Flow Festival

It was perfect timing for me. The Flow Festival was the day before my birthday, so my celebratory birthday weekend, and admitted I like to make quite a big deal out of it, but just because I think it's a great excuse for a party. I wasn't too sure at first just because we knew it would be a mission to get to, we didn't manage to get tickets before hand and we didn't really know exactly where it was. But something clicked in me and I made the decision to go for it.



Saturday afternoon Dawn, Lara, Trevis, Wendy and I set off for the mountains of Gangwon-do. Wendy was in the driving seat and is a perfect companion for such events, some of the reasons are because she doesn't drink, is an insomniac and loves to drives! Therefore not having any problems with returning at 5.30 a.m. or driving for six hours in total to get us there and back. Bless her, she's a trooper.

As we drove north through the mountains, the air got clearer, the tall ugly buildings became less and we got more excited with party anticipation. We drove directly to the festival without any problems or getting lost, and made it there by 5pm.

The festival was situated next to a river and based between the trees. It made a great backdrop for the bands and DJs.

It was a good mix of Korean bands and foreigners. I feel like I've seen it all now I've witnessed Korean ska! There was also rock, alternative country, jazz, house, drum and bass, breaks, reggae, indie. It was great to see people feeling free and going wild. I find this kind of environment perfect for this. I danced for nearly the whole 12 hours we were there and had the added bonus of bumping into Carla again, I girl I met out in Seoul a couple of months ago, on her first weekend in the country. A crazy, dancing Kiwi, who encouraged me to use the fire poys. It was my second attempt, and I was lucky I didn't set my clothes on fire, although, apparently, nobody else could notice!!! Hmmm.
I've since made a full recovery from the weekend, and my body has stopped aching from all the dancing, it's the only exercise I'm getting, and I'm ready to do it again, but I think I might have to wait another year in this country for a festival like that, but if not, let me know.