A visitor’s perspective, Jeju, South Korea

September 11, 2007 by Jim Saunders · Leave a Comment
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Usually when my alarm goes off at 4:30am on a Saturday morning, I am filled with rage that I have to get up at such an ungodly hour, but this time was a bit different. I had been waiting for this weekend for months, and when the buzzer started, I couldn’t jump out of bed quick enough. I was finally going to Korea’s Hawaii. Sunscreen and bikinis packed, I rushed out of the door to meet up with the rest of the group. As we lounged in the airport, we all anticipated beautiful beaches populated with palm trees. However, one thing did not fit into our weekend getaway equation: Rainy Season had come early.

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Oedolgae, Jeju, South Korea

September 9, 2007 by Brian Miller · Leave a Comment
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Like most rocks of irregular shape and size in Jeju, the towering rock which stands guard over the southern coast of Jeju, has a name and story. It’s called Oedolgae or “Lonely Rock,” and depending on whom you ask, it was either dressed as a soldier to scare off Mongolian invaders, or is the remains of a woman who threw herself into the sea in grief after her husband died in a fishing expedition.

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Sailing on Jeju, Jeju, South Korea

September 9, 2007 by Chris Evans · Leave a Comment
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***PLEASE NOTE*** There is no longer a Kimnyoung International Sailing Club. However plans are in the works for another club. Watch this space for details.

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Paragliding on Jeju, Jeju, South Korea

September 9, 2007 by Dawn Parks · Leave a Comment
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“Tell my mom I love her,” she said, seconds before jumping off the cliff. I wish I could say those were her last words, but the smart alec in the group had to ruin the moment. “Don’t you mean ‘loved’?”

“Erm, yes. Tell me mother I loved her.” And then she ran at breakneck speed, or at least as fast as she could with the gear weighing her down, and lept off the cliff. Some would call it a leap of faith, other of skill. The more practical in the world would simply call it her first solo paragliding flight.

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