After the 6 and a half hour plane journey we finally begin the descent into Seoul. Through the window, flumes of smoke rise up through the clouds and at first we think they are natural hot springs. But, somehow less romantically, we realise that these towers of steam are factory…
As I sat with my head half way down the airplane toilet, with sick streaming out of my mouth like confetti, I asked myself have I made the right decision? I left London 10 hours ago destined to get to South Korea in another day or so. Who really knows…