Tag: Sunsets

Nagasaki

ByTravelling Minion April 26, 2026 1 Comment
Today our cruise takes us to Nagasaki. It's a place none of us have to before, so we are all looking forward to the visit. After our now-routine breakfast on board we disembark the boat and make our way through the pretty port of Nagasaki. As Nagasaki is the other nuclear bombing site, our family is curious to see how the event is memorialized here. We hop onboard one of the city trams and make...

Cruising the Kanmon Strait to Fukuoka

ByTravelling Minion April 19, 2026 1 Comment
Today is a day at sea without any ports as our boat sails from Hiroshima through the Kanmon Strait to Fukuoka. Since there isn't any port of call, the ship offers a few extra events and activities for its guests. One of which is a brunch in the main dining room. Our family decides to partake and head into the ship's dining room. We order several different dishes which includes a fresh fruit...

Osaka & Kochi

ByTravelling Minion April 6, 2026 1 Comment
Today we are in Osaka. It's a city that all of us have been through several times before. With this in mind we don't have a very big list of things to do. So the plan is to explore, try a few new things and perhaps return to the boat early if we feel like a rest. We have a leisurely breakfast onboard before heading out. One of the things I enjoy about Holland America is they serve congee for...

Yokohama

ByTravelling Minion March 22, 2026 1 Comment
After a good nights rest we wake up fairly early on account of jet lag. Because the Sister and I are up first we decide to head out and take a short walk and check out our surroundings. We find a cool bakery nearby and let the Parental Minions know to meet us there for breakfast. City Bakery City Bakery is a bakery chain and this is the Yokohama Living Town Minatomirai branch. It's nestled in a...

A Long way to Laos

ByTravelling Minion January 5, 2025 0 Comments
I am setting out for a trip to Asia today! Ultimately, I will end up in Japan to meet  up with Lebron and Antetokounmpo but before I get there I will spend some time in South East Asia. My first stop will be Laos. But in order to get there I have a pretty long few days of flying. It starts with a very quick hop from Vancouver to Seattle to overnight before an early morning flight to LA. I stay...

Minion Fam Jam: Charlottetown

ByTravelling Minion November 24, 2024 2 Comments
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Our port of call today is Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. This my second visit with the Parental Minions since we visited back in 2021. Since we had a more extensive stay that time we didn't have a set plan other than to wander around. So off the ship we go and we spend our first little while in Charlottetown exploring the waterfront and retracing some...