Jeju Island Before we begin, let’s take a brief moment to panic, shall we? Because we leave TOMORROW. Transportation: rental car, maybe another ferry Hotel: Airbnb Pension Plans: If we can swing it, a hike to the top of Ilchulbong Peak for sunrise is highly recommended. This 600-ft. high tuff cone was created from eruptions Continue reading

Busan & Jeju Island ONE DAY TO GO! And American Airlines is hounding me about switching flights tomorrow because they are overbooked. Before I launch into our plans on Jeju Island, I want to note and sort of apologize to everyone that knows me, I recognize that I have been acting like I am the Continue reading

Busan Transportation: taxis? Hotel: Still a mystery Plans: Our biggest priority in Busan is the Yonggungsa Temple, built on a cliff overlooking the East Sea and accessible only by wooden bridges across the rocky outcroppings. The temple was originally built in the 1300s but has been destroyed and rebuilt a couple of times, most recently Continue reading

Busan, SOUTH KOREA! Transportation: a big fast red boat At some point during my many hours of YouTube video watching, I got sucked into the black hole of videos of people riding all the different kinds of trains in Japan which was only slightly helpful in planning this trip but was oddly entertaining. That black Continue reading

Kyoto to Fukuoka (and maybe Nara) Transportation: Back on the bullet train  Hotel: Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk  Plans: I need to double check train schedules but I think we have enough time to do a quick (but early) visit to the Fushimi Inari Shrine and hop a train to Nara to see the deer. When Continue reading