Korea COVID Travel BlogThe original working title of the Killers classic. But yes I am in Seoul! After a 3 hour journey across the country, thankfully not in a typhoon (which ended up heading further North, sorry Kim!), and via a Starbucks at an outlet mall near the airport I have offically entered Korea and landed in Seoul.
We first had to go to a local immigration centre in a newly developed area in the South West outskirts of Seoul in order to complete my application. In order to be allowed to self quarantine in our production company supplied accommodation rather than government supplied ones we had to apply for long term visas which actually give us a local ID card. Once I get my ID card in a few weeks technically I can open bank accounts here! I hadn’t quite realised the high level of visa access we were originally applying for!
Once checked into the hotel I tried to use the treadmill in the gym. 2 weeks of not running (or walking really!) combined with the fact you have to wear mask and gloves in the gym! Meant it was not a pleasant experience. Worse still after tomorrow they are closing the hotel gyms for a week as South Korea has risen to level 2.5 on the COVID response scale. If we hit 3 I think we have to stop work.
First day in the theatre was good, was able to meet up with everyone and get a feel for the job. I was also able to do my laundry which was getting to situation critical…
You have to sign a form on entering the theatre, get sprayed with disinfectant and temperature checked. It’s masks at all time, but you start to get used to that out here anyway.
In good news the local craft beer bar I researched from quarantine did exist and I have some lovely local brewed beer. Ironically the beer was brewed about 20 mins from where we were in quarantine… Alanis is retuning her guitar I think.
