Seoul + Thailand - September 2012

As you might have guessed, Seoul is like my 3rd home.  I try to visit as often as I could and bring people to enjoy this amazing city/country as much as possible.  I took my mom to Seoul back in 2010 and now I took some friends back in 2012.

Luckily September is my birthday month and also one of the best time of the year to visit Seoul because it's not too hot or humid from the summer monsoon or too cold from the winter seasons.  I would say the ideal months to visit South Korea is from the end of August to early November.

What else do you do in Seoul with a few girls....shop, eat, and party all night long.  On this same trip, we decided to combine Thailand too since they don't require a visa and very affordable.  Oh Thailand, you were so fun!  I miss you even with all the city traffic and bad taxi drivers.  The food was awesome to me (and I LOVE street food) and the people.  Everyone spoke English so well no wonder they have so many tourist or is it the other way around  =)

As you may have noticed, I decided to write less and show more photos.  I personally look at photos when I'm reading blogs!  (~ . *)   Enjoy!

I Love Seoul...my 3rd home

Celebrating our birthdays in SEOUL! 

Fancy dinner night

Had to visit Yonsei again

Pet Shop

We did not expect the train to be so bad from Bangkok to Koh Samui, only for backpackers. Never for full luggage.

Bugs were quite delicious in Thailand.  I would go back for seconds.

My Thai meal - grilled fish

Camping at Big Sur - June 2012

One of the pros for living in California is you get a lot of activities in just a few hours. Since we live in the Bay Area (NorCal), we could drive 6 hours to Yosemite, 6 hours to LA, 2 hours to Napa, and 2 hours to Big Sur!

In June 2012, Cuong and I took a fun camping trip to Big Sur with Sunali and Huy. I was quite impressed with the shower pressure there which was what I was worried about.  Sorry I forgot which place but every campsite in Big Sur is nice. You must reserve in advance since they book up quickly.

Before heading to our camping spot on Saturday, we enjoyed some brunch at Katy's Place in Carmel. Their lobster avocado omelet is awesome. To work out brunch, we hiked to a small place north of big sur for an hour or so. Once we go to our campsite and put up the tent, we walked around and found a nice river before heading back to prep for dinner by the fire. Must remember to bring lots of mosquito repellents!

I love grilling some meat and s'mores while enjoying the outdoors with good company.  Sadly we have not gone back camping since life took over.  But we plan to camp next month with some friends!

 

The Twins

monkeying around

Sunali + Huy's tent

Chefs at work

Yum!