Sunday, August 22, 2010

Is There Anybody Out There?

Well after a very long hiatus the Cooper Family blog is finally back on track.  Since our last installment there has been a lot happening - I will try to summarize these events in chronological order:

  • During June/July 2009 we traveled to Bali for what can only be described as the holiday of a lifetime.  We spent 5 weeks in a private apartment in Nusa Dua, hired a car for a month, bought a surf board and lived the life.  Jenene's Mum and Dad and my Mum even traveled over from Australia to spend some time with us which made it even more special.
  • In October 2009 we traveled back to Seorak Mountain on Korea's East coast for some amazing hiking and scenery.  This is truly one of our favourite places in the world.
  • Christmas 2009 we traveled back to Australia for an action packed 2 and 1/2 weeks, spending some time in Bundaberg, on the Gold Coast, and in Sydney.
  • February 2010 we traveled to Taiwan where we stayed with our good friends Chris and Nicole and their wonderful children Matthew and Teaghan.  We even got to catch up with Cath and Jeff (friends from GSIS), and spent an afternoon with Joni Cho - our favourite Korean friend in the whole world!
  • In April 2010 we traveled back to Beijing for a truly amazing 6 days.  We also took a day trip to Xian to see the Terracotta Warriors.  This was a fantastic holiday and cemented Beijing as one of our favourite cities.
  • In June 2010 we left Korea for the final time on our way to Australia for the summer.  We spent a fantastic 4 years in Korea and there are many things we will miss about this great country - but we were ready to move on.
  • And move on we did - after 6 weeks in Australia we packed up and moved our lives to Amman, Jordan, which is where we are right now.  So let the blogging begin about our new life in Jordan and the countries we can visit from this part of the world.
I think you will have to agree that this summary is a very concise way to catch up on a year and a half of adventures.  The photos below might help as well.
Bali - holiday of a lifetime!

Mt Seolag in Seoraksan National Park - Korea

Driving Nana and Grandad's boat at Christmas time

Taipei 101 - very impressive

Chillin' out the front of the Forbidden City - Beijing

One of the things we will miss the most about Korea - weekend ski trips!

Roasting marshmallows on a camping trip in Australia

Skipping in front of the King Hussein Mosque - Amman, Jordan

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