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== Plans ==
 
== Plans ==
  
I arrived in Seoul just before midnight last night, and the email from home this morning says "check out your local geohash - it looks close". Close alright! A mere 4km away, and it looks accessible, and it's just where I was going to go anyway.  Incroyable!   
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I arrived in Seoul just before midnight last night, and the email from home this morning says "check out your local geohash - it looks close". Close alright! A mere 4km away, and it looks accessible, and it's just where I was about to go to do a bit of sightseeing anyway.  Incroyable!   
  
What that I've got to use as my marker - well, I quickly assembled the essentials: a piece of note paper of the swanky hotel I've been put up at, a pen, passport, and a mini sellotape roll - goodness knows why I had it in the first place (who would know it would come to be so useful).
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What that I've got to use as my marker - well, I quickly assembled the essentials: a piece of note paper of the swanky hotel I've been put up at, a pen, passport, and a mini roll of sticky tape - goodness knows why I had it in my possession in the first place (and who would know it would come to be so useful).
  
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Image:2014_05_04_37_126_1_Preparation Essentials.JPG | Preparing the essentials
 
Image:2014_05_04_37_126_1_Preparation Essentials.JPG | Preparing the essentials
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</gallery>
  
I wonder what sort of building it's next too - hmm, that looks like a helicopter pad on it - maybe its a hospital? Will it be fenced off?
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I wonder what sort of building it's next too - hmm, that looks like a helicopter pad on it - maybe it's a hospital? Will it be fenced off?
  
 
== Expedition ==
 
== Expedition ==
  
I caught the hotel shuttle to Myeongdong subway station, sighted the sun, and headed off on foot to the North.  I have to say, about now I was pretty excited. What were the chances of a geohash falling into my lap like this?  And before I knew it, I was here, horray!
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I caught the hotel shuttle to Myeongdong subway station, sighted the sun, and headed off on foot to the North.  I have to say, about now I was pretty excited. What were the chances of a geohash falling into my lap like this?  And before I knew it, I was here, hooray!
  
 
But not a hospital, between the KEB (Korea Exchange Bank) bank and the KEB Plaza.
 
But not a hospital, between the KEB (Korea Exchange Bank) bank and the KEB Plaza.
  
I pondered for a while where to put my location marker.  Should I put it on the wall of the bank? No, a bit crass, and a few metres too far from the spot for my likeing. On the ground? No, not subtle enough.  Here we go, on the side of this path. I can pre-tape the paper, and slap it on without anyone ... noticing. And I can crouch down, and take an inconspicuous ... selfy.  
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I pondered for a while where to put my location marker.  Should I put it on the wall of the bank? No, a bit crass, and a few metres too far from the spot for my liking. On the ground? No, not subtle enough.  Here we go, on the side of this path. I can pre-tape the paper, and slap it on without anyone ... noticing. And I can crouch down, and take an inconspicuous ... selfy.  
  
 
Oh, cripes, is this littering??!!  Crickey, this is a clean city, this stands out a bit. Oh well, too late now, and security cameras pointing everywhere - I'm right next to a bank after all.
 
Oh, cripes, is this littering??!!  Crickey, this is a clean city, this stands out a bit. Oh well, too late now, and security cameras pointing everywhere - I'm right next to a bank after all.
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Image:2014_05_04_37_126_2_Art on the way.JPG | I'm very close, so better document this bit of art.
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Image:2014_05_04_37_126_2_Art on the way.JPG | I'm very close, so I'd better make like a tourist and document this bit of art.
 
Image:2014_05_04_37_126_3_Theres the spot.JPG | Here we are - it's a bank!
 
Image:2014_05_04_37_126_3_Theres the spot.JPG | Here we are - it's a bank!
Image:2014_05_04_37_126_4_Street Art.JPG | Is this littering? The scene of the crime.
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Image:2014_05_04_37_126_4_Street Art.JPG | Is this littering? The scene of the crime is being captured by multiple security cameras.
Image:2014_05_04_37_126_5_Goofy photo.JPG | Theres no way out - here's the goofy selfy.
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Image:2014_05_04_37_126_5_Goofy photo.JPG | There's no way out - here's the goofy selfy.
 
Image:2014_05_04_37_126_6_KEB Plaza 1.JPG | The KEB Plaza. You can just make out my geohash 'poster' to the centre-left of the photo.
 
