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The Female Divers in Jeju, South Korea
One of the coolest experiences I had in South Korea was watching the women divers, known as ‘Haenyeo’, when I was on Jeju Island. Although a dying trend, presumably because of more advanced diving and fishing techniques, there is still a sizeable population of these ladies in Korea, with most of them on Jeju. The average age of a diver…
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Thyra Travels: Getting Out of the Big City: Jeju Island and Busan
After my six weeks in Seoul, and before my month trekking across Vietnam, I wanted to go see other parts of South Korea. I decided to travel to two places, the volcanic island of Jeju, and South Korea’s second largest city, Busan. Jeju I started in Jeju, I had three full days to discover the beautiful island. I was so…