Taiwan and Korea 2024

March - April 2024
  • Tim Gregory
  • Kelly Tan
A 15-day adventure by Tim & Kelly Read more
  • Tim Gregory
  • Kelly Tan

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  • South Korea South Korea
  • Taiwan Taiwan
  • Singapore Singapore
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  • Jeju 1

    April 1, 2024 in South Korea ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

    1. Arrived jeju early morning and immediately picked up car at Lotte. Kia morning, small and zippy with gps, not bad.
    2. Started off at Dongmun Market. So many foods and stalls. Bought hallabong (orange fruit), cilisos and ate some street food style like teobokki, tempura, fish cakes from mother & daughter stall. Quick eats and off to next place.
    3. Unfortunately, 2 next attractions closed - stone park and manjanggul cave.
    4. Went to nutmeg forest instead, walk around the trail as we had lots of time to spare. So many king cherry 🍒 blossoms lined up the street. Beautiful!!! Best time to visit jeju.
    5. Headed to seopjikoji coastal walk. Another relaxing and beautiful place with extraordinary scenery. Just annoyed with the number of people taking selfies 🤳 and posing everywhere.
    6. Checked in hotel on the east coast. And had good fish stew dinner, marinated 🦀 and variety banchan.
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  • Jeju 2

    April 2, 2024 in South Korea ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    1. Started the day with Seongsan Ichulbong peak, very near hotel (nice view from room). Long hike up the mountain ⛰️ or rather a volcanic remains. A volcano 🌋 underwater erupted and mixed with sea water created a crater or what looks like a giant bowl.
    2. Stop by at Flow Cafe "Peullo" for ☕️
    3. Cheonjeyeonpokpo Falls (The Pond of God) - seven nymphs are said to descend from the cloud bridge in the middle of the night, play on the ground for a while, and then ascend back to the sky. The three-tiered waterfall cascading through the dense forest is a breathtaking sight. The water forms a pond off the first waterfall, which flows into the sea via the second and third waterfalls. Seonimgyo Bridge had the seven nymphs carved on the side. Was drizzling the whole time but manageable with proper walkways and umbrella.
    4. Stopped for chinese food at nearby restaurant for jajangmyeon and pork!
    5. Oedolgae rock and jusangjeollidae cliff. Lots of rocks. Rain getting heavier.
    6. Seogwipo olle night market. Lots of people and food. Had some fried gimbap, seafood pancake and ended the day with hallabong tea. Also bought some souvenirs and socks.
    7. Beer and dried fish snacks at the convenience store in hotel.
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  • Jeju 3

    April 3, 2024 in South Korea ⋅ 🌧 17 °C

    1. Hwangguji rock pools - still drizzling. Short board walk to reach some small rock pools. Can swim 🏊‍♂️ in summer but not then.
    2. Started raining heavier. So we stepped into Sanbangsan carbonated Springs. Truly a new and liberating experience! Can't even explain the nudity we've in our entire lives. So many different age, shapes and sizes. 🙈
    3. Last visit to Ossulloc Green tea museum and innisfree museum. Enjoyed some treats before heading to airport 🛬
    4. Arrived at seoul, check in hotel and went straight to myeongdong night market.
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  • DMZ & Mt Namsan

    April 4, 2024 in South Korea ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    1. Important part of Korea's history - Korean war. Tour to the DMZ (demilitarised zone) between North and South Korea.
    - Imjingak is the ticket booth place. There's also a few things to view here - giant bell that symbolises peace and unification, train tracks/damaged train that used to connect north & south across imjingak River, bridge (this is where the very last remaining ppl ran across north/south before it was destroyed in the war), memorial for the fallen, bunker from the war where we get to see a live mine covered with cap.
    - crossed the unification bridge/ bridge of no return. This was used to exchange prisoners between north/south Korea.
    - passport check point. Before entering the dmz, SK soldiers came onboard bus to check our passports against the manifest. This is to ensure everyone goes in, comes out.
    - 3rd tunnel was found running underground between north/south Korea border. NK dug it to infiltrate and attack south. This was the 3rd tunnel found but Intel says there maybe 20+ hidden tunnels. NK denied but eventually claimed it was coal tunnel. Long walk down to reach small gap with plants 🪴 . SK built a steep walkway to connect the tunnel and land for visitors.
    - observatory where there are binoculars to spy into NK. We saw civilians, watch guards, villages, abandoned/phantom buildings. The land seems harsh and empty. A lot of trees cleared to use for fire/heat. Stark difference between NK/SK.
    - we also met a defector on the bus and got a lot of stories from the tour guide.

    2. Facial at muse.
    3. Cable car up Mt Namsan. Beautiful view of the tower and the city lights below.
    4. Dinner and drinks at Itaewon. Some street food fried 🍗, corn 🧀 and suntory whiskey. Then went on to tapas place for 🍸 🍹 and mini 🍕. The place seems happening and prices quite reasonable. A lot of foreigners.
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  • Gangnam shopping & Hangang River

    April 5, 2024 in South Korea ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    1. Gangnam underground shopping - mostly cheap girly clothes. Bought a few pieces of tops and skirts.
    2. Gangnam shopping street - large flagship stores along the main street. Bought some men clothes at spao and visited line and kakao stores.
    3. Coex/star mall - just a mall with giant library. Book shelves up to the ceiling few storeys high.
    4. Bbq dinner - found a small local place on the yeuido island opposite the bridge.
    5. Walk along Yeuido Park to enjoy the hangang River, 🌉 bridge and cherry blossoms 🌸. Beautiful night walk, would go again next time to enjoy the view. Very relaxing and refreshing.
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  • Myeongdong skincare shopping

    April 6, 2024 in South Korea ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    Final shopping 🛍 at myeongdong Street. Bought loads of skincare products and masks by the 100s. Lunch at lotte dept store and bought more snacks at lotte supermarket. Pack stuff into luggage and headed towards the airport. Kfc before boarding.Read more