Tag: Travel

La Columbe, Bo-Kaap, Kirstenbosch, Groot Constantia, Cape of Good Hope and Penguins?

ByMinion-Chris June 13, 2016 1 Comment
We had a free day before we started our official G Adventures tour. We only had reservations for lunch so the day was pretty free. We started with the complimentary breakfast provided by our hotel.  As far as hotel breakfasts go, this wasn’t bad, there was a selection of cold cuts, fruit, cereals, juices and hot plates that included hash browns, sausages, bacon, mushrooms, and assorted...

Looooong Day of Travel, but we made it!

ByMinion-Chris June 2, 2016 3 Comments
Hello from Cape Town! It took about 29 hours of travel but we finally made it safe and sound! Our travel day started out on a positive note. Jun 1st was the inaugural double daily flight from YVR to LHR and we were lucky enough to be booked on this flight! Because of the celebratory nature of the flight we were treated to a departures gate full of snacks, music and a "London-esque" theme!...

Preparing and Packing for Africa

ByMinion-Chris May 30, 2016 1 Comment
Now with our itinerary settled, my focus has turned to preparing and packing for this trip! I have found the Canadian Government travel site useful whenever I needed to look up country specific entry requirements, amongst other miscellaneous information.  So with some quick research, I found that there were no formal visas that were required for a Canadian citizen travelling to Egypt, United...

Planning for Africa!

ByMinion-Chris May 26, 2016 1 Comment
In June of 2016 I will be travelling to Africa with two friends. Visiting all 7 continents has been a bucket list item of mine and going to Africa will check one more off the list! Africa is a huge continent with many amazing and wonderful things to see, do, and experience. When thinking about what to do, there were two things at the top of my list: Go on a safari Visit the pyramids This meant...