Goodbye Korea, Hello China?

As I mentioned earlier, we are about to depart Korea. I have bitter sweet memories of my time here. Some of the people were not too friendly to me. On the bright side, I made some good friends (Miss Kim, Gus, Thorsten, Fredrik and Claudia) to name but a few. It has also been interesting to sniff around in a new country. So, it's goodbye Korea...






... and hello China.


I've been doing some reading up on China. It seems like a nice place but I have one big concern. I understand that there may be some restrictions on me writing my blog. I'm sure I'll find a way around this but in the meantime, please be patient if you don't hear from me for a while.

My Itinerary: Okpo to Shekou

In my last blog, I told you that we will all relocating from South Korea to Shekou in China. The humans have engaged a pet transport company to take me there. I've been checking the atlas to find out where the hell Shekou is. My god, what a long way to go! As I don't trust the humans, I've mapped out the route for myself. For the benefit of those who are not as 'geographically savvy' as myself, take a look at the maps below to see how far I have to go...


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My journey begins in Okpo on Geoje Island where we have been living for the past year and half (this is marked with an 'X' on the map above). From here, I first have to follow the red line to Busan airport. This will take me about three and half hours by car.


From Busan airport, I will catch a plane to Gimpo in Seoul. The flight takes about one hour and the route is shown in red on the map above. Once in Seoul, I will be staying overnight with one of the staff from the pet transport company.


The following morning, I will be taken by car to Incheon airport in Seoul. From there, I will be flying all the way to Guangzhou in southern China. The flight is scheduled to take four hours, with the flight path shown on the map above. Incidentally, Missus will be on the same flight to Guangzhou as me. Unfortunately, while she gets to sit in a comfortable chair with stewardesses plying her with drinks, I will be stuck in a crate in the cargo hold of the aircraft. It doesn't seem very fair to me. Bah!


Finally, after I get to Guangzhou airport and clear the customs' procedures (which I hear could take about five hours) I will begin the last leg of the journey to my new home. This involves a two hour car ride to Shekou, as shown on the map above.

China is right next door to South Korea where I live now. From the journey described above, however, it seems like I will be travelling right around the world!

Moving to China

It's official - we are relocating to Shekou, China. This has been discussed for the past couple of weeks and now we are ging to be moving there by early June. So, for the past week, the humans have been busy packing and making all of the necessary arrangements. It was quite amusing to watch them pack because Missus kept packing stuff and Dad then kept unpacking it - so, nothing was achieved. It entered my mind to offer some assistance but I decided against it - I'd rather get into my favourite position (sleeping) than chip my nails and mess up my 'booti - ful' golden locks!



"Look at all of dad's stuff. I've got everything I need in my mouth!"


"I'm not going into the suitcase too!"