Coffee at Daum café, Jeju, South Korea

January 28, 2009 by Jenie Hahn · Leave a Comment
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Dolharubang with laptop
Even Jeju’s treasured Dolharubang is down with Daum | Credit: Jenie Hahn

Delicious coffee and free Wi-Fi in futuristic setting
Story and photos by Jenie Hahn

You might be familiar with the name ‘Daum’ which is one of the leading internet portal sites in Korea. Its headquarters are in Seoul but its research media center is right here on Jeju, home to about 200 employees. At Daum café, located inside the media center, you can use your laptop for an unlimited time to access the internet, while sipping a cup of delicious Italian coffee and browsing through the latest bestsellers (Korean only). Unobtrusive electric outlets are scattered around the floor to power your machine too.

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OZB offers coffee for the connoisseur, Jeju, South Korea

December 26, 2008 by Brian Miller · 2 Comments
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Seogwipo bean master roasts his own premium coffee
Story and photos by Brian Miller
OZB Coffee
Take your pick at OZB | Credit: Brian Miller

One great thing about living on Jeju is the absolute abundance of coffee shops. But you may often find yourself trying to find a shop that breaks the mold, a shop that offers its customers more than just the average cappuccino or Americano. If you want more from a cup of coffee than just a caffeine buzz then you’ll want to check out OZB in Seogwipo.

Tags: choi ji sik, coffee, JEJU, oza, SOUTH KOREA

Cheju National University life, Jeju, South Korea

August 1, 2008 by Katarina Kuruc · Leave a Comment
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On May 27th, 1952 Cheju Provinical Junior College was established. This institution would later (March 1, 1962) become what it is known today as Cheju National University. Cheju National University boasts three qualities as its primary principles: Truth, Justice and Creativity, all of which combine together to form the university’s motto of “Explore the Universe and Its Creation.” Aside from being Korea’s 5th largest university, with a student population of 10,673, Cheju National also includes 9 colleges, 11 faculties, 24 major options, a university hospital, 46 departments with 10 department groups and 2,525 annual available admission positions (http://www.cheju.ac.kr:8080/eng/status/sta02.jsp). That’s not too shabby considering the school has only been around for less than 60 years.

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Vetro Coffee, Seogwipo, Jeju, South Korea

July 20, 2008 by David Holmes · 3 Comments
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In 1732 the great composer Johann Sebastian Bach was quoted as saying: “Ah! How sweet coffee tastes! Lovelier than a thousand kisses, sweeter far than muscatel wine!” If a picture is worth a thousand words then that sentence must be the literary equivalent of a photo exhibit. Coffee is many things to many people, but for this reporter, it is an important and necessary daily ritual. For me, coffee is more than just a drink: it is my own quiet cup of solstice amongst the chaos that is an English teacher’s lifestyle. That being said, when I am not preparing my own cup of percolated pleasure, I buy it in the downtown section of “High Five” city (Seogwipo) at Vetro Coffee. A place that is as much about the atmosphere as it is about the superb selection of cafe noirs.