Blogs from Jeju, South Korea, Asia

Our third and final South Korea blog comes to you from the southern coastal town of Busan and the Island of Jeju. If you missed our two previous blogs, they are here for you to take a look. After the fantastic experience that was Seoul, we left that amazing city riding in the first-class cabin of the train out of Seoul Station. No surprise that it is very comfortable and provides a lot of room for luggage. Koreans seem to know how to do public transport well. We enjoyed our two-and-a-half-hour ride along the interior of the country. In South Korea, they do not allow you to eat or drink in most of the train but in first class we discovered it was allowed. You can bring food on with you which in retrospect is what ... read more

Jeju Great few days driving around in Jeju. The drivers are much more aggressive drivers and keen Red light jumpers! So quite surprised that car hire is so cheap and accidental accident etc. Is waived. The weather has proved to be much better than we thought and ideal for sightseeing. On our first day we went by ferry to U-do island and decided to cycle around it...it's only about 16kms all the way round ( youngsters seem to prefer electric bikes!) We felt that we deserved our Fish lunch, which included octopus, squid and abalone. It was delicious. It's a volcanic island and has lava dry stone walls surrounding small fields of peanuts. They also do great peanut ice-cream! We were able to watch the old lady divers who were 'fishing' at various points around the ... read more

Tuesday, 15th October 2019 Since I had no intention to do a self-drive adventure in Jeju, I decided to follow one of the daily tours which would bring me to various scenic spots on the island. First up for today is the Eastern Jeju Discovery Program organised by Yeha Tour. The tour was easily arranged online a few days prior to my arrival in Korea. One of the highlights of the tour must be the horse riding experience in the morning. This was my first time on a horse back and easily one of the most memorable moments for me in Jeju (and probably in my life). The skies started to drizzle as we proceeded to our next stop, the Seongeup Folk Village where I learnt a great deal about traditional Jeju architecture including the rock ... read more

Our first stop on this island was at a museum which demonstrated all the cultural things of Korea. Nicely done and mercifully not too long. Loved the grandfather god carved out of volcanic rock for protection. Got one for the bottom of our garden! Not as big as the one in the photo I hasten to add! Later on at the coast we had to use our imagination yet again to see a dragon in a rock. We saw the dragon , a crocodile and a koala! Don't think we were supposed to see all these! Finally a trip to the local market. These are always good as the fresh live fish on show are fascinating as well as the bizarre meats. Back on board we are celebrating Easter with Easter egg display. We missed the ... read more

... Après l'admiration d'un beau coucher de soleil, depuis les airs, j'ai atterri sur l'île de Jeju ! ... After admiring a beautiful sunset from the plane, I landed on Jeju island! Je me suis rendu à l'auberge de jeunesse The Forest Hostel, dans la grande ville de Jeju. J'ai eu la chance de faire la connaissance de deux Françaises super-sympas, en voyage tout autour du monde. On était dans la même chambre, du coup, on a passé des belles soirées à discuter de plein de choses intéressantes sur nos voyages et tout et tout. I went to The Forest Hostel, in the big town of Jeju. There, I was lucky enough, to meet two very friendly French young ladies, travelling all around the world. We were sharing the same room, so we've had some really ... read more

Jeju Island is one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature in the world. Jeju island has a unique geographical and biological environment. Jeju island can be summarised by the four "S" - Samda, Sammu, Samryeo, Sambo. Samda means three abundances and the three things that are abundant in Jeju are rocks, wind and women. Sometimes Jeju is called Jeju Ssamdado which means theisland of three abundances. Sammu means three lacks meaning there are no thieves, gates or beggars in Jeju. From ancient times, the people of Jeju have made diligence, thrift and interdependence their virtue in order to survive the rough and harsh surroundings And they do not steal or beg. Samryeo means three beauties implying the beautiful nature, folklore and native industries of Jeju. Sambo means the three treasures that is generosity, beautiful nature ... read more