Grace Tourist Hotel Jeju City

... of Mexico on a horse swiflty evaporated after a few seconds on that noble creature. Mr. Kim, our tour guide, was downright terrifed.

When we returned to Korea we were in a pretty gnarly bus accident. Thankfully no one in our bus was hurt too badly, but we destroyed the car we hit. The man was pretty bloody and I really hope he is okay. Megan, Esther and I sprained our necks and went to physical therapy for two weeks.

... from a signpost to a rock to a hole in the ground!) posing for obligatory photos in front/ next to/ on top of it and then moving on to the next site. It's all about getting the proof that you have been there which you can show other people when you get home. Walking back from the dragon rock I took the suspension foot bridge and walked along the edge of the gorge, stopping at the beautiful green and red pergoda along the way.

Because it is ...

... their voices and know that all is well. Yesterday I called my grandma to wish her a happy 88th birthday as well as mom and dad via free international calls from the hostel.

As we lay on the beach two nice looking ladies walked by our group and I said hi. Matty was right in there with great conversation starters. One was from Newfoundland and the other from Seattle. They were working on Jeju and it was nice to hear the pros and cons of working on Jeju.

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... la je comptais prendre un bateau vers l'ile de Jeju, ou a defaut, un vol si I'll n'y avait pas de bateau. Or I'll n'y avait effectivement pas de bateau (je m'en doutais toujours), mais en plus, les vols ne sont que le vendredi et le dimanche (je devais partir le mercredi). Bon... Le plan a alors ete de me rendre a la capitale de la province, Gwangju, et de prendre l'avion de la. Ca m'a pris toute l'apres-midi mais dans le fond, couper un apres ...

... under one hundred are very attractive. Maybe it's because everyone is skinny. -The Korean cinema is good. I saw a The Dark Knight poster. Oh, here are some funny things. Though most things are either the same price here or cheaper. The Ramon noodles, not name brand but same idea, are more expensive. I paid 2,000 won (about two dollars) for five of them, though they were bigger and better it was odd. Oh fyl peanut butter and deodorant are ...

... when she asked me if I was traveling alone in perfect Californian English on the bus. I was also approached by a chatty 73 year old man who was also traveling alone. He was a captain in the Korean Navy and had studied in Chicago. His wife had passed away three months earlier. Now I just settled into a great hostel in Seogwipo. My room has a banging view and is just down the street from the dive shop. Although ...

... guesses. It's ******* an English teacher who's fighting against television teaching them incorrect English. The commercials here would have you laughing--they're silly, and obnoxious, and usually have crazy English being thrown in. There's this one commercial about a bank or something. On the screen, it says, "Rush Cash." But the way they announcer says it, they say "Rushee Cashee." So at school, if a word like this comes up, the kids will say it wrong, even ...

... walk from the hotel, it is the only restaurant around and happens to be quite delicious. Back at our room we drank champagne and watched a chick flick; Helen fell asleep and I finished it alone. Day 2: Monday The next morning we woke up and joined the small crowd at the buffet. Although the ocean view was nice, the food was not so great. I was really craving some Western breakfast food, since Korea doesn't really do breakfast food. After somewhat ...

... we came out of the gardens we stood in front of those to cool down. After looking around in the gardens, we climbed up to the top of the observation tour. The view was excellent!! Then in the central hall, Neil found some taffy made 100% from cactus. Boy, was he excited!! It tastes pretty good and is made from prickly pear. Because it was way too hot to walk around in the outdoor gardens we decided to catch a little train thing ...

... inland to hazy Hallasan in the middle of Jeju-do. Without question though, the best panorama was at the summit, which allowed a 360° perspective over the scenery. We certainly weren't the only ones up there, but I can easily imagine it was nothing compared to the crush the place probably sees in mid-summer. Dinner was a fairly informal affair, as we just pulled a cheapo tactic of scrounging at the nearby convenience store. At least it offered a different (and therefore ...