12th August 2019

Had a well needed break today to take my mind off of Australia as Harry wanted to do some shopping.

Read a book recommended by Prakhar, The Alchemist, got about halfway through and it is very thought-provoking.

Watched Morning Glory, which is a funny movie and was able to temporarily distract me from the constant excitement of getting to Australia.

Applied for a few more jobs and have been offered some interviews.

The evening Harry came back disappointed as he was unable to find the markets. We bought some beer, is like £1.30 for 1.6 litres from the supermarket- so cheap.

We drank whilst we played table tennis and then watched The Interview in preparation for the North Korean tour tomorrow.

13th August

Today was the trip to North Korea! Up early to catch the bus at 8am. The tour guide was hilarious and also so informative about the countries wars.

There was also an escapee from North Korea and she told us about how brainwashed the country is and so much shocking information.

We walked these extremely long tunnels dug by North Koreans in preparation to invade South Korea. They were long and at an 11% incline, which is steep on the way back! But you weren’t allowed to take anything, not even a phone as photos were prohibited.

We were in the Demilitarized zone of North and South Korea, you can get into the actual part of North Korea with a JMZ tour but they were restricted at this point of time, not sure why, and also really expensive.

The tour finished at 1430, and it was good. You didn’t actually get to see too much, but expected. It’s definitely the tour guide with the information and explanation of statues and wars and anything else you fancy asking about that makes the experience worth while, he knew a lot.

The rest of the day was spent reading the rest of the Alchemist, chatting with some fellow hostellers, and playing some table tennis. Cameron wanted a game, I won 21-3 then 21-5, and then he didn’t want to play another game haha. Ate my last sausage and cheese sandwich.

Now it’s almost midnight (8 days until Sydney👀).