Visiting to Korea is not complete without going to Jeju. Located as an isolated island off the southeast of mainland Korea, Jeju can be accessed via ship (10-12hrs) or plane (1hr). Once you step out of Jeju airport, you can immediately feel the difference between Seoul and Jeju. Unlike Seoul which is more cosmopolitan and air-polluted, Jeju is more laidback and allows one to bask in a landscape that is formed as a result of natural elements. In fact, Jeju itself is originally a crater form from volcanic eruptions. Hence, you can find a lot of volcanic rocks around the island wherever you go. The air too is much cleaner and sometimes with a hinge of sweetness from the nearby tangerine trees around which Jeju is also famous for. If you are travelling free and easy, You can either join a tour over there at Jeju or just hire a taxi for a day at around 80000won (S$100) which is cheap if you share the fee among 4 persons, to bring you around. Forget about taking bus as the buses there serve the city area only and most of the nice places are located at places which are out of the city and remote.

Seongsan Sunrise Peak or Seongsan Ilchubong 성산 일출봉 - located at the easternmost tip of Jeju, this place is the first to greet the sun every morning.

I will post up more photos and talk more about this lovely island in the next post.