Fourth stop: Samyang black sand beach
Fourth stop: Samyang black sand beach
Second stop: Jeongbang Waterfall
Second stop: Jeongbang Waterfall
The girls in Jeju
The Gang in Jeju! Kyle (Amy's Brother) and Crystal his fiance, Brianna and Brandon (Bri's Brother), me and Tia
Oedolgae Rock
Oedolgae Rock
Tia, Bri and I standing at the Oedolgae Rock, our first stop on the tour!
Korean Soap Oprah's are shot here in Jeju!
In September we were gratefully given a 4-day vacation for the Korean Thanksgiving called, ‘Chuseok’. We had heard wonderful things about an Island in Korea called ‘Jeju’ and decided that this would be the perfect opportunity to check it out! Jeju Island is a volcanic island very similar to the Hawaiian Islands (and since I’ve yet to visit Hawaii I was very excited to check it out!) The Island is known as the, ‘Island of the Gods’ and is a very popular vacation spot for the Koreans and Japanese and since the island is so beautiful many of the tourists are newlyweds and the Island has many ‘love’ parks and museums to start the marriage off with a ‘spark’! Jeju Island is surrounded by volcanic rock and offers a wide range of activities. We definitely had a jam-packed weekend full of hiking, catching sunrises, experiencing a green tea factory, a blown glass museum and viewing waterfalls and the beautiful ocean!
I also should mention we stayed at a pretty nice the Hostel however our room was incredibly crowded and reminded me so much of the sleeping porch back at AOII. In it stayed me, Tia, Bri, Bri’s brother Brandon who was visiting for 2 weeks, Amy and Amy’s brother Kyle and fiancé Crystal who were also visiting! Every morning we had two cab drivers who picked up us at the Hostel and drove us on scenic tours around Jeju, it was really convenient and a really good way to see everything. One of the cab drivers wanted us to call him ‘Monkey’ he was so sweet and offered to take so many photos for us!
On our way there we flew, however we couldn’t find a flight back so we had to take a 4 hour ferry completely full of Koreans literally sitting shoulder to shoulder…the gross part was a lot of people got sea sick and the lady next to me actually vomited…not the most pleasant experience let me tell ya! But in all Jeju itself was stunning, the plane ride was short and breezy, the Hostel was nice and the cabs were awesome…I just don’t recommend the ferry back!!!!
