Category: Republic of Korea

Visit Jeju Island, Korea’s largest volcanic island filled with breathtaking nature and incredible excursions, a maze, and Jeju Folk Village Museum.

Source: Jeju Island Korea: Discover the Beautiful Island of the Gods – GoNOMAD Travel

Jeju Island is one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations, but you can get away from the crowds by hiking Mount Hallasan. Here’s how.

Source: Hiking South Korea’s highest mountain: an idyllic trek to the top of Mount Hallasan on Jeju Island

The sea snail being proffered to me is as big as my palm, revealing the gleaming inside of its shell as it wriggles furiously. Sanghee, my guide is delighted. “Abalone are delicious. And usually very expensive, especially when they’re so fresh. You have to try it.” It’s hard to say no to an order like that…

Source: ‘The Hawaii of Korea’: Visiting Jeju, Asia’s paradise isle

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A place nicknamed the ‘Island of the Gods’ by locals, Jeju Island is a place that holds some of the most stunning natural beauty in the world.

Source: Discovering Jeju Island, the “Island of the Gods”