Image:2014_05_04_37_126_6_KEB Plaza 1.JPG | The KEB Plaza. You can just make out my geohash 'poster' to the centre-left of the photo.
Image:2014_05_04_37_126_7_KEB Plaza 2.JPG | The KEB Plaza a bit to the left.
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Image:2014_05_04_37_126_7_KEB Plaza 2.JPG | The KEB Plaza with a camera pointed a bit to the right of the last photo.
 
Image:2014_05_04_37_126_8_KEB Plaza 3.JPG | Currencies of the world.
 
Image:2014_05_04_37_126_8_KEB Plaza 3.JPG | Currencies of the world.
 
Image:2014_05_04_37_126_9_Its still there three hours later.JPG | I swung by three hours later - and it's still there. Spot the geohash 'poster' in the bottom left of the photo!
 
Image:2014_05_04_37_126_9_Its still there three hours later.JPG | I swung by three hours later - and it's still there. Spot the geohash 'poster' in the bottom left of the photo!
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
 
  
 
== Achievements ==
 
== Achievements ==
  
{{Virgin graticule
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{{Graticule unlocked
 
 
 
     | latitude = 37
 
     | latitude = 37
 
     | longitude = 126  
 
     | longitude = 126  
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     | name = Quaternary
 
     | name = Quaternary
 
     | image = |2014_05_04_37_126_9_Its still there three hours later.JPG
 
     | image = |2014_05_04_37_126_9_Its still there three hours later.JPG
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
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{{Globetrotter6
 
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    | name = Quaternary
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    | australia = true
 +
    | asia = true
 +
    | continents = 2
 +
}}
 
{{Public transport geohash
 
{{Public transport geohash
 
 
     | latitude = 37
 
     | latitude = 37
 
     | longitude = 126  
 
     | longitude = 126  
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     | busline = Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit:   
 
     | busline = Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit:   
 
     | name = Quaternary
 
     | name = Quaternary
 
 
 
}} {{Easy_geohash
 
}} {{Easy_geohash
 
 
     | latitude = 37
 
     | latitude = 37
 
     | longitude = 126  
 
     | longitude = 126  
 
     | date = 2014-05-04  
 
     | date = 2014-05-04  
 
     | name = Quaternary
 
     | name = Quaternary
 
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}}
}}  
 
  
  
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[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
 
[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
 
[[Category:Coordinates reached]]
 
[[Category:Coordinates reached]]
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Location

KEB Plaza, Seoul, South Korea

Participants

Quaternary (talk)

Plans

I arrived in Seoul just before midnight last night, and the email from home this morning says "check out your local geohash - it looks close". Close alright! A mere 4km away, and it looks accessible, and it's just where I was about to go to do a bit of sightseeing anyway. Incroyable!

What that I've got to use as my marker - well, I quickly assembled the essentials: a piece of note paper of the swanky hotel I've been put up at, a pen, passport, and a mini roll of sticky tape - goodness knows why I had it in my possession in the first place (and who would know it would come to be so useful).

I wonder what sort of building it's next too - hmm, that looks like a helicopter pad on it - maybe it's a hospital? Will it be fenced off?

Expedition

I caught the hotel shuttle to Myeongdong subway station, sighted the sun, and headed off on foot to the North. I have to say, about now I was pretty excited. What were the chances of a geohash falling into my lap like this? And before I knew it, I was here, hooray!

But not a hospital, between the KEB (Korea Exchange Bank) bank and the KEB Plaza.

I pondered for a while where to put my location marker. Should I put it on the wall of the bank? No, a bit crass, and a few metres too far from the spot for my liking. On the ground? No, not subtle enough. Here we go, on the side of this path. I can pre-tape the paper, and slap it on without anyone ... noticing. And I can crouch down, and take an inconspicuous ... selfy.

Oh, cripes, is this littering??!! Crickey, this is a clean city, this stands out a bit. Oh well, too late now, and security cameras pointing everywhere - I'm right next to a bank after all.

I swung back about three hours later, and it was still there - Yeah!

So I headed to the nearest subway station to catch the subway back to the hotel.


Tracklog


Photos

Achievements

Graticule unlocked.png
Quaternary earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (37, 126) graticule, here, on 2014-05-04.
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Quaternary earned the Globetrotter achievement
by visiting hashpoints on 2 continents.
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Quaternary earned the Public transport geohash achievement
by reaching the (37, 126) geohash on 2014-05-04 via Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit:.
EasyAsPi.PNG
Quaternary has visited an Easy Geohash
by reaching the (37, 126) geohash on 2014-05-04 without really trying.