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It can feel overwhelming thinking about how to navigate the Japanese local subway systems to get to your hotel/airbnb. Here, we've reviewed the different options for getting around in Japan, especially for travel days, when you have a lot of luggage to manage. Note: for most travel options, you do not have to pay for… Continue reading How to get from Airport/Train Station to Accommodations (and Vice Versa) in Japan
We just returned from a 2-week trip to Japan and we are definitely missing all the amazing food. Here’s a summary of what we ate there. It's been split up into regional-specific and general eats. Hokkaido-Specific We began our trip in Hokkaido. Since it was our first time in this region of Japan, we wanted… Continue reading Japan 4.0: What We Ate on a 2-Week Trip to Japan
We recently visited Hokkaido, Japan. We’ve been to multiple areas of Japan further south (see previous posts), so we thought we would tackle this area with our extended family this trip. Here are the places we visit during our week-long stay in Hokkaido: Sapporo TV Tower As the main landmark of Sapporo, I would say… Continue reading Japan 4.0: What to Do in Hokkaido (With a Toddler)
Travel day! Come with us on our journey in Air Canada's Premium Economy cabin from Vancouver to Osaka, Japan! Seats We were no looking forward to an almost 11 hour flight with a busy toddler. We’ve done previous long flights (see post) with her but she was much younger and so much has changed since then.… Continue reading Review of YVR (Vancouver) to KIX (Kansai) flight on Air Canada Premium Economy with a Toddler
This morning, we had plans with the baby’s great grandfather for brunch at KKIA Sup Ikan. It had both indoor and outdoor seating. It was a hot day we sat in the indoor air conditioned room. Outside, there were multiple food stalls apparently owned and operated independently of this restaurant. They even had a takoyaki… Continue reading Malaysia Trip 2022/2023 Day 31: Kota Kinabalu
This morning's cafe of choice is October. We've been to another branch earlier this trip after our Vietnamese lunch. Loving the rustic decor of the place. We ordered our usual coffee choices and also a Korean street toast and bulgogi wrap. I was really impressed with the food here. It's so tasty and reminds me… Continue reading Malaysia Trip 2022/2023 Day 30: Kota Kinabalu
This morning, I was excited because we're heading out for some soto! I saw a very delicious-looking bowl of soto on one of Aaron's cousin's social media posts, and she promised to take here. The restaurant was called Restoran Sri Rezeki in Inamam. Apparently this area had a lot of great restaurants. It was a… Continue reading Malaysia Trip 2022/2023 Day 29: Kota Kinabalu
It's been a very busy week with all the holiday festivities so we were looking forward to a relaxing, chill day today. We started the morning with some coffee and breakfast at Flow Coffee. It was a lot busier today but we managed to find a table in their outdoor seating area. There weren’t many… Continue reading Malaysia Trip 2022/2023 Day 28: Kota Kinabalu
Happy Lunar New Year! Today's the day. The biggest celebration in many parts of Asia. It's the day you wear nice, new, traditionally red, clothes, where the young, single people get to collect lucky money and of course where everyone get to enjoy a nice feast. We started off the day with a quick breakfast… Continue reading Malaysia Trip 2022/2023 Day 27: Kota Kinabalu
Today is Lunar New Year's Eve. As usual, we're on the hunt for a specialty cafe to visit. Unfortunately, being from Canada, where Lunar New Year isn't really celebrated, we didn't realize a lot of stores close here today for the holidays. We tried going to Tree Monk but they were closed. Then we went… Continue reading Malaysia Trip 2022/2023 Day 26: Kota Kinabalu
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