Chuesok is the biggest holiday in Korea. Everyone heads back to their home town and pays respect to family members who have passed and eat a lot of food.It is the equvialnt of Thanksgiving to us in North America.
Anyway, to foreigners, Chuesok means a chance to get away for a few days.
This year I went to Jeju island for 4 glorious days. Jeju is called the Hawaii of Korea. I have yet to go to Hawaii and I'm sure it's even more beautiful than Jeju but the island definitely has a different feel than the mainland.
There are farms, REAL farms, horses and cattle roaming around free from thick chains and small spaces. Green, green hills and mountains and of course the ocean.My friend Jessica rented this cabin/lofty type place that over looked the ocean that 7 of us shared. It was great.
Our island activities included:
* visiting Loveland/Sex Musuem in the rain
* waterfall
* random stop along the road to look at the ocean* ATVing = AWESOME!
* day at the beach! yes!* art/sculpture park
* climbing Mt. Hallasan, the highest peak in South Korea.Everything was awesome. My goal was to have 1 day at the beach and swim in the ocean and I was able to do that and left with a burn. Not so good, but kind of good! The water was amazing and just what I was hoping for.
Now we actually have to work for the next couple of months until winter break begins at the end of December when I will hopefully be going on another lovely vacation.
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