August 3rd, 2012 at 6:40 pm » Comments (2)

It looks like Geoje on Geoje-do Island has quite a growing foreigner population due to its shipyard industry: Brian Hodnett is one of 8,805 foreigners living in the coastal city of Geoje, South Gyeongsang, who came to Korea for work. The software engineer from the U.S. came halfway around the world to take a job opportunity offered by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. Hodnett is in charge of installing global standard navigation software for the Korean shipbuilder. He took the job when Oslo-based Songa Offshore, an international drilling company, requested
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June 4th, 2007 at 1:49 pm » Comments (11)

For those who have read my series of postings about General Haydon Boatner (Part 1 begins here) you may be interested in visiting the modern day site of the Geoje POW camp.  Today a small section of the former Goeje Island POW camp has been reconstructed into a museum to remember this little known chapter of the Korean War. The museum is located adjacent to the modern day city Gohyeun which is more well known for its massive ship yards than for its significant Korean War history.  At the entrance
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November 22nd, 2004 at 3:13 am » Comments (2)

An unusual but worth seeing tourist destination if you happen to be traveling to Geoje Island is the Oedo Paradise Island. The island is quite beautiful but small island this is part of the Hallyeo Haesang National Park in Southeastern South Korea: This small island is easily spotted from Geoje Island due to the many small ferry boats transferring passengers to and from this scenic island: This island may be small but it does have an interesting history.  In 1969, Lee Chang-Ho began to come to Oedo while fishing to
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