Visiting the Maritimes with the Parents! First stop: Halifax

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...

Wrapping up SE Asia

With this throwback of my whirlwind trip through Thailand and Malaysia complete. I'll try to wrap up this trip unique one given its short duration and number of legs to travel. If you've spent the time to read through the whole 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: Monkey Beach Even though, I didn't spend as much...

Reflecting on Thailand – Gimpy

Similar to other trips, I ask my travel companions if they're willing to share their thoughts about their trip. Happily Gimpy is willing to share her thoughts about her trip to South East Asia. What makes this reflection unique is I only joined her and Cactoose on the tail end of it. By the time I arrived, they already had a month of travel under their belt. So there will be some reflections that...

The Long Way Home from Malaysia

After a bit of a sleep in, I get myself ready to check out. Because I don't leave Malaysia until the evening, I arrange with the hotel to hold my bags. This way I can roam the city a bit more freely. After sorting out  everything with the hotel, I head out for some brunch/lunch. Ho Kow Hainam Kopitiam My Malaysian friend had recommended a great spot to eat, so I hop on a train and make my way to...

A Day in Kuala Lumpur

Flying into Kuala Lumpur Picking up form where we left off in the last post. Today, I explore Kuala Lumpur! With an early arrival I hop on the KLIA Ekspres train which takes me directly into the central train station of Kuala Lumpur. (If you are planning to fly in and out of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) then make sure to purchase a return ticket on the KLIA Ekspress as you'll save a...

Last day in Thailand

Today is our last day in Thailand. The three of us will be leaving Thailand to different destinations in the evening. After checking out of our hotel, we first make our way to Siam Discovery since there is a baggage storage location there. From there we pop back over to Siam Paragon's food court. Since there is a variety of food options, we pick up whatever jumps out at us. For me, I get a pork...