Sea Village Hotel Seogwipo

... top, the real climbing began, and so did the weather. It was very misty and windy, enough to push me around a bit. <br>The last 1/4 mile is all steps made of railroad ties and we couldn't<br>see anything but wet mist blowing by. I was wearing shorts and had on<br>a plastic poncho that was whipping my legs. At the top we couldn't<br>even see the crater. We stopped for just a few minutes, took pictures, sat in the lee of the only shelter built at the ...

We flew into Jeju-si on Wed. evening and caught a bus to the other side of the island to the city of Seogwipo. When we got off the bus I took us in the wrong direction, so we had a nice evening walk on the way to our hostel. When we got there, they had messed up on the rooms, so there was only one room for mom and Connie. The owner took us over to a nearby hotel, Hotel Napoli, where we got to sleep on the floor. The yeo's (floor pads) were much softer than the ...

... like a big leg. Soon there after I sat at a table with Sally's three uncles, her father, brother, cousin, and grandmother (the only female at the table). The meat was served in chunks and there were also many sides. Sally, who does not eat it, sat beside me and took pictures while smiling and giggling. Her father asked jokingly (I think), with Sally's translation, if I would be allowed back into Canada after this meal. I explained to the men as we ate that this experience would ...

... and I couldn't resist going for a swim! It was so refreshing, and it felt great being so isolated - like Lee said, it was like a scene from a movie.<br><br>I've seen dozens of temples in recent years, but Yaekchonsa will take some beating (although I've said that a few times). This collossal building was incredible, with its intricate paintings and bronze buddha statues. We could walk up to the second and third floors for some superb views, and I would have been happy to have ...

... rocking on the beach. There was some grest music. I found a place further down the beach to camp and settled in as the music faded. It was very chilly and after waking up with a chill I went back to my original camp for a sleep. I woke at 830am and headed to the beach to find it flat as a board. I had some noodles and waited. There were some people at a place where the waves were crashing close to some big rocks. Realizing my limits I refused to get a board and paddle ...

So things started looking up after Gwangju. Ttang- keut was pretty good fun. Not many people / tourists, which seems to be a rarity for anywhere worth visiting in Korea. The weather was glorious and the views were worth the 3-hour-plus bus journey down. I even ate sang-nakji, which is live octopus. Haha, it was moving around an OBSCENE amount. I will upload the movie if I can ... After that headed to Wando which is a small ...

... WAY overcrowded or--it was cloudy. It was supposedly the peak tourist season, but we only ran into one other American couple. We were told that to really see the island, we'd have to rent a car or mopeds, but we did neither. Honestly, we were feeling pretty lazy being on vacation and all--and I guess lazy isn't the way to be if you want to experience Jeju Island :) We sorta just wanted to sit on a beach all day... We did see some great waterfalls, and it ...

... nur sehr wenig mit Korea identifizieren, was ne neue erfahrung fuer mich ist, vorher wuesste ich ja nix ueber Korea und ploetlich bin ich so viel Klueger geworden - gut, koreaner sagen mir dass ich mich wie ne koreanerin benehme, unglaublich gut mit Essstaebchen ungehen kann und eine super Aussprache habe wenn ich koreanisch spreche ( die 4 oder 5 Woerter die ich auf koreanisch gelernt habe ) Ich wuerde ...

... towels, toys, or anything else your kitschy heart desires. The caves of Kosu-dongul are definitely amazing feats of nature, and make the trip to Danyang instantly worth it. However, it's hard to stop and admire nature's wonder with a never-ending stream of tourists behind you. The mentality in there seemed to be "bbali-bbali, and keep it moving!" But don't worry, there are spots to stop and get that beautiful picture. There are people all along the way set up to take a Polaroid of ...

... journey this time in search of Haenyo. Not long into our journey we found what we were looking for and stopped to watch the crazy women diving into the freezing cold water returning with what ever they could catch. After waving good bye we I began to notice how many rocks there are on Cheju-do. Most houses and fields have high fences made from rocks surrounding them. These act as ...