Seattle - Vancouver Trip Highlights 2024

what I did & places I visited + thoughts on Vancouver

Hello!

How are you all? I just got back from Seattle-Vancouver, and by the time this newsletter gets to you, I’m already in New Hampshire. My two close friends are here along with my cousin, and I’m taking them on a New England fall foliage road trip. It’s always been my dream to take my family and friends along on these types of trips, so I’m beyond excited that they could join us this year. We will be in New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts, doing a mix of nature and city exploring. My cousin wants to go to Salem, the famous witch town, so that will be a new, fun, and interesting thing to do, especially around this time in October!

If you’re new here, I used to live in Seattle for almost four years before moving to NYC. I am feeling a lot of gratitude for having once lived in such a beautiful place. Nature in the Pacific Northwest is truly amazing, and I’ve got to say I do miss that part a lot. It was where I made a lot of important life decisions and transitions, and the friends I’ve made (even though it’s just a handful) are some that will last a lifetime.

The Seattle and Vancouver trip last weekend (October 3 - 8) was fun and fulfilling. My partner and I got to hang with family and friends, celebrated his birthday and his niece’s birthday, revisited a few familiar places, and explored new ones (and this time, it’s Vancouver for me!). More in this week’s vlog 25!

I’m working on a paid Washington and Canada (ft. the cities that I’ve visited - Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal) guide on Thatch for those who are interested in knowing my list of favorite places in things, so stay tuned.

Check out my official NYC travel guide here!

Seattle - Vancouver travel highlights

Seattle

We landed in Seattle on Thursday, October 3, rented a car, and headed straight to Hue Ky Mi Gia for some noodle soups at the Great Wall Shopping Mall in Kent. This type of noodle soup has a Chinese influence, and the soups are seasoned with soy sauce, not fish sauce or shrimp paste like you often see at most Vietnamese restaurants. Mia & More was right next door, so we had to grab our favorite sugarcane drinks.