Today was our day to explore Jeju Island a little bit, so we had a quick breakfast and got ready to head out. We got the concierge to book us a taxi and driver for the day, and thankfully there was one with a van that fit all 5 of us comfortably. Our first stop was Oedolgae Rock. The name of the area Oedolgae means "lonely standing rock." This 20-meter rock pillar stands alone just off the seashore. From some angles the rock looks like a person praying. There is...

The alarm went off at 3:30 AM today so that we could be ready to go to the airport at 4:30 AM. After dropping off the items that we weren't taking to Jeju in the room that Doren & Rick are keeping in Seoul, we headed to the airport. There was a little issue at the check-in counter with Jessica's ticket, but eventually, it all got straightened out and we cleared security and boarded the plane for the one hour flight to Jeju Island. We both slept the flight ...

We had to get up early this morning (5:30 am) to catch the shuttle to the airport for our flight to Seoul. Neither of us can believe our time in Japan is over, but we are looking forward to Korea and meeting up with Christine's mom, as well as Rick & Jessica. The flight was on time and after clearing South Korean immigration and customs we got in our pre-arranged taxi (the first time I've ever had someone waiting for me at the arrival gate with my name on a...

Korean Air Flight 74, with us onboard, took off on schedule for our 13-hour flight up and over the North Pole to Incheon, South Korea. We were in seats 7H & 7J in Prestige Class, which is the Korean Air version of Business Class. The seats are great, with tons of legroom, and once we mastered the automated seat adjustment buttons, we could have the seats in almost any configuration that you wanted, from upright to almost totally flat. That made it much easier...