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 2 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...

How much did my trip to Cambodia and Japan Cost?

ByTravelling Minion March 9, 2025 2 Comments
The following will be an accounting of my 2024 trip to Cambodia and Japan. If you've not read the blog, you can do so here. Or if you want a small wrap up, you can check that out here. It can provide some context to the costs below! All prices will be in Canadian (or converted into Canadian when it shows up on my CC bill). The Costs All in all this whole trip cost (me individually) $3082.95with a...

Wrapping up my 2024 Trip to Cambodia and Japan

ByTravelling Minion March 2, 2025 0 Comments
It's time to wrap up my trip to Cambodia and Japan. What starts with the intention of joining friends in Japan and evolves into a side trip to Cambodia. This has been a jam packed trip full of variety! If you've spent anytime to read through the trip, Thank You! If you haven't and want to, you can find the whole trip here. Let's Go! Top 3 Highlights Highlight #1: Travelling with Friends One of...

Last Few Days in Tokyo

ByTravelling Minion February 23, 2025 0 Comments
Kura Global Flagship Store After a much needed sleep in, my day starts pretty lazily in my room. After a slow start I get an invite from my new travel friend from two nights before for lunch! Since I have no real plans today, I take her up on it and we venture out into Asakusa. We end up visiting the Kura Sushi Flagship store. Kura Sushi is a popular conveyor belt sushi restaurant and one of...