Ubud: Bali, Indonesia

Choosing what town we wanted to stay in here in Bali seemed so overwhelming to us. There is so much to see and do, but that also comes with many tourists all having the same idea. If you know us, you know we tend to lean away from the really busy stuff and try and […]

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Mount Batur: Bali, Indonesia

Our alarm rang just before 2:00 am for what others called a bad idea. We chose to do the sunrise hike up Mount Batur with our two 4-year-old girls, in the rainy season. What could go wrong? After a 30-minute drive, stop for pancake and tea, then another 20-minute drive we were ready to start […]

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Kuta: Bali, Indonesia

As the 4.5 hour flight from Cairns, Australia touches down we now found ourselves in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. We payed our 500,000 Indonesian Rupiah per person entry visa, cleared customs, exchanged some money and picked up a SIM card. We then jumped in a high priced but low distance taxi to Transera Kamini Legian Hotel […]

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Bali With Kids Cost Breakdown

What do you think the biggest expense is when travelling? It all depends on what kind of travel you intend to do.  For us, we are trying to stretch our budget to allow for longer travel without compromising the things we enjoy.  We stay in budget-friendly hotels that are a low-ish price point but still […]

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Mount Kosciuszko

Once our bags were loaded up into the rental car we headed south west on the M31 freeway through periodic torrential rains. Leaving Sydney, Australia just before noon and covering 500kms with multiple stops for bathroom breaks, leg stretches, lunch and picking up a National Park Permit in Jindabyne, we finally arrived at our destination, […]

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Yoho N.P. – Iceline Trail

For our last back country camp-out of the season we returned to the National Parks of Canada. Yoho National Park is a 1313 square kilometre protected piece of land on the western slopes of the Canadian Rockies. The area is filled with dramatic waterfalls, rugged peaks and home to the small of Field, Population: 195. […]

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