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Story of Jeju

The highest holy mountain in South Korea; Halla Mt *Notice- this article is written by non native English speaker Mt. Halla which rises 1,950m above sea level is the highest mountain in South Korea.There is a crater and lake located at the summit of Mt Halla and its name is Baengnokdam(White deer rock lake) and about 40 parasite craters around the summit. A beautiful sight of steep and fantastic rock cliffs are designated in 1966 and 1970 as Nat.. 더보기
Castle Mt Sunrise peak; Seongsan ilchubong / Jeju travel *Notice- this article is written by non native English speaker 'Seongsan ilchulbong' hydro crater is the most famous tourist spot in Jeju island. it rose from under the sea in a volcanic eruption over 5,000 years ago and this crater is the youngest one in Jeju island. Seongsan ilchulbong means 'Castle Mt Sun rise peak'.It is registered by UNESCO as natural, geological heritage. Eroded cliff on t.. 더보기
Capital of Jeju politics & culture; Mok-Gwan-a / Jeju travel * Notice- This article is written by non native English speaker After seeing my clients off at the airport, I went to 'Jeju Mok-Gwana' which was a government official building in old times. This castle was used to be a centre of Jeju city. But during Japanese colonisation, they demolish most of them. In 2005, Jeju local government has remodeled this castle. Just half of them were completed so fa.. 더보기
Clenching tiger island 'Beomseom'; the island consisted by lava joint columns / Jeju travel * Notice- This article is written by non native English speaker Some times we get bored to just walk and ride a car all day long. To get some refresh we have decided to take a ship to see around parasite island. This time I went to Beoseom(tiger island) with my customers. We start from 'Seokwipo' harbour. 'Seokwipo' is the city of south of Jeju island and my home town. There is 'Seokwipo sedimen.. 더보기
Chenjiyeon waterfall; a habitat of giant eels / Jeju travel * Notice- this article is written by non native English speaker Today I will show you one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Jeju island named 'Chenjiyeon waterfall'. Actually there are four waterfalls in Seokwipo city. When you see a geological shape of Jeju island the southern part is tilted which means there are lots of cliffs on the south. That's why you have to go to southern part of this .. 더보기
Japanese military excavation for Kamikaze / Jeju travel *Notice - This article is written by non native English speaker. Korea had been occupied by Japan from 1919 to 1945. The world war2 was broken out at the end of recolonisation. In that time Jeju island was called 'last defence line of the inland of japan'. Japan kept losing the battles in the pacific ocean war and at last it faced the landing of US navy. They had decided to make up 'Kamikaze wor.. 더보기
Sanbanggulsa; a lava dome with myterious legend & Buddhist monastery / Jeju travel * Notice- This article is written by non native English speaker We had very sweet rain yesterday. I think every Jeju people would enjoy the rain because draught has been lasted for 2 months. I was also very happy to see the rain. After rain I suddenly felt like heading to Sanbang Mt, with my new camera NX210. When I got to Sanbang Mt, there are lots of teenagers at the entrance of Yongmeri coast.. 더보기
Yongmeri; legend of dragon head shore / Jeju travel *Notice - This article is written by non navtive English speaker I visited 'Youngmeri' earlier today. 'Yongmeri' means Dragon head. People named this volcanic tuff ring 'Dragon head' because it looks a real dragon is jumping into the water with head up. This tuff ring with a dragon head shape is one of the most famous tourists attractions in Jeju island. If you like Korean TV drama you've probab.. 더보기