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[Hiking] The Jeju Big Swim : D-1
Editor’s note: From Saturday, July 30, when Sherrin Hibbard starts her attempt to swim around Jeju Island, we will publish daily updates on
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[Hiking] Hit the beach!
It’s summertime, which on Jeju means the beach season. Parasols, mats and hats fill the island’s shops, freezer boxes are crammed with bottl
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[Hiking] Three sites, three years
On June 27, Jeju marked the third anniversary of gaining World Natural Heritage Site listing for Halla National Park, Sunrise Peak (Seongsan
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[Accommodation] Hanok housing
Chateaus and castles, aged estates of the privileged few have been turned into luxury hotels in Europe throughout the 20th century, attracti
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[Accommodation] Houses designed for the wind
Houses with straw-thatched roofs in Jeju construct an authentic space where the natural and human environments of the is-land are well-refle
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[Accommodation] Green leader
It’s now official. On Friday, March 5, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the Korean Ministry of the Environment and th
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[Accommodation] Petitioning the mountain god
A Shamanistic rite called Halla Sanshinjae is a Jeju tradition that is hundreds of year old. In the ritual, offerings are made to the god of
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[Accommodation] A coastal haven
Lucas Groenig fought the mold, and the mold won. Having already paid the deposit for their Shin Jeju apartment, he and partner Melissa Chow
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[Things To Do] Abandoned airstrip
One would assume that the Alddreu Airfield, built by the Japanese during their occupation of Jeju, would now be a large vacant plot where bi
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[Things To Do] Lights from the past
A fishing lamp is a flame in the ocean and a must for fishers and sailors. But, before elec-tricity was used aboard ships, working at sea at
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[Things To Do] A swinging good time
Unknown to those treading the noisy streets above near Jeju City Hall, a different world lies just around the corner and down the stairs, wh
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[Things To Do] Meeting the mountain
The rain began on Wednesday night, or at least at sea level it was rain. Snow was falling higher up on Halla Mountain as I left my room at t
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[Hiking] The land of ‘freeconomics’
I always knew that multiplex theaters have long had a special relationship with credit card companies in Korea. What I didn’t know is that c
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[Hiking] Mixing work and pleasure
A recent Korean Tourism Organization poll, taken in the last two months of 2009, determined the Jeju Olle Walking trails to be the most desi
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[Hiking] A trail of self-reflection
If hiking were an Olympic sport, Korea might dominate the podium, probably with a Jeju native claiming the gold medal. This is in part due t
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[Accommodation] The hospitality of strangers
It takes a certain type of person to invite complete strangers to stay in your home, so it’s not surprising that those Jeju residents who ar
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[Things To Do] Simple life
“I believe the main purpose of photography is for it not to be art,” said Seo Jae Chul, well-known Jeju-born photographer, as he walked thro
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[Accommodation] Time for a traditional market makeover
Intertwining covered alleyways located in the bowels of Old Jeju’s shopping district make up the oldest and largest outdoor market on the is
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[Accommodation] Wake to a different era
For anyone wanting to experience what it might have been like to live in a traditional thatched Jeju house while still enjoying modern comfo
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