After first hearing about a peculiar coffee shop from a fellow racer’s girlfriend (a cute couple I might add), I imagined sipping its sweet, aromatic coffee as a soft breeze wafted my hair and body into heavenly contentment.
Posts Tagged ‘Jeju Island’
Coffee at Caffeine, a hop, skip and truck-stop away
Posted: April 25, 2011 in events, food, out of seoul, random walks, rants and ravesTags: Aewol Road, Caffeine Coffee Shop, 무지개, 트럭, 애월해안도로, 제주도, 카페인, 커피숍, Jeju Island, Korea, mobile, rainbow truck, Seoul, toast sandwich, truck cafe, UFO restaurant and hotel
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Check-In: Jeju Ultra Marathon 2011
Posted: April 21, 2011 in eventsTags: (사)대한울트라마라톤연맹, e-mart, 네이버후드호텔, 제주 울트라 마라톤 대회, Jeju Island, Jeju Ultra Marathon 2011, Korea, Korea Ultra Marathon Federation, KUMF, Neighborhood Hotel
March 25, 2011: Waking up Friday morning, 5AM – 3 hours earlier than normal (or rather humanly possible in Korea), I suddenly realize; I had less than an hour to pack, jump on the first subway and arrive in time for my flight to Jeju Island at 7:30. Thank goodness I was smart enough to [...]
Race Day: Jeju Ultra Marathon 2011
Posted: April 20, 2011 in eventsTags: (사)대한울트라마라톤연맹, Choco-pie, death by Choco Pie, 국제울트라러너스협회, 탑동공원, 포카리스웨트, 제주, 제주 울트라 마라톤 대회, 제주도 월드컵 경기장, 초코파이, Jeju Island, Jeju Ultra Marathon 2011, Korea Ultra Marathon Federation, KUMF, Pocari Sweat, Seogwipo World Cup Sports Stadium
As with last year, we would be starting from Tapdong Park 탑동공원, north of Jeju City and go around the eastern shoreline past Aewol, Hallim, Chakwido, Daejeong, Jungmun and finally ending on the southern tip in Seogwipo’s Sports Stadium 제주도 월드컵 경기장. But rather than at 06:00, the race time was backdated to 08:00. Despite [...]
Day 5 Continued: Buddhist Temple for World Peace and Unification
Posted: March 29, 2010 in attended, out of seoul, random walksTags: 064-783-8801, 1988 AD, Bhikkhu Dorim, buddha, Buddhahood, Buddhist era 2532, Buddhist temple, Chogye, chosun dynasty, 김경 태스님, gold pagoda, Hapdeok, Heoung Bowoo, Hwangryong temple, Hwanseong Jiahn, independence day, 시외버스터미널, 평화통일불사리탑, 합덕, 환성당 지안대사 순교비, 제주특별자치도 제주시 조천읍 조천리 2268, 조천리, 천지, Jeju Island, Jocheon-ri, Jowa-ro, Kim Kyung, Lotus Book of the True Law, lotus sutra, Mount Halla, Mount Paekdu, North Korea, Pagoda of Shakyamumi, parapet, Prabhutaratna, Silla, South Korea, tapgol, The Buddha Sharira Stupa for World Peace and Unification, zen master
The official name of this temple is ‘The Buddha Sharira Stupa for World Peace and Unification* (평화통일불사리탑).’ Upon arriving to the low gateway (which comically inappropriate, made me flashback to the nunnery’s foyer from The Sound of Music), the sun strikes the golden pagoda atop the dome-shaped temple ceiling like a beacon reaching for the heavens above. I awwed [...]
Day 5: My trip to Jeju Island
Posted: March 29, 2010 in attended, events, food, out of seoul, random walksTags: beach, buddha, Buddhist temple, cave, electric-windmill, 만장굴, 김녕해수욕장, 뼈해장국, Geomunoreum, Gimnyeong, Hangover Bone Soup, 신촌리, 신촌뼈해장국, 한라산, Jeju Island, lava rock, lava tube, Manjanggul, Mount Halla, Sinchon-ri, volcano, wasabi sauce, white radish kimchi, windmill, Yongcheondonggul
Without getting a lick of sleep last night, it’s amazing how awake and excited I was to start off today’s agenda: caves, beaches and more beaches!
Day One: My trip to Jeju Island (real time)
Posted: March 25, 2010 in events, out of seoulTags: gimpo airport, Jeju Island, Jinair, ultra marathon, Yeha Guesthouse
I’m late!! I set my alarm to wake me up at 8:30 so I could drop off my dog at the hospital’s hotel and pack up the rest of my gear. Boy was that a waste of energy – it didn’t even go off and now it’s 11:00! ARGGH. So here I am, running around [...]
