I knew there was a tourist complex in Jungmun on Jeju Island, but since I am not fond of crowds I kept going back and forth on whether to bother. Then I found out a domestic duty-free shop had opened there, so…
Coming out of the Wind Museum and walking a little further in, the Water Museum appears. The ‘Su’ (Water) Museum From the outside I couldn’t get a sense of what the inside would be like. W…
Before heading to Jeju Island, a bit of searching turned up the fact that there are four works of Itami Jun architecture near the Podo Hotel. Nowhere was there any detailed explanation, just people saying they…
A good hotel is something you should check into early and enjoy, but our schedule was so packed that last night we only got in after dark. After breakfast I lazed around in the room for a while, then took a qu…
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…
Sitting at Mint, and then at Genius Loci, I kept staring at Seongsan Ilchulbong until I wanted to go see it for myself. It isn’t far, and the place we were having lunch was nearby, so we jumped straight …
On my way back from a short break at Mint, an unusual-looking building caught my eye, so I went in. At first I only meant to look at the entrance, but something about the mood told me this was no ordinary plac…
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…