It's not always you get the opportunity to get to Jeju, Republic of Korea - the honeymoon island. One, it is because you have had your honeymoon elsewhere. Two, getting there and stay there for a holiday can eat a chunk of whatever disposable income you have.
He was there many years ago. A beautiful island, the shape of a potato. Just months ago he got another chance to be there, on business trip too. Hence there was an element of cost-sharing between his own pocket and the business concern. Since mixing business with pleasure is not a sin, he extended his stay for an extra day or two.
The trip this time was a stark difference from previously in most aspects. The host, in last trip, took the trouble to purposely include sightseeing as part of the unofficial agenda. This time around, it was not so. Thus Nakamora has to be 'unguided.' But that was not strange to him. He likes to explore and discover. Explore and discover he did. But the discovery was not that pleasant, unfortunately.
Most of the taxi drivers do not speak the language of tourism. Most of the interesting spots are indicated in English in the map. Show that to a taxi, and the driver has no idea where and what it is.
To get to Bagdad Cafe, a joint written as a halal eating place, Nakamora has to get a staff manning the Tourist Information counter at the airport to write it down in Korean on a piece of paper. This is to be shown to the taxi driver. Apparently, he was not the first one using that approach. Other tourists, travelling independently, did the same.
Perhaps to see jeju, one needs to join organized tour, or else, plan the trip well in advance and get to the tourist information counter to get everything written for the taxi driver.
He was there many years ago. A beautiful island, the shape of a potato. Just months ago he got another chance to be there, on business trip too. Hence there was an element of cost-sharing between his own pocket and the business concern. Since mixing business with pleasure is not a sin, he extended his stay for an extra day or two.
The trip this time was a stark difference from previously in most aspects. The host, in last trip, took the trouble to purposely include sightseeing as part of the unofficial agenda. This time around, it was not so. Thus Nakamora has to be 'unguided.' But that was not strange to him. He likes to explore and discover. Explore and discover he did. But the discovery was not that pleasant, unfortunately.
Most of the taxi drivers do not speak the language of tourism. Most of the interesting spots are indicated in English in the map. Show that to a taxi, and the driver has no idea where and what it is.
To get to Bagdad Cafe, a joint written as a halal eating place, Nakamora has to get a staff manning the Tourist Information counter at the airport to write it down in Korean on a piece of paper. This is to be shown to the taxi driver. Apparently, he was not the first one using that approach. Other tourists, travelling independently, did the same.
Perhaps to see jeju, one needs to join organized tour, or else, plan the trip well in advance and get to the tourist information counter to get everything written for the taxi driver.
Salam..what a nice place..i hope someday, i will be there..Insya-Allah..
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