Melanie's Mostly Writing

I was born in the early Seventies. I grew up in the 1970’s and 80’s. I lived quite happily without electronic devices such as mobile phones, athough I was jealous of my friend with her Speak & Spell! In the 1970’s we played outside all day, on our bikes or space hoppers, making up games,…

I saw online that Time Out’s annual city survey has named Seoul, South Korea as the world’s most walkable city. That is not a surprise to me as any time I’ve been in Seoul I’ve found it very pedestrian friendly. Although it is huge, the city has thought about people and not just cars. You…

It’s supposed to be spring here but the cherry blossom has quickly gone. To be honest, it feels more like summer. It’s been 28 degrees Celsius recently here and I saw on the weather report that it’s 32 degrees in nearby Yangju today. I was in Yangju a couple of days ago. I met up…