Korean letterhead
Toksugung, Seoul
Toksugung (Toksu Palace), Seoul
Has been visiting Korea for many years on behalf of MVA for various transport and traffic projects for government and research organisations. Knows the City of Seoul and parts of the country well and have built up a good knowledge and experience of the Korean traffic system. Also well acquainted with many of the Korean Institutes, organisations and experts dealing with traffic and transport related topics. Believes that British traffic management experience and practice is particularly relevant to Korea as the two countries have many similarities - scale, size, population, historic town centres, etc, etc.
Since 1991has been managing, as a part time activity, the European operation of Euro-Asian Business Consultancy Ltd (EABC), a British company operating in North-East Asia. It has offices in Seoul in South Korea, Pyongyang in North Korea, Beijing in China and Yanji in the Autonomous Korean Prefecture of Yanbian in China, with its European Headquarters in Liphook, Hampshire, UK. Click for EABC
Has a strong affinity towards Korea and the Korean people and is fascinated by the City of Seoul and the countryside of Korea.  Has spent time travelling around Korea, exploring the country and climbing the mountains.

Has also spent time in Yanbian, the Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province, China. Has been fortunate to visit the Chanbai Mountains, climbed to Chun Jee (Heavenly Lake), so important to Korean people, and reached the summit of Paektusan (White Mountain).

John Tough on Paektusan, China
On the summit of Paektusan with Chun Jee behind
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