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27 Apr

Thailand: A Breeze On The Beach

The beautiful beaches of Phuket were a welcome stop-over before our flight into Bhutan.

22 Sep

Snorkeling near Songaksan

View Larger Map A wild goat on the cliffs near the ocean. The steps down to the lower cave. One of the bats we found in the caves. We crawled back out of the cave and down to the ocean to go snorkeling. In the map above, near the southeastern tip of the main island, [...]

19 Aug

Summer Vacation

This is a view of eastern Jeju-do from the ferry ride over to Udo. I shot this off the balcony of our hotel. You can see the many oreums of eastern Jeju-do in the distance. I just wanted to write a quick post about our summer vacation. We had 5 days off recently and we [...]

17 Jul

Sojeongbang Waterfall

Sojeongbang Waterfall. Overlook near Sojeongbang Waterfall. Overlook near Sojeongbang Waterfall with Seopseom Island in the background. Today we woke up a little late but decided to go snorkeling at Jeongbang waterfall. Well, when we got there the surf was pretty rough and one of the locals quickly informed us that we weren’t allowed to go [...]

16 Jul

Snorkeling at Oedolgae Rock

Nancy and I went snorkeling at Oedolgae rock early this morning. The weather has been VERY HOT and VERY HUMID, so a dive into the ocean felt extremely refreshing. We got in around 7:30am before the sun rises too high and becomes corrosive on my sensitive white boy skin. The video above doesn’t do the [...]

26 May

Rugged Coastline

Here is a quick video that was shot on the coast between the KAL Hotel and the Paradise Hotel here in Seogwipo. Nancy and I went swimming here about an hour earlier and froze our butts off! Coastline in Seogwipo, Jeju Island

25 May

Afternoon Swim at Soesokkak Beach

Today we ventured out to Soesokkak beach for a swim. It was bright and sunny compared to the last two rainy days. We took a cab on our way to the beach. At Soesokkak beach there is a river that flows down from the mountain and meets the ocean. We hiked up along the river [...]

08 Sep

more on breath and water

I’ve been thinking a lot lately. I haven’t had this much time to myself for many years. It’s both good and bad. Without a “regular” job to consume just about every waking moment of your life, your mind starts to wander. You get introspective, and all those things you continually push away in your mind [...]

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