Another Minion Sibling Trip! This time to Vietnam and Japan

It's time for another sibling trip! This time we are heading to Vietnam and Japan! But we have a long day(s) of travel ahead of us and part of the excitement are our flights to Asia. We have some aspirational flights out of Seattle so need to make our way south of our home in Vancouver. Quick Shuttle to Seattle To get down we had looked into flying and training down. However both options were...

Looking back at 2024, a Minion perspective!

2024 isn't as big of a travel year as years past. This coincides with a small shift in my travel focus. At the end of 2023 I indicated that I wanted to take more trips with friends and family. I have been immensely fortunate to check off bucket list items over the years. For this year I wanted to intentionally focus on sharing experiences with others. So every trip this year, is with the...

Minion Famjam: Last Stop, Quebec!

Quebec City It's our last full day on the cruise and our stop is Quebec City. This is my first time visiting, so I'm looking forward to the chance to explore a little bit. After breakfast onboard, we disembark the boat. Conveniently, the port is adjacent to Old Quebec, so within minutes we're already in the historical part of town. We're not in any rush so we take our time making our way through...

Minion Fam Jam: Charlottetown

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Our port of call today is Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. This my second visit with the Parental Minions since we visited back in 2021. Since we had a more extensive stay that time we didn't have a set plan other than to wander around. So off the ship we go and we spend our first little while in Charlottetown exploring the waterfront and retracing some...

Minion Fam Jam: Halifax & Sydney Nova Scotia

Good Morning Halifax We are in Halifax, Nova Scotia today. We start our morning in the familiar confines of the Lido Market for breakfast. The plan for today would be to walk along the waterfront, before heading to the Alexander Keith's Brewery. Back in 2021, the Parental Minions and I visited Halifax before so a lot of this is familiar to us. Being able to experience it this time with The Sister...

Minion Fam Jam: 911 Memorial and the Brooklyn Bridge

While our first stop is the 911 Memorial, beside our hotel is a small bakery called Siena bakehouse. Since we are unsure how long we will spend at the memorial. We decide to pick up a coffee and something for breakfast before heading over. 911 Memorial With full bellies and caffeine in our systems, we head to the 911 for the admission time on our tickets. After entering we are ushered to a small...