Tag: Travel

Florence, Italy

ByMinion-Chris July 13, 2017 1 Comment
After spending a few days in Rome, we now made our way to the coast for a cruise of the Mediterranean and some southern European cities. Norwegian Epic From our hotel in Rome we made our way by train to the port city of Civitavecchia where we would eventually board our cruise ship the Norwegian Epic for a 7 day Mediterranean cruise. From the train station we walked to the port. We were...

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...

How I planned my Antarctic voyage

ByMinion-Chris May 12, 2017 0 Comments
Antarctic Planning In 2015 I had the great blessing of travelling to Antarctica. It was an amazing experience and I'm often asked what it took for me to get to there. In this post you will find the resources and research that I did, and my decision-making process. Hopefully, other aspiring Antarctic explorers will find it helpful. In doing my research I stumbled upon IAATO (International...

Continental Minion! Checking all the Continents off the bucket list

ByMinion-Chris April 30, 2017 1 Comment
Visiting all Seven Continents With the completion of my recent trip to Australia, not only did I check Australia off the "visit list", but also hitting all seven continents from my bucket list as well. For as long as I can remember, stepping foot on all seven continents had always been at the top of my bucket list. And for the past several years, there was a focused effort to make that dream a...