Tagged: Around Korea

Jeju Island Trip – Symbols of the Island

These stone "harubang" statues seem to be the face of Jeju. They are everywhere. The women divers ("haenyeo") bring in seafood from the nearby seabed. It's a dying occupation now though.   It is said that the first inhabitants to Jeju arrived in boats like this:    

Jeju Island Trip – Wando

We departed for Jeju Island from the ferry terminal at Wando Island, which is connected to the Korean mainland by a very short bridge. (Click here to visit in Google Maps.)