Tag: Throwback Thursdays

Vatican City

ByMinion-Chris June 23, 2017 1 Comment
Our first day in Rome we spent exploring the Colosseum and Forum. We'd be making our way to Vatican City to explore the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. Vatican City State is considered its own country and ruled by the Pope. It is the smallest state in the world in size and population. Vatican Museum It was a quick train ride from our hotel to Vatican City. Our first stop of the day...

Europe 2012 – Rome (Colosseum and Forums)

ByMinion-Chris June 15, 2017 1 Comment
I've been recounting my adventures while not on the road. After attending my cousin's wedding in England we hop on a plane and arrive in Rome Italy. Rome, Italy We arrived in Rome in the evening, made our way to the hotel and turned in early. The next day would be a full day of exploring and we were eager to have enough energy for it. The next morning we set out to visit the area around the...

#TBT – Europe 2012 – Birmingham Wedding

ByMinion-Chris June 1, 2017 0 Comments
I've been recounting my adventures while not on the road. Back in 2012 my family and I travelled to England to attend a cousin's wedding before making our way to Italy and cruising the Mediterranean. English Wedding In the summer of 2012, we flew from Vancouver to England to attend a cousin's wedding in Birmingham. This was one of the last "big" family trips we took together. As both my sister...

Great Barrier Reef, Whitehaven Beach and Homeward Bound

ByMinion-Chris April 13, 2017 1 Comment
Sunrise at the Great Barrier Reef An early morning meant we got to catch the beautiful sunrise. There's something to be said about the calm and peacefulness of the sun rising while in the middle of the ocean. I really enjoyed the quietness and that feeling of just how small we are in this world. It's really easy to take this creation for granted, but its times like this that make you really...

Scandinavian Wrap Up

ByMinion-Chris February 16, 2017 0 Comments
Throwback to Scandinavia 2013. We toured the Golden Circle and spent our last days in Iceland before heading home. Here is one final wrap up of my Scandinavian adventure Scandinavian Wrap Up At the time, this was the longest and most eagerly anticipated trip I had embarked on. When all was said and done, we were on the road for over a month and had visited five countries. I always wanted to visit...

Iceland – Golden Circle

ByMinion-Chris February 9, 2017 1 Comment
Throwback to Scandinavia 2013. We explored Reykjavik on our first day in Iceland. Today we would venture out to explore the "Golden Circle" Iceland Horizon Golden Circle Tour We had booked Iceland Horizon prior well in advanced. We didn't want to be on a large tour bus and rather the small group feel so we booked and were picked up at our Hotel by David our guide (who turns out to be the owner...