Tag: Road Trip

Minion Monies: How much did my 2020 New Zealand & Asia Trip Cost?

ByTravelling Minion June 26, 2022 0 Comments
The following will be an accounting of my 2020 trip to Australia, Singapore, Taiwan and New Zealand trip. If you've not read the blog, you can do so here. Or if you want a summary of the entire trip you can check that out here. It might provide some extra context to the costs below! The Transportation ($1906.67 & 208,000 Points) The Flights ($1076.90) The "Complicated Booking" ($628.06 &...

Minion Monies: How much did my 2022 Maui Trip Cost?

ByTravelling Minion June 18, 2022 1 Comment
The following will be an accounting of the Maui Trip I took with several friends in March and April of 2022. If you've not read the blog, you can do so here. Or if you want a summary of the entire trip you can check that out here. It might provide some extra context to the costs below! The Transportation ($1279.12 & 6 eUpgrade Credits) The Flights ($401.11 & 6 eUpgrade Credits) Booking a...

Wrapping up our trip to Maui

ByTravelling Minion June 12, 2022 3 Comments
Now that blogging about Maui is done. It's time to wrap it up with a few thoughts. This being the first "real" international trip I've taken since the pandemic, I'm glad it went as planned without much disruption! If you've spent the time to read through the trip, I appreciate it! If not and you want to, you can find the whole trip here. Here we go! Top 3 Highlights Highlight #1: Learning to Surf...

“Minion Monies”: How much did The Maritimes Cost?

ByTravelling Minion March 6, 2022 3 Comments
I'm often asked how much some of my trips cost. So I've decided to start writing posts at the end of each trip about this and for fun, I'll call it "Minion Monies"! I'll attempt to recount the general trip expenses to try and shed some light on my travel costs. A few disclaimers moving forward. All prices will be in CAD unless stated otherwise. Prices will be for when the travel occurred. It's...

Wrapping Up Our Trip to the Maritime Provinces

ByTravelling Minion March 1, 2022 2 Comments
Now that I've finished blogging about this family trip to the Maritime provinces It's time to wrap it up with a few thoughts. This is the first trip I've taken since the start of the pandemic that involves plane travel. It's also a special trip in the sense I get to experience it with my parents! If you've spent the time to read through the whole trip, I appreciate it! If not and you want to you...

Last Few Days in the Maritimes

ByTravelling Minion February 20, 2022 1 Comment
With a long drive back to Halifax ahead of us today, our first stop is sticky buns at Kelly's Bakery again! After, we hop in the car and settle in for the long drive back to Halifax. Originally our plan was to drive south to Saint John. Then take the ferry across to Digby before driving the rest of the way to Halifax. However, with the cost of the ferry being quite high, we decide to drive around...