From Hanoi to the Sapporo Snow Festival

ByTravelling Minion April 20, 2025 1 Comment
Unfortunately, we are leaving Hanoi today and heading to Japan for the Sapporo Snow Festival! Our flight doesn't leave until later on in the day so we still have a little time to enjoy Vietnam before we say good bye. Cong Caphe After checking out of our hotel we decide to indulge in a little more of Hanoi's awesome coffee culture by spending some time at Cong Caphe. It's a popular local coffee...

Bai Tu Long Bay

ByTravelling Minion April 13, 2025 0 Comments
We are heading to Bai Tu Long Bay today! While Ha Long Bay is the more popular tourist destination, Bai Tu Long bay is adjacent to it and picking the right itinerary to visit can be difficult. Hearing about different experiences, the Sister and I had a few things we wanted from this experience. In general both of us didn't want a day trip out of Hanoi. If we are going to visit the bay we at least...

Hanoi

ByTravelling Minion April 6, 2025 1 Comment
Hoi An Roastery Today we are saying goodbye to Hoi An and heading to Hanoi. We have an early afternoon flight, so before checking out we wander into Hoi An one last time. We find a cool little coffee shop called Hoi An Roastery. For the next hour or two we enjoy the rest of the morning with nice coffee and pastries in a relaxing atmosphere. Flying to Hanoi Soon after, we head back to our hotel,...

Sun World Ba Na Hills

ByTravelling Minion March 29, 2025 1 Comment
Today we are heading to Sun World Ba Na Hills. It's a a huge Vietnamese amusement park and originally our main purpose is to visit the Golden Hands Bridge.  But after doing a bit more research, we realize that there's a lot more to the park than just the bridge. So we're excited to check it out today. After a hearty hotel breakfast we hop into a Grab car for the hour long journey from Hoi An to...

Hoi An

ByTravelling Minion March 23, 2025 0 Comments
Heading to Hoi An We have a morning flight to Danang before hitch a ride to Hoi An. So after a great breakfast buffet at our hotel we head to the airport. Unfortunately our string of fancy flights are behind us, but the Sister and I have no problems with Air Asia to Vietnam. Our hour and a half flight is smooth from start to finish and without any issues. Hoi An The first major stop on our...

Another Minion Sibling Trip! This time to Vietnam and Japan

ByTravelling Minion March 16, 2025 3 Comments
It's time for another sibling trip! This time we are heading to Vietnam and Japan! But we have a long day(s) of travel ahead of us and part of the excitement are our flights to Asia. We have some aspirational flights out of Seattle so need to make our way south of our home in Vancouver. Quick Shuttle to Seattle To get down we had looked into flying and training down. However both options were...