Tag: Japan

Sapporo and the Sapporo Snow Festival

ByTravelling Minion April 27, 2025 1 Comment
Sapporo Snow Festival After dropping off our luggage at our hotel, we quickly head to the Sapporo Snow Festival. It's the last day of the festival and we want to try and experience as much of it as we can. It's the Sister's first time at the Sapporo Snow festival but the second for me. Experiencing it in heavy snowfall though is pretty unique in its own right! Scultures One of the standout draws...

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...

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...

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 2 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...