Sunday, September 2, 2018

What I have learned from the Jeju Journey

Wayang Trip
I hate to travel

I never book a hotel or a flight before in my entire life. All the booking is done by my girlfriend Siu. I just writing what I saw. I may be wrong, but who care.
The journey to Jeju island

The Flight
From Singapore flight to Jeju Island is very troublesome. You need to from Singapore fly one hour to KL Airport and do a Transit. But in KL airport they do not have direct Transit. So you need to get out of klia1 and get a free shuttle bus at level 1 to klia2.
So if you are from oversea you need to get Visa to get out Klia1.
If your flight is in the morning you can book a capsule hotel at KL airport 2.
And do not be late. I got a person who are with us. Late for 5 minutes and they don't let her board the plane. 


The Home Stay
We stay at our Korean guide Mr Kang house. It A AB&B. I ask AB&B is Apartment Bed & Breakfast I think. Home stay got everything inside same like a home. So very convenient. The benefits is that if you are in a group, you don't have to wait for other cause all stay in one house. If hotel all in different room need to wait people who like to be late.

The TV Program
Jeju TV programs really nothing much. If only you know what they are talking. Their TV no subtitles. Even English channel. No wonder they can't learn English. And most of the channel sell stuff. If you watching a English channel within every 15 min there will be a very long advertisement. Very annoying.

The Cave
If you are going to visit any of the cave in Jeju. You better bring a jacket and umbrella. It is cold wet and dark. It so dark and cold I give up on taking any photo or videos. Half way I already want to come out. It so cold till my finger cannot bend.

The island
Jeju island one good thing is that there is free WiFi everywhere. I not saying there is WiFi in the mountains or hills. But many place got Jeju WiFi for free. So no need worry. Many of the Jeju know Chinese but not English. 

The Mountain and Hills
I found that there lot of it. Some need to pay some no need. If you going to Jeju. The best is to hike all their mountains and hills. In the summit you will not see many hikers on top, it not like Malaysia where many hikers crowd on the summit to take photo. It very open and the views is spectacular. It like heaven.

The Waterfall
I think for waterfall you can skip this. Waterfall got nothing much and no like you can go into the waterfall. It all only for photo taking. Can't really enjoy it. Some you can't even touch the water don't even talk about falls.

The Hot-spring
This the best if you don't mind your nana or nini other seeing it. In Jeju. If got hot springs. Chose the cheap one where only got for the hot springs. The sauna is waste of time. The spring water is from cold to very hot. But you need to be naked when going into the hot spring room. Don't worry no one know you there. Your nana big or small they don't care. I think only you yourself care.

The Food
Honestly I think the food is not bad, it got their own taste. The Korean taste bah. Don't compare it taste with Singapore korean food. And their price is not expensive. Almost same as Singapore. But to me their breakfast is too heavy. Rice or mee as breakfast is too much for me. Another thing is their small vege in Chinese where they serve you even meal. It can be refill as many as you can. I find it a bit waste of food. Our group many do not eat it. also very hard to find Halal food


The Shop
Their shop close very early. About 8 pm almost every shop and market close. So if you go there for shopping. You be disappointed. I know ladies will go Innerfree. Do try the outlet, it cheaper than the one at the tea plantation there. And where every souvenir you want to buy. Buy it before go to airport. Don't buy in the airport. It price is way most expensive. Like a key-chain the cost 1000 won. The airport sell 5000 won. 

Recycle
Jeju people very serious about recycle. So if you throw rubbish need to know where to throw. Even in the AB&B also need to do that. Not like Singapore can anyhow. And if you order a coffee. They will want to know you take out or drink there. If drink there they will give a porcelain cup. If take away a paper cup. And if you take away you not allow to drink there.

Overall this is a great trip. Siu choose this cause this is more a hiking trip than those stupid shopping trip. I don't shop. Keep buying thing that you don't use for what. Go buy experience better. 

This trip is organize by Wilfred Wong from meetup group call

Let's Go Travelling & Hiking

. Not to promote him cause he never pay me but in-case you want to know.

Be Brave Be Wayang, I hate to travel




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