Update on our lives

It has been a while since I last filled everyone in on our life here in Korea. There have been quite a few things that have happened since I last wrote.

First, let’s start with our vacation! Cory and I had the amazing opportunity of going to Malaysia and Thailand for 20 days. It was so wonderful. The warm weather, the people, the culture and the FOOD were all great.

Our first journey took us to Malaysia.  Cory and I did a home stay with a man named, Din (pronounced Dean). That’s where you rent out a bedroom in someone’s home. Din was the most heartwarming, hospitable man I have ever met in my life. As well, the room was very inexpensive ($11 a night!) Din showed us around Kuala Lumper (the capitol of Malaysia). He drove us to many places and almost seemed like our private tour guide. It was a great experience staying with him and I would highly recommend others to stay there as well. We stayed in Kuala Lumper for 4 days and saw the majority of the city plus more!

^ Here we are at the Kuala Lumper Bird Park :) Having a wild time!

 Next, it was off to the Batu Caves. When visiting these caves you could literally see monkeys everywhere you looked. They were NOT afraid of people one bit. Cory and I LOVED this part of the trip.

Lastly, we visited the famous Petronas Towers. Below is a huge shopping center. These were amazing to see at night!

  

Next, it was off to Thailand! Cory and I could not wait to get to there! We took an 8 hour bus ride from Kuala Lumper to Hat Yai, Thailand. We ended up playing UNO the entire 8 hours. It got pretty intense :) I recall winning 13 games in a row…

When we reached Hat Yai, we stayed the night in a very low budget hotel. Let’s just say we were happy we were only staying one night! The next day, we took a 5 hour van ride to Krabi. We absolutely LOVED staying in Krabi. We decided to stay in town for a few days because it was a little cheaper compared to staying close to the beach. Our hotel was $12 a night… not bad at all. With our room being so cheap, we were able to do MANY activities. While staying in Krabi we went: elephant riding, jungle trekking, kayaking, snorkeling, white water rafting, and ATV riding. It was AMAZING! My favorite by far was kayaking around some of the most beautiful islands in Thailand – absolutely breathtaking. 

After Krabi, we decided to slow down the pace and head to Koh Lanta. Koh Lanta is a calm island. There are still tourists there but not as many as the more famous islands in Thailand. Since it was a little calmer, we were able to rent a motorbike and go motor biking around the island. It was soooooooo much fun!  Other than that, we relaxed and went to beach most days. One night we did end up going to a Muay Thai fight. It was so crazy to see 6 year olds to grown men fighting each other. I actually enjoyed it…and of course, Cory loved it! The greatest thing about Koh Lanta was the people we met. That’s the greatest thing with traveling: You meet people from all over the world. We made friends with this young couple from Sweden and a girl from Holland. Even though we only spent a few days together, we became good friends. It was so fun talking about our different cultures and life experiences. Koh Lanta was a fantastic trip!

After 20 days in the sun, it was time to come back to our home in Korea. The vacation was much needed and we loved every minute of it!

As soon as Cory and I got back from vacation, we started planning our next trip! That’s the thing with traveling; once you start you do not want to stop. Good thing our school grants us one vacation a year. So we are looking forward to February 2013…. Australia and New Zealand! Here we come!