Vietnam Beyond Saigon

Is Saigon’s New Metro Worth Using With Kids? The Transport Change That Made the City Easier How avoiding traffic, delays and endless recalculating gave us more energy for the places we actually wanted to visit By Michael Graham | OurPixelPassport Before the Journey Even Begins You step out into the heat in Ho Chi Minh […]

Hiking Sa Pa With Kids: The 10km Trek That Nearly Fell Apart (And What Actually Kept It Together) How a simple family hike turned into a test of energy, pacing — and small decisions that change everything By Michael Graham | OurPixelPassport What it’s really like trekking Sa Pa with a child It’s the end

Arriving at Hanoi Train Street With Kids: What Actually Matters It’s not the train that makes this difficult — it’s the moment you arrive and have to decide quickly By Michael Graham | OurPixelPassport Too much happening, not enough time to think clearly You reach the level crossing at Train Street and everything hits at

The Moment Crossing the Road in Vietnam Stops Feeling Impossible (And What Actually Makes It Work) Why crossing the road feels overwhelming at first — and how small decisions make it manageable, especially with kids beside you By Michael Graham | OurPixelPassport The moment it stops being simple — standing at the side of the

The Taxi We Should Never Have Taken in Saigon (And What It Taught Us About Arriving Right) How a simple airport transfer turned into a situation we couldn’t control — and why it happens to tired arrivals By Michael Graham | OurPixelPassport The moment you stop thinking clearly — right after you land It’s your

What it’s really like trekking Sa Pa with a child If you’re bringing kids to Sa Pa, you’ll quickly run into the big question: Is hiking in Sa Pa with kids actually doable… or is it just mud, slipping, complaining, and regret? We did a 10km trek in July 2025 with our 7-year-old, starting and finishing

Here’s what families really need to know before going If you’ve been researching Hà Nội with children, you’ve probably seen the videos: a train squeezing through a narrow street, tourists pressed against walls, phones up, everyone cheering. And then you’ll see the other side of the internet: warnings, closures, crackdowns, mixed reviews, and people saying it’s