The theme of the trip in June is Early Beach. It opens in advance from the Busan area and ignites th..

The theme of the trip in June is Early Beach. It opens in advance from the Busan area and ignites the heat of playing in the water. So I’m going. Travel surprise, surprise. This episode is a unique record ranking owned by a domestic beach. There are stars, records. Before diving, read it.

1. “The world’s most dangerous beach” is in Korea?

The “most dangerous beach” category is also a Korean car. Ganghwado Island Dongmak Beach is a notorious protagonist. A foreign media outlet is famous for handling it. It was reported in 2017.

At that time, the British daily Daily Mail selected Ganghwado Dongmak Beach as the ‘world’s most dangerous beach’. This was the explanation at the time. Ganghwado Island’s Dongmak Beach, 37 miles (about 59.45km) from Seoul, is a popular beach for domestic and foreign travelers who want to escape from the bustling city. But there is a twist. It’s the world’s most dangerous beach’.

The explanation continues. Dongmak Beach at the southern end of Ganghwado Island is filled with people digging sandy beaches or sunbathing to catch clams in the summer, he said. “Some of them are foreigners, including the U.S. military.”

The subsequent supplementary explanation makes me feel appalled. Dongmak Beach is only a few miles from the North Korean border. At the direction of Kim Jong-un, landmines thrown into the water by North Korean soldiers are being washed up on the beach of Dongmak. The explosives are aimed at beachgoers without knowing anything.’

The Daily Mail also advises caution. Never go in July and August. The reason is incredible. “The North Korean military is exploiting the phenomenon that landmines thrown by the strong currents are being pushed around the island, and the problem is worse because landmines can move further south if the sea level rises in July and August during the rainy season.”

In fact, the area around Ganghwa is originally a dangerous area. The number of landmines found in Ganghwa Island alone exceeds 100. There are also warning signs everywhere. The content also looks terrible. Most of them are ‘distinguishing landmines of various shapes and sizes and asking for caution when hunting crustaceans’. Sometimes there are banners hanging on the beach. North Korean wooden-box mines are being found in the rainy season. If you find a wooden ship mine, please never touch it and report it to 112 or the light inspection office. So, let me tell you. Only visit the officially opened beach.

2. Haeundae is in the Guinness Book of World Records?

Haeundae Beach in Busan comes to mind when you think of the beach. It is Korea’s signature sea that even holds the Guinness Book of Records. Oh, wait here. Of course, there is a real fake controversy. But this is the record that remains in the media.

From 10 a.m. to 7 hours on August 2, 2008. Track the numbers every hour and record the number of parasols. At 4 p.m. on the same day, a world record that was finally published in the Guinness Book of World Records was born, with 7,937 records at that time. Since there were no AI monitors these days, it is fun to use primitive methods. At that time, 40 measurement workers were put in and counted daily.

One side effect afterwards. As the parasol occupies the beachside, there are strong complaints that there is no place to play, and since the Guinness Book of World Records, the beachside parasol installation area has been restricted.

3. A beach for women? …Songdo

Songdo Beach in Busan is also a unique record holder. Surprisingly, it is a beach exclusively for women. Nude beach is common, but what else is it only for women. The story is like this.

Songdo Beach, Korea’s first public beach. It opens in 1913. At that time, there were only diving stations at Wonsan Beach in Joseon, but in 1925, two were installed in Songdo and are recorded as “specialties.” And a remarkable record. It’s 1927. A beach dedicated to women was newly established on the southern coast of Songdo. At that time, it is interpreted that the mixed men’s and women’s bathing in the swimming pool of Gyeongseong Stadium emerged as a social problem and was affected.

Since 1931, Songdo Beach has been used by more than 150,000 people a year. Considering that Busan had a population of 183,000 in 1935, Songdo Beach, the first beach, was the best vacation spot in Joseon.

One recent bonus news for Songdo.

Busan Songdo Coastal Trail, which was cut off due to natural disasters, will reopen. It is a walking path along the coast of Songdo that connects Songdo Beach and Amnam Park. The reorganization project of the section lost to typhoon damage in 2020 was carried out only on 340m of the entire section of 817m. Due to the remaining follow-up process, it will be operated only from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (4 p.m. last entry time) until September. It will be open all the time from October.

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4. The beach closest to the sea… Jeong Dongjin

Jeong Dong-jin, who never misses a record. There is a record that everyone in the Republic of Korea knows. Jeongdongjin Station is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as “the closest station to the sea in the world.” Jeongdongjin Station is known as the filming location for the 1994 TV drama “Sand Clock” and makes another quantum jump. There is also a hotel here that surprised the world with its visuals. Jeongdongjin Sun Cruise Hotel, known as the “first luxury cruise on the ground.” In 2016, he was selected as the “World’s Most Unique Hotel TOP13” by CNN for his unique visuals in the shape of a cruise. It consists of 121 hotel-type rooms, 82 condo-type rooms, and 8 suites.

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4. Korea’s first “Mung Beach”… Sagunjin

These days, traveling with a dog is a daily routine, but a strange sight 10 years ago. However, there is a place that declared Meng Beach for the first time in Korea in 2013. Sageunjin Beach in Gangneung, Gangwon Province. Although the number of pets visiting to enjoy summer vacation with their dogs exploded, nearby residents and merchants expressed opposition, highlighting the seriousness and discomfort of environmental pollution, and eventually the experiment of “Puppy Beach” was stopped. Since then, along with Meng Beach, located on Namae Beach in Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do, Geoje Myeongsa Beach has been challenging the beach exclusively for dogs in Gyeongnam. The popularity of the dog bath is explosive. Last year, 19,718 users visited Geoje Daeng Beach, more than the previous year (17,528 people). The number of companion vacation dogs visiting this place was 4,294, according to the survey.

Oh, I almost forgot. A fierce dog, absolutely prohibited. And a leash is a must.

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5. the world’s most expensive rip-off beach

An extra episode. It’s the cutest beach ever. There is a place that is impregnable no matter what anyone says. It is the island of Ibisa, Spain. A place where 24-hour trans music continues. It is considered one of the most popular islands in Europe.

CNBC and other foreign media also report the atmosphere of Ibisa every year, which has been hit by rip-off inflation. What CNBC once dealt with is even uncomfortable with the title. “Coca cola is 17,000 won? Prices on Europe’s most popular islands are rising on one of Europe’s most popular islands.

The content of the report is also incredible. A coke that costs well over 10,000 won per can is like acting cute. The price of a hamburger at a beach restaurant in Ibisa, Spain, soared to around 30 dollars (about 39,500 won) due to global inflation. A common five-star hotel swimming pool sunbed costs $500 (about 658,500 won). It costs almost every luxury hotel in Korea per night. Jeju Island, the Korean version of Ibisa Island, is hot due to the controversy over “10x rental car rip-off,” but it is not possible to even give out a business card in the original version.

Shin Ik-soo, travel journalist