BC Family-friendly backcountry trips

Want to get out into the backcountry for a night or two? All of these spots are perfect places to go with kids. Some of these spots have more “luxuries” than others, but all of them are worth checking out. All of these backcountry camping spots have access to water where you camp. Remember to […]

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Koh Phi Phi: Thailand

This tropical island paradise was made famous back in 2000 as a young Leonardo DiCaprio played the lead role in Danny Boyles movie “The Beach”. Koh Phi Phi is actually made up of two separate islands, Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Leh, with the later being uninhabited. The four 80Hp outboard motors of the […]

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Phuket: Thailand

From Bangkok to Phuket; how to travel here? There are a few ways, a night bus, a night train, or to fly. We chose to fly as it was the shortest time wise and wasn’t a lot more expensive then the train for the four of us as we would require a first class car […]

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Bangkok: Thailand

Oh what a place! For those of you that have never been to Bangkok, it is a city like no other. We landed here after our three and a half hour plane ride from Bali, Indonesia. Wheels touched down around 10:00 at night and after immigration, baggage and a taxi ride we were dropped off […]

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Backpacking Luxuries that are worth their weight

When heading into the back country, especially with kids, you have limited space in your pack to bring everything you need. But now that our kids are out of diapers we do have a bit more room for some of the luxury items. These items, while still somewhat light, are not must haves when backpacking […]

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