Poetry has healing powers.
Poetry inspires us to see the world in a special way.
Poetry gives people insight into the inner workings of love and hate.
Travel gives people excitement and joy.
Poetry and travel will give you happiness, leaving you behind the repetitive routine.
A "Jeju Island Tour with poetry" will make you feel happy.
Jeju Island is an island located in South Korea.
10 Reasons to Travel to Jeju Island
1. The highest mountain in South Korea - Mt. Hanlla
The dormant volcano Hallasan stands 1,950 meters above sea level.
Hallasan is a UNESCO Biosphere reserve containing a crater lake, alpine plants, woodpeckers, chipmunks, butterflies and beetles.
2. Lava tubes
Another UNESCO Geopark, the Manjang cave is more than eight kilometers long and you can walk one kilometer of its eerie passageway.
Formed by cooling lava, the cave's dark, cold, often narrow and slippery with water, and you know there are bats up in its murky corners: not somewhere for the claustrophobic.
3. Grandfather stones - Dol Harubang
Jeju Island boasts three plenties: wind, rocks, and women. The surface of Jeju stone is 90% basalt. Dolharubang is often seen in Jeju Island.
4. Deep-diving women - Haenyeo
As rice won't grow on this wild, windy island, women learned to dive for octopus, abalone, clams, squid and seaweed. Nowadays, the powerful sea-women (haenyo) who dive 10-20 meters without any breathing apparatus, are renowned throughout the country.
The culture of Jeju-Haneyeo was inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2016.
5. Superb beaches
Hyeopjae Beach and Hamdeok Beach are beautiful. The beautiful beach is empty outside of summer. Other top beaches for swimming and surfing are Emerald Bay, Gwakji, Hamdoek and Shinyang.
6. Loveland
If any of Jeju's honeymooners need to get in the mood, this is one blatant way to go about it. This hilarious over-the-top adult theme park is dedicated to sex. Grotesque oversized casts of Western-looking nudes are locked in embraces or caught in the throes of ecstasy.
7. Olle walking trails
Olle in the local dialect means a winding path to your front door, and Olle coastal trails now wind around much of the island.
8. Water/oxygen/massage therapy
At Hanwha Therapy Resort, let jets of water massage you from every angle. Float in the pool with the lights out and music playing, lie back in an oxygen room, get wrapped in a sheet and cocooned in hay in a crib, then wake up in a tropical rain shower.
9. Seaweed and sea urchin soup
Beyond raw seafood, the array of local specialties includes pheasant, whole grilled mackerel in sea salt and barbecued pork from Jeju's black pigs. But if you really want to get a taste of the island try some of the seaweed and sea urchin soup.
10. Sunrise from a volcanic crater - Seongsan Sunrise Peak (Seongsan Ilchulbong)
Visitors can watch beautiful sunrises at Seongsan Ilchulbong (Seongsan Sunrise Peak). It is one of the most scenic landmarks of Jeju Island and a UNESCO World Natural Heritage.
From CNN NEWS Articles - 10 reasons travelers can't keep away from Jeju Island
Jennifer Barclay, CNN, Published 12th July 2017
