Korea an ideal cycling country, which we will explore on this trip. Together with the Dutchman Jan Boostra, who has lived in Korea for many years and has practically cycled every road in the country, we have developed a very beautiful route away from the busy connecting roads. The first week we cycle from Seoul along the border with North Korea towards the east and then turn south. The old capital Gyeongju is the endpoint of the cycling tour on the mainland.