Seogwipo KAL Hotel

... sea are beautiful as well. The walk up is supposed to take "about an hour" according to all of the tourist materials. I don't know if that means for the elderly or women wearing heals, but we saw both of those groups make it up pretty quickly too. It takes about 20 minutes to climb up the continuous staircase that goes up to the top. From there we were able to look out and get a pretty great view. I think Justin brought the warm weather with him because ...

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 ...

July 27, 2009
The fact that I could have made different decisions in my life that would have never put me on this path I am on now, absolutely terrifies me....yet I still have some regrets...

My favorite celebrity dog is not Benji or Lassie, nor is it Old Yeller or The Littlest Hobo, it's not the dog from the Air Bud series and it certainly isn't Paris Hilton's Chihuahua Tinkerbell. My favorite celebrity dog is Mad Maxes mutt in the movie the road warrior. A loyal companion ...

It was a bit of a spur-of-the-moment decision, but I'd decided that I wanted a taste of Jeju Island, since most Koreans rave about its beauty. "The Korean Hawaii," they say. I've always expected this to be something of an exaggeration, particularly in light of the Korean tendency to hype up their country. Regardless, I wanted to see for myself...

The trip didn't start well as I had a splitting headache when I met Lee at the airport, but thankfully it had settled down by the ...

... telepathically to me and chant "Use me, use me!" 60,000 was not cheap, but cheaper than the massive Hyatt and Lotte Hotels both to the left and right respectively of the condo I was in. I politely declined and decided I would camp instead. I found an old bench which was nice and soft, walked along a wooden walkway into the forest, and set up a place to sleep. Kevin 1 VISA 0. I listened to some tunes for a bit and then dozed off with my body on the bench and my head on my ...

... really excited about the run.

On Sunday, it was bright and sunny so we headed off early in the morning to go hike up the largest mountain in Korea, Mt Halla. I told the lady that we wanted to go to Mt. Halla then she said something then I was unsure so I said sure. I know pretty dumb but it got us there. Apparently she chose the hardest route to get to the top of the mountain. It wasn't that bad but it wasn't easy. Going up the ...

... coral beach which was tiny and also choked with seaweed. It rained the entire day so I have no pictures to share as I wasn't about to risk my camera. I was also too busy wisking around the treacherously narrow roads on a scooter. This was my first time on a scooter and the first time driving anything for almost exactly a year. I almost got stuck on Udo. The rain came down in sheets and the ferry that I had ...

... Korean, as was my whole tour. The lady seemed to be selling a health remedy, pointing to various parts of her body eg head, stomach, knees. The drink she gave us was quite tasty. I was curious and was quickly offerred another tasty cup. I ...

... a famous site is the best way to maintain your sanity. Getting away from it all means joining legions of citizens with the same idea. We all unknowingly end up one way or another encountering one of summer's most lucrative businesses... the tourist trap. I spent my summer vacation on Jeju Island, hyped as "Korea's Hawaii." While other co-workers were on their way to Thailand, Japan, or Australia, a couple of us decided to give Jeju a chance and we found palm trees, crystal blue water ...

... do. Here is where things became even more excellent. Kim and I left the ferry and were waiting for her friends. I was scanning the people walking down the stairs for....I really didn't know. I kept saying, there they are, they are and she kept hitting me calling me stupid! Then she pointed at a car and said there they are. Ha Ha very funny I said. Over they drove, in we got and off we went. Excellent! They ...