Musings

The daughter asked a week before we travelled if we were visiting Snoopy Garden. She had a friend who’d visited in December and recommended the place to her. I was initially unable to find time in the already packed itinerary

Mr. Lee had earlier called ahead to check if there would be a performance from the Haenyeo divers today, and advised us that the show had been cancelled because of high tides and rough seas. Not surprising, given the rain

The rain had somewhat subsided by the time we left Manjanggul Cave, though it still continued to look generally cloudy. We drove northwards and then eastwards along a coastal road to check out Woljeongri Beach. This beach is a small

It was past noon when we got to Manjanggul Lava Tube, and a visit to this cave system was one of the key highlights of our Jeju trip. This cave system had been closed for 2.5 years for safety upgrades,

While researching for our Jeju itinerary months ago, one thing was clear for any vacation travel in Jeju in the month of June: be prepared for rain! We have been really lucky for the first four days of this trip,

Like Suwolbong Peak, Saebyeol Oreum was a spot we’d included in Day 07’s plan. But we were able to squeeze in a climb up this oreum on Day 04. Saebyeol Oreum is one of the many small volcanic cones scattered

We’ve seen our fair share of landscaped gardens in Asia – but the Spirited Garden in Jeju is special: it is particularly known for its large collection of bonsai trees. The park is the passion project of Korean Seong Beom-yeong,

While researching earlier this year on places to visit in Jeju, I read about a privately owned park situated inside a forest that was popular among locals as a place to take fun photos, so we decided to include that

Day 04 is when we continued exploring the south-western side of Jeju Island. We’d initially included a visit to the Jeju Aerospace Museum but dropped that when we reviewed the itinerary last night to add another coastal trail walk. Our