 So you know that company Scorpion Exo who gave us two helmets at the Overland Expo How's it going? Hey, what's going on? You alright? I'm the happiest person in the world Yes! Well their headquarters are here in Seoul and we're going to visit them today Let's see if we can get anything for free You want to say this on camera? Yeah, you said it Ah, hang on Let me just So this is Fabio Cartrao's monster helmet We sponsored him for about many years He won the MotoGP Championship in 2021 So on his last circuit he swapped his helmet to this golden version to show Hey, I'm the now champion So that's the golden version of his monster helmet So cool And same for Alba Robautista Once he won the championship he swapped his helmet to the golden version And was the golden version made specifically for? For him Everyone loves gold That's so good Maybe we can get golden helmets when we finish our record I gotta add some music On the streets of South Korea Oh no Oh no We're going the wrong way Let's re-read to this, we're all good Good morning world Welcome back to our circumnavigation around the globe by motorcycle We're here just on the outskirts of Seoul in South Korea And today's going to be our first proper ride Exploring this beautiful country Time to travel So let me show you guys the route for today So we are here just on the outskirts of Seoul And today we are going to be heading into the centre to see Yongbokgung Palace Before following the Nam Han River over to Yangpyeong And then following the 44 all the way up to the border of the Suraksan National Park So this entire building here is the Kido building A Kido at the parent company for Scorpion Exo That's crazy And it's really really really super cool Because Kido manufactures actually brands like Harley Davidson Revit Alpine Stars BMW Fox Like all big brands So it was like a motorcycle closing paradise up there When we took the tour I was just like Oh can I have this one Can I have that one It was really cool to see how everything works Yeah it was cool Very cool The guys there were so nice They gave us a really cool tour And also they invited us for lunch So we had some really traditional noodles there Apparently it was like a bean noodles Oh so nice And there was kimchi and there was tofu Oh my god it was amazing Hello Okay okay okay Okay here Okay Oh cool is he giving us our own parking Wow How exclusive hey We get to park like behind the security hut Okay we are inside the palace We are in Yongbokgung Palace Let's do it And already look at this wall I mean that just looks so beautiful Bye bumblebee Bye bumblebee We're gonna go and find some tickets Look at all of these guys with their traditional outfits Wow I think we got here just in time Because here they do a changing of the guards Just like they do like at Buckingham Palace And that's gonna be just in front of us So I'll tell you guys more about this place after But first let's watch these guys change the guards The commander of gate guard is leading the troops toward Gwangnam and gate From the military base Yonggun Jigsaw By the order of the commander The gate guards will form The first one is the second one is the third one The third one is the seventh one is the seventh one is the seventh one The second one is the seventh one is the seventh one is the seventh one According to historical records In Joseon dynasty The commander of gate guards inspected the crime Armors and weapons of the gate guards The guilty and the untidy received punishment The off-dude gate guards are heading back To the military base under the commander's order The off-dude gate guards are heading back To the military base under the commander's order The county guard is leading the troops The commander of the guard is leading the soldiers The soldier of the army is leading the troops The commander of the gate guards are heading back To the military base under the commander's order The commander of the gate guards Thank you and thanks for your support And now we are going to have 11 o'clock event Wow, amazing This dress is so much I need to get one So pretty Wow it makes this place even more special when you see actually the people and their traditional clothes. So we're here in the centre of Gyeongbokgung Palace. Gyeongbokgung Palace was built in 1395 and it's actually the largest of the five grand palaces built by the Joseon dynasty. When it was built it served as the home of the kings of the dynasty and also the centre of the government but this palace has had a crazy history because in the 1500s it was completely destroyed during the Imjin War with the Japanese. It then remained derelict for 270 years left to be abandoned but then in 1867 under the reign of King Gojohn the entire palace was restored all 7,700 rooms. But then disaster happened. During the Second World War the palace was destroyed again by the Japanese occupation of Korea. So it's only really been since the 1990s that this major new restoration has taken place. So the palace isn't actually completely restored