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Travel: Jeju Island, Korea

We had been plodding steadily up through the lush deciduous vegetation for nearly a half-hour when we finally emerged from the trees into the sun. Peeling off my damp sweatshirt, I leaned against a huge boulder to catch my breath, only to catch it again in amazement. A quarter of Jeju (Jejudo) spread out below me—most of the southern side of the island lay open like a detailed map. The sapphire-blue ocean lined the sandy beaches and spread into the horizon. I hadn’t had the chance to visit this portion of Korea’s largest island which I was now looking at from above, but Hans, an American expatriate who had lived on Jeju for nearly eight months, pointed out places where he’d been scuba diving and snorkeling, and even the soccer stadium that was used when Korea hosted the World Cup.

National Pastime

Griffey burns Braves, returns to M's

MLB.com reported Wednesday night that 12-time All-Star and 600-home run club member Ken Griffey Jr. has agreed to a one-year deal with his original team, the Mariners, that will pay him $2 million plus incentives tied to at bats and attendance. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution had reported on Tuesday that an agreement between Griffey and the Braves was imminent, but a person with knowledge of the negotiations said the 39-year-old changed his mind after that deal fell through.