Breakfast at the Podo Hotel on Jeju Island
Normally when I’m off traveling I can’t be bothered to get up in the morning, so I tend to skip the hotel breakfast, but this time breakfast came with the room and there wasn’t anywhere decen…
Normally when I’m off traveling I can’t be bothered to get up in the morning, so I tend to skip the hotel breakfast, but this time breakfast came with the room and there wasn’t anywhere decen…
For our second night we went to the Podo Hotel, run by the PINX golf course. As far as I know, the Podo Hotel is one of the very few truly top-class hotels in Korea. Come to think of it, unlike Japan, Korea do…
Some people will tell you dombe-gogi is the one dish you absolutely have to try when you come to Jeju Island. Dombe-gogi is, put simply, suyuk (boiled pork), and if suyuk is good even on the mainland, it has t…
Since I was on Jeju Island, I built the plan around the places I had always wanted to see, and Dumoak Gallery was one I simply could not leave out. After a late lunch at Seongsan Ilchulbong, we drove straight …
I heard a rumor that a place called Gyeongmi Hyugeso, near Seongsan Ilchulbong on Jeju Island, is famous for its boiled octopus and seafood ramyeon. Seafood ramyeon is something I eat plenty of in Seoul too, s…
When I was planning the Jeju Island trip, I laid it out so we would work our way clockwise around the sights and the good places to eat. To pack in nothing but the very best of Jeju Island in two nights and th…
“Gakjaegi” is the Jeju word for horse mackerel. So many people said that if you go to Jeju Island you absolutely have to try gakjaegi-guk, so I worked it into the second day’s plan. Dolharuba…
On the morning of the second day of my Jeju trip, the first place I headed for was Dongmun Traditional Market. It sits about a five-minute taxi ride from Tapdong. My main goals for the day were a pilgrimage ar…
When you think of Jeju, gogi-guksu (pork noodle soup) is what comes to mind, and sure enough, once I actually got to Jeju I saw noodle shops everywhere I went. This trip was short, so I couldn’t work my …
In May I finally had a bit of free time, so I hastily put together a trip to Jeju. I only started getting ready two weeks before leaving, and booking a hotel turned out to be really hard. Phoenix Island, where…
I was about to head home, but someone brought up the rule that drinks come first and noodles after, so we wandered all over Hongdae looking for a ramen place that was still open. Every one of them closes befor…
Those who want to call it a night after round two head home… and for round three we go to 2chef. The course menu at 2chef is excellent, but it is also an easy place to drop by late at night for a glass o…