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...

Minion Fam Jam: Seeing the New York Sites!

After a good nights rest, we set off to explore a few New York sights today. To start our day, we grab some coffee and pastries near the World Trade Center Memorial pools. Since the whole point of this trip is to spend more time together as a family. Both The Sister and I take opportunities whenever we can to hang out with the parental minions! Though, sometimes, other priorities do pop up! World...

Minion Family Trip to New York!

We are setting off again! This time to New York and the East Coast with the immediate Travelling Minion Family! The plan is to spend a few days in New York, train to Boston, then board a cruise that will take us around the maritime provinces before we fly home from Montreal. YVR Transborder Plaza Premium Lounge Today is mainly a travel day since we need to fly from Vancouver to New York. We get...

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

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

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

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...