Tag: Family

Cape Breton Island

ByTravelling Minion January 16, 2022 2 Comments
Aucoin Bakery Waking up rested from the past day of travel, we set out early to make the most of our day in Cape Breton Island. Our first stop is Aucoin Bakery. It's five minutes from Cheticamp and another five to the entrance to Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Aucoin Bakery pops up quite a few times during my research and we make it a point to stop here for some breakfast before our...

Yarmouth to Cape Breton Island

ByTravelling Minion January 10, 2022 3 Comments
Cape Forchu After having some breakfast at our hotel, we set out to explore Yarmouth. While checking out, the staff suggested visiting Cape Forchu. It is about a fifteen minute drive outside of Yarmouth on an outcropping of rock. Surrounding the lighthouse are some trails that take you along the coast and along some rugged rocky landscapes too. The Parental Minions and I spent some time walking...

Peggy’s Cove

ByTravelling Minion January 3, 2022 2 Comments
Heading to Peggy's Cove Today we leave Halifax and head down the coast with stops in Peggy's Cove and Lunenburg. Firstly, we walk over to the Hertz location in downtown Halifax to pick up the car that'll be ours for the next twelve days. Thankfully due to some great credit card perks I was able to snag this rental for around $250! After getting all the paperwork done, we are on our way towards...

Travelling Minions: Looking back at 2021

ByTravelling Minion December 31, 2021 1 Comment
Looking back at 2021, the beginning of the year held a lot of hope that by this time life would return to normal. Hope that travel would resume and we could start salvaging lost travel plans. For a good three quarters of the year the trend looked promising. However, over the past month a new Covid Variant (Omicron) is discovered and countries are once again taking measures to contain the spread....

Visiting the Maritimes with the Parents! First stop: Halifax

ByTravelling Minion December 18, 2021 2 Comments
For the first time since the COVID Pandemic hit, I am travelling in October! This time with Papa and Mama Minion! With Canada's numbers looking pretty stable through the summer, the idea of travelling domestically became a real possibility. With a lucrative Westjet Companion fare offer, securing tickets for the three of us to the East Coast affordably made a lot of sense. In addition, years ago I...

#TBT – Whistler

ByMinion-Chris May 10, 2018 1 Comment
Quick throwback to a family trip to Whistler last year! 2017 Family Whistler Trip In the summer of 2017, our family took a short trip to Whistler, BC for the Canada Day weekend. My parents have a timeshare there and so our accommodations were already taken care of.  After work and dinner, we all hopped in my car and made the scenic drive up the Sea to Sky highway towards Whistler. We arrived,...