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Samseong-yeol: legendary site, downtown Jeju, ancient trees, cherry blossoms, 4,000 won entry. Small fee, smaller crowds. No blooms? Noodle street just 10 minutes away - try pork gogi guksu. Jeju Natural History Museum just 5 minutes away, covers the island from the Tamna era, around 2,000 won. Three things all close together. Full episode: https://youtu.be/P00yyyA5nqY #travel #jeju #cherryblossoms #koreatravel #traveltips
Cherry Blossoms, Noodle Street, and a Great $3 Museum. #travel #jeju #cherryblossoms #koreatravel
Jeju National University is where the island's residents come for cherry blossom picnics — a campus open to visitors who want the same. Outside bloom season, the gardens, nearby restaurants, and local atmosphere hold their own. A short distance away, Gwaneumsa temple provided the setting for Extraordinary Attorney Woo, and the surrounding forest served as North Korea's stand-in in Crash Landing on You. Full episode: https://youtu.be/P00yyyA5nqY #travel #jeju #cherryblossoms #koreatravel #sakura
The North Korea Forest in Crash Landing on You? Jeju! #travel #jeju #cherryblossoms #koreatravel
One hour southeast of Jeju City, in the middle of nowhere. Cherry blossoms for a week. Canola flowers from February through May. Windmills year-round. Hit all three at once during the right season and it's what Ed calls the triple threat. Miss the cherry blossoms and the canola plus windmills still make the drive worth it. Dark enough that Sora's husband Jaden has photographed the Milky Way here. Pair it with the Folk Village or Snoopy Garden on the way back. Full episode: https://youtu.be/P00yyyA5nqY #travel #jeju #cherryblossoms #sakura #koreatravel
Cherry Blossoms + Canola Fields + Windmills. Jeju's 3-for-1 Secret. #travel #jeju #cherryblossoms
Jeonnongro is Jeju City's cherry blossom street — narrow enough that the branches arc over the road and meet in the middle, creating a tunnel effect unique among the island's blossom locations. Outside bloom season, the neighbourhood's hundred-plus murals on residential walls make it worth the visit regardless. Haenyeo, Hallasan, farming life — the island rendered in paint across multiple blocks. Full episode: https://youtu.be/P00yyyA5nqY#travel #jeju #cherryblossoms #koreatravel #sakura #traveltips
Cherry Blossom Tunnels and 100 Murals If You Miss the Blooms. #travel #jeju #cherryblossoms #sakura
Skip Kyoto. Jeju Has Its Own Native Cherry Blossom. Most people associate cherry blossoms with Japan. Jeju has its own. The King Cherry Blossom is native to Jeju — a completely different species from Japanese varieties and those on the Korean mainland. It wasn't even known to exist until the early 1900s. If cherry blossoms are on your list, Jeju means no fighting crowds in Kyoto, Osaka, or Tokyo — and no peak season price surge either. Full episode: https://youtu.be/P00yyyA5nqY #travel #jeju #cherryblossoms #koreatravel #sakura
Skip Kyoto. Jeju Has Its Own Native Cherry Blossom. #travel #jeju #cherryblossoms #koreatravel
Ed and Sora cover cherry blossom season in Jeju, a great alternative to fighting crowds in Japan. Jeju has its own endemic species — the King Cherry Blossom (왕벚꽃) — discovered in the early 1900s and native only to Jeju. They share five spots: * Jeonnongro Street (tunnel effect, murals as consolation prize) * Noksan-ro (canola flowers + windmills + cherry blossoms triple threat) * Jeju National University campus (local picnic vibe, cheap restaurants nearby) * Samseong-hyeol (traditional architecture, paid entry ~4,000 won) * Cheonjiyeon Waterfall (open until 10pm for night viewing). Cherry blossoms bloom late March to mid-April but can end abruptly with rain. TAKEAWAYS * Jeju's King Cherry Blossom (왕벚꽃) is endemic to Jeju — different species from Japan and mainland Korea * Season: Late March to early-April; can end abruptly with rain/wind * Canola flowers (yellow): February to April/May — longer season, good consolation prize * *Jeonnongro Street*: Near Jeju City, cherry blossom tunnel effect, 100+ murals, cafes — 3-4 hour visit * *Gasiri Noksan-ro*: Southeast, 1 hour from city, triple combo of cherry blossoms + canola flowers + windmills; need rental car; nearby: Folk Village, Snoopy Garden * *Jeju National University*: Local picnic spot, cheap restaurants nearby; consolation: Gwaneumsa Temple (Attorney Woo filming location), Crash Landing on You forest scene * *Samseong-hyeol*: Downtown Jeju near City Hall, traditional architecture, ~4,000 won entry; nearby: Noodle Street (국수거리) for gogi guksu * *Cheonjiyeon Waterfall*: Seogwipo, open until 10pm for night cherry blossom viewing, ~2,000 won entry HANDY KOREAN WITH SORA SSAEM (쌤) *벚꽃 (beotkkot)* = cherry blossom *Describing beauty:* * 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) — pretty (for flowers, women, things) * 잘생겼다 (jalsaenggyeotta) — handsome (for men only) * 멋있다 (meositta) — cool/impressive (for mountains, scenery, men) NEXT STEPS 1. Sign up for the 14-part email series at http://vamosajeju.com/start 2. *Follow*: @vamosajeju on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook 3. Visit http://vamosajeju.com for articles, videos, and resources
Ep 15: Cherry Blossoms and More! | Hidden Jeju
오늘은 (Onulen) Green Tea House has a working tea plantation, a lava cave running underneath it, and a green tea foot bath for under $10. Sora recommends the foot bath — good for skin, good for fatigue, great after a long walk. Ed understands soaking feet in hot water. He does not understand the green tea part. Sora's explanation: they have a plantation full of green tea, so why not? Less crowded than Osulloc. So come for the lava cave, and stay for the green tea foot bath. Full episode: https://youtu.be/KthkuVicVg0 #travel #jeju #koreatravel #traveltips #offthebeatenpath #greentea
Come for the Lava Cave, Stay for the Green Tea Footbath. #travel #jeju #greentea #offthebeatenpath
Orteas sits in Jeju's mid-mountain east side — a small, reservation-only tea experience that operates as the deliberate opposite of Osulloc. No walk-in tourists, no crowds, just tea fields with Oreums in the background. Ed booked through Airbnb Experiences. The English session was sold out, so they joined a Korean-language ceremony with seven mainland Koreans. The flight of four-teas — green, black, hojicha, matcha — made the language gap irrelevant. Full episode: https://youtu.be/KthkuVicVg0 #travel #jeju #greentea #offthebeatenpath #koreatravel
The Anti-Osulloc. Reservation Only. No Random Tourists. #travel #jeju #greentea #offthebeatenpath
Seogwidawon sits at the bottom of Hallasan. You can see the peak from the tea plantation. The owner is an 80-year-old grandmother who brews every cup herself, greets every guest, and keeps offering more tea whether you want it or not. Entrance is 5,000 won — about US$3.50 — including two types of tea. Small venue, no large tour groups. Sora's foreign guests who speak zero Korean still connect with her. The warmth, she says, doesn't need a language. Full episode: https://youtu.be/KthkuVicVg0 #travel #jeju #greentea #offthebeatenpath #koreatravel
$3 Tea With an 80-Year-Old Grandma at the Base of Hallasan.#travel #jeju #greentea #offthebeatenpath
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A collection of some of our video clips from Jeju.

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Ed Tee

Ed is an aspiring polyglot, lazy homechef, former dive instructor and journalist who has been slow traveling the world since retirement from corporate America in 2023.