back to its original state but it's on its way and it looks absolutely incredible. You guys look absolutely amazing. It's beautiful. Very nice to meet you and you have a fan as well. Enjoy. Have a good trip. Yeah I feel like a character in a like fairy tale but we are the poor travelers perhaps. I feel undressed that's for sure. We've got to represent our overlander teas. It's all about business savvy. It's all about the business. It does look like a movie set. So cool. Wow here is a beautifully restored indoor part of the palace. It really shows you how ornate and amazing it must have been when this palace was first constructed and what it would have looked like back in those days. The ornateness of the place is just mind blowing. So I just looked it up and the traditional clothing that everyone is wearing here is called hanbok and I'm not sure if they're wearing it to pay like homage to their ancestors or if it's just for the photos but it looks absolutely beautiful. Every single piece of roof is beautifully ornately painted everywhere everywhere. Just stopping for a little cappuccino break. We are now in the National Folk Museum of Korea and it's actually free entry and it's within the whole palace grounds so free entry. It's nice to do a little bit of tourist sightseeing. You healer here master healer. Thank you. Hi guys it's me again editing Ollie. If you've seen our previous episode you'll know that we've been having some audio problems on the bike recently. Well at this point our microphones decided to stop working completely so instead let me tell you guys some awesome information about the city of Seoul. Seoul is the vibrant capital of South Korea known for its dynamic blend of traditional culture and modern technology. It boasts five UNESCO World Heritage sites but also the headquarters of 15 Fortune 500 companies. Seoul's history traces back to 18 BC when it was founded by the people of Pakche one of the three kingdoms of Korea. During the Joseon dynasty Seoul was officially designated as the capital in 1394. Today the city has a population of 10 million and the border Seoul metropolitan area has recently emerged as the world's fourth largest behind only Tokyo New York City and Los Angeles hosting more than half of South Korea's population but despite its size Seoul was rated Asia's most livable city with the second highest quality of life in the world and unlike most capital cities we've visited not a bad road system either. Wow guys I'm in the supermarket here at the moment and you won't believe it but this box of mandarins cost 39801 24 pounds I mean it's not even a big box it's like just a normal box wow the food is so expensive here I would just pick up some tofu because tofu is quite cheap here it's about like a pound for 300 grams after a couple of hours exploring the city we finally reached the Han River the main river of Seoul the river serves as a water source for over 12 million Koreans and we followed its picturesque waters further out into the south korean countryside following the national route 44 the skyscrapers of modern korea faded into the distance and we were left with landscapes of green forested hills we were surprised to see just how much greenery was still around in a busy country of 51 million people 63 percent of South Korea is still covered in forest and from the vantage point of our well-maintained modern winding highway we could still catch glimpses of the untouched natural beauty surrounding us at every bend we were enjoying the ride until the rain came then it became mission find the nearest hotel before the storm got any worse wow it's coming down now like crazy but we made it happy to life and set me dry just in time I mean we got a little bit wet but if we'd been riding now we would be absolutely soaked absolutely so it's coming down like crazy now I'm so glad we're inside that's amazing at the beginning we wanted to see if here's some camping areas around but I'm so glad that we decided against it let's just hope that tomorrow morning it's not still raining because we're about to head into the mountains of the seaworth sand national park pray for blue skies tomorrow blue skies we've got some supplies we've got noodles tofu noodles in the hotel room sounds good and that's it from us today we hope you enjoyed the video if so please give us a thumbs up subscribe to the channel share the video with your friends and family comment below and we will see you next time okay here it is homemade tofu noodle mix that's really spicy if you eat the noodles I think it's fine and also make sure that the sauce is not touching your lips otherwise your lips will burn like crazy why do they make it like that who who wants that also it says on the pack that it was Mexican flavor but it's just chili there's nothing else my mouth is burning oh okay I don't know what to do we keep going with it or not like my mouth is burning my tongue is burning I never had a burn like this before like I don't know why we keep going eating it but