Tag: Travel

Blue Mountains

ByMinion-Chris March 2, 2017 0 Comments
Blue Mountains Our plan was to visit the Blue Mountains today. Our local friends and online travel guides both recommended a visit. It is a bit of an earlier start as it's approximately two hours outside of Sydney. We trained to Strathfield where we met Physio and a few friends to drive the rest of the way. Three Sisters Our first stop was at the Three Sisters. This was one of the main...

Exploring Sydney

ByMinion-Chris March 1, 2017 0 Comments
Sydney With a good nights rest and a renewed sense of adventure, we set out to explore with Photo's cousins. Our first stop was a brief visit to the Queen Victoria Building in the center of Sydney. We spent some time picking up some morning coffee and enjoying the historical building before setting out. We strolled through Hyde Park and a little of downtown before arriving at the Botanical...

Travel to and first day in Sydney

ByMinion-Chris February 28, 2017 0 Comments
It took a while but we finally arrived in Sydney, Australia! Flights Our initial flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Guangzhou (CAN) was smooth and uneventful. (as much as a 13.5 hour flight can be!) However, what was meant to be a 3 hour layover in CAN turned into a 7 hour layover as my flight to Sydney was delayed due to maintenance problems. I ended up spending a few hours in the Premium lounge in...

Planning for Australia

ByMinion-Chris February 17, 2017 0 Comments
I'm about to hit the road again! This time my friend and I are on our way Down Under to Australia! This will be my LAST continent to visit in order to check off my bucket list item of visiting all 7 continents! Initially when I first started planning this trip, the plan was to visit both Australia and New Zealand. But as the plans evolved, it became impractical given the size of Australia and...

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...