Postcards from abroad
We had a wonderful start to the day walking to a waterfall close to our hotel alongside great parties of schoolkids, all ready to pose in front of the view. And yet it was magical - verdant, almost sub-tropical, peaceful: Even the regulation ‘grandfathers’ had acquired a beautiful patina: The wildlife included mandarin ducks: and… Continue reading Jeju nature, culture and economy
There are several videos in this post so do click the invitation to read on the blog (usually at the top of the email you received) or click here to take you to the blog. I realise that I forgot to show you, dear reader, where we were yesterday - we could not make sense… Continue reading What to do on a wet Wednesday?
We left the swirl of Jeju City to travel to the south-western corner of Jeju, heading (via a famous tea plantation on the well-trodden tourist circuit) for a bonsai garden (Spirited Garden in one satnav translation, Sprited Garden in another). The garden was set up by a man (in one version a pig farmer, in… Continue reading Jeju bonsai and an historical atrocity
We had a challenging start to the day when I suddenly realised that our flight turned out to be an hour earlier than I had thought (something to do with our clocks going back and me putting it in the diary incorrectly) and we had to rush from our Gwangju hotel to the airport in… Continue reading Jeju City views plus
We spent some of the morning exploring ‘Art Street’ near our hotel but we really didn’t think much of the art - according to the Rough Guide, all the real artists have left the area and, to be honest, it looks like it. (Let us know in the comments if you want to see some… Continue reading Hyperrealism