Andrea’s note: After seeing my story on the Shop Ruche blog, Chelsea emailed me to comment on how similar our stories were. Since then we’ve emailed back and forth, mostly just sharing things about Korea and about our future travel plans. We’ve never met “in person,” but from reading her blog and her emails, I [...]
Jeju Volcanic Island’s World-Famous Lava Tubes
Korea’s Jeju Island isn’t famous for her looks alone–the whole island is volcanic rock, and one of her most impressive features is the extensive system of massive lava tubes just below her surface. It’s called the Geomunoreum Lava Tube System, made up of tubes that range from 100,000 to 300,000 years old, and several of the [...]
Jeju Island’s Cave Café Daheeyeon & Green Tea Farm
Almost immediately after landing on Jeju Island, we found a brochure for Cave Café Daheeyeon, a tea plantation that also has zip lines, a cafe in a cave, and something mysteriously called “Dog Land.” We knew it would probably be weird and kitschy (as are most amusement park type places in Korea), but we decided [...]
Jeju Island’s Black Sand Beach & the Best Brunch in Jeju City
I love a good beach. This is as true for me if it’s a cold and windy beach as if it’s a sunny and warm one. Samyang Beach on Jeju Island was somewhere in the middle—not quite warm enough to swim (although some brave kids did!), but not quite cool enough to need a sweater. [...]
Jeju Island: Mountains, Craters & Little Horses
Jeju Island, a self-governing province of South Korea, is chock-full of natural wonders. The whole island has been deemed a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is considered one of the top 50 natural wonders of the world by CNN. So what makes it so special? Similar to the Hawaiian Islands, Jeju was created entirely by [...